Specialist English language courses in Brighton, England

Welcome to Brighton

ELC Brighton was founded in 1962 and has grown to become one of the top language schools in the UK.

ELC Brighton achieved a perfect score of 15/15 areas of strength in its latest British Council inspection report. That makes ELC Brighton the joint No.1 English language school in the UK according to EL Gazette’s review of British Council inspectors’ publishable statements.

Our specialist English language courses in Brighton, England

If you are an engineer or employed as a secretary, personal assistant or administrative staff, and you wish to improve your overall English language fluency for your workplace, at ELC Brighton we have courses designed just for you.

Learn everything from how to command people’s attention in a meeting, to making presentations and interacting with native and non-native speakers in a fast-paced environment, with our comprehensive Specialist English Language programmes.

Course features

Before arriving, you do an online test so your class is at the right level for you.
We conduct a pre-course needs assessment to get your course just right.
We conduct regular progress checks and set homework every day.
You’ll be in a multi-national group for your English classes.
All course books and materials are included.
Use of our dedicated business suite to catch up with work.
Presentation training rooms with ActivPanels, iPads and high-speed Wi-Fi.
Business lounge with complementary hot drinks.
Each course is tailor-made to the needs of the participants.

Our specialist courses in Brighton

If you’re looking for a specialist English language programme which will meet your most exacting content needs, then our one-to-one classes would you give you the ultimate flexibility. If you are part of a group of work colleagues or an association and you need English for the same purpose, please contact us about a private group class.

English for engineers

This English course for engineers in Brighton is equally relevant to a wide range of technical roles where specific, detailed and accurate language is required.

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Min age: 21
Weeks: 2
Max students: 8
Hours per week: 22.5
Lessons per week: 30

English for PAs and secretaries

This course offers English for personal assistants, secretaries and administrators who need to use the English language to communicate professionally with peers up…

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Min age: 21
Weeks: 2
Max students: 8
Hours per week: 22.5
Lessons per week: 30

One-to-one English

Our one-to-one courses in Brighton give you the ultimate flexibility to learn English your way. Individual lessons can also be combined with our other courses.

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Min age: 16
Min/max weeks: 1 – 52
Max students: 1
Hours per week: 15 – 30
Lessons per week: 20 – 40

Find your English level

Our language learning levels relate closely to how the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) define them, but with a difference which we have found to help our students at Elementary level.

ELC level	Equivalent CEFR levels
Complete beginner	A0
Beginner	A1
Elementary	Upper A1	Lower A2
Pre-intermediate	A2
Intermediate	B1
Upper-intermediate	B2
Advanced	C1
Upper-advanced	C2

We offer an English level test which anyone can take. It involves 50 questions and, depending on your level, will probably take you from 10 to 20 minutes. At the end of it, we will tell you your probable level.

But when you book, we will ask you to take a more detailed and accurate test, to make sure that you start in the class which is best for you.

Test your English level now

Find out more

Discover what Brighton has to offer, what the school is like, and imagine what you’ll do when you’re here.

Discover Brighton

Take a closer look at Brighton, and see if this cosmopolitan city by the sea is right for you.

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School facilities at ELC Brighton

Find out what the inside of the school is like and imagine yourself there.

Accommodation options in Brighton

Get a flavour for where you'll be staying when you study English in Brighton.

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Nationality mix

Find out where other students come from to study at ELC Brighton

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Social programme

Get a taste for what you can do in your free time after classes and at weekends.

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Our story

It takes a long time to be this good. Find out how it all started.

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Is a specialist English course right for you?

If you’re not sure this is the right option for you, then please do contact us where we’ll be happy to advise you personally. It will be useful to reflect on:

Whether you need general English. It might be that actually, you know all the technical language in English because that’s your specialism at work, and that what you really require is more help with your general, everyday English. In that case, a general English course might be more suitable. If your English level is lower than B1, we’d also recommend you start with some general English tuition, so you can get the most out of these classes in the future.
Whether business English will help you more. Our business English classes will naturally cover some of the topics that are important to you in your work

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Other options if you'd like English for specific purposes

Chester: One-to-one English

At ELC Chester we provide a one-to-one English programme of private tuition with your own personal teacher, designed to improve your English language skills quickly…

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Eastbourne: One-to-one English

Take a one-to-one English course in Eastbourne to improve your English language skills where you need the most help.

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