More than 50 years of experience
Long-term vision for people who want to be part of change as the world evolves.
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“I founded Oxford Intensive School of English on a strong conviction that total mastery of a second language requires learning determination guided by tutors who are pedagogically demanding of each and every course participant while providing individual support to use the language with confidence and serenity and aim for eloquence in speech and elegance in the written form. Being ambitious for the achievements of each individual student soon became an essential core value of OISE Oxford and I feel very proud that it is still kept very strong today”
TILL GINS, FOUNDER AND CURRENT OISE CEO
The values
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Allow learners to assert themselves and achieve beyond their expectations.
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Ambition
Our Masterclasses are aimed at people with high ambitions and clearly defined goals. Whether they are young learners or professionals, their common points are the desire to improve their skills, the search for excellence, as well as their ability to implement all means necessary to achieve it.
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Eloquence
While speaking comprehensible and grammatically correct English is within everyone’s reach, to be eloquent, to speak English, to share, to convince and to concretely achieve one’s operational objectives is more rare, and therefore likely to make a difference.
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Perseverance
Whatever the goal, the deadline or the challenge set, the important thing remains and will always be the result. This requires intensive work, both accompanied and individual. Far from “linguistic tourism” OISE courses offer learners the means to achieve their objectives.
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Satisfaction
The intensity of learning, the privileged study environment, and the relationships created during the workshops and sessions are cherished memories and contacts for the future
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CUSTOMISED METHODS
Pedagogical programmes in small groups of:
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Tutorial™
The Tutorial™ method, traditional in Oxford University teaching, is one of the most intensive and effective methods of language learning. It is more than a one-to-one lesson: it is a pedagogy where skill development is guided by the teacher. The role of the teacher is to understand what obstacles the learner encounters and to help the learner achieve both personal and professional goals.
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Quatorial™
Small groups of four students per class mean a high level of tutor attention to the student and a clear focus on the academic objectives of the group. It is therefore suitable for professional development and specialisation, reflecting on the language, conducting interviews, discussions, negotiations, participating in teamwork, speaking or convincing and participating in or leading conferences.
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Octorial™
This programme is taught in groups of a maximum of 8 students per class, thus promoting the active and collaborative participation of each student and easy monitoring of the results by the teacher, achieving great progress in a short period of time. The programme revolves around the idea that by provoking the appropriate stimuli in another language, the use of the language quickly becomes instinctive. Suitable for university students.