When you apply for a language school, you need to check if the school is accredited by the British Council or another official organisation. If not, then you need to ask if it is in the Register of Education and Training Providers. If the school is not listed in the Register, your application for a visa or for permission to enter/remain in the UK as a student will be refused. Note that a school on the register does not indicate its quality but simply tells you that such a school exists.
The majority of credible language schools are authorized by the following language school associations. You may visit their websites to find out more information.
Language schools normally offer English courses for different purposes, which typically include: General English (e.g. British culture, conversation classes etc.), Business English (e.g. English used for banking, business, marketing, management etc.) and English for particular exams (IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC etc.).
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 EAP - English for Academic Purposes: courses designed to prepare foreign students to study an academic course at a UK college or university. The course may be either pre-sessional (before the start of the course) or in-sessional (during your course)
ESP - English for Special Purposes: Some English language courses are designed for people having a particular specialised interest in studying English, for example for their jobs or for their academic studies
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages: These classes are usually intended for people whose first language is not English but who have immigrated to the UK (meaning that they have come to live permanently in the UK).
EFL - English as a Foreign Language: Teaching of English to people who live in countries where English is not an official language of the country (for example: Korea, Thailand and Kazakhstan).
ESL - English as a Second Language: This refers to teaching English to people from countries where English is widely used in everyday life, although the country also has a different national language. There are many such countries in the Commonwealth (for example: India, Nigeria and Singapore).
ELT - English Language Teaching: Courses for people who want to teach English to others
TEFL - Teaching English as a foreign language
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