Oxford Language Centre

The University’s home for all students, academic and professional staff who want to improve their language skills We offer teaching across 11 modern languages and Academic English - from intensive short courses to in-depth three-term programmes, and from daytime to evening to suit your schedule. You can choose from a variety of modern languages including Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Modern Greek, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. If English isn’t your first language, our Academic English courses can help you improve your academic writing and communication - building your skills and increasing your confidence. Our expert tutors use modern teaching methods and high-quality resources to teach in small groups. We help thousands of people of different ages and abilities to advance their languages and meet like-minded people each year. Our Language Library has multi-media materials available to borrow in over 200 languages and space for you to study. The Language Centre website provides many online resources to enhance your language learning. Conveniently located in central Oxford, our dedicated building is a haven for anyone in the University who wants to join our community of language lovers, giving you a space to share your language skills and exchange cultural experiences.