ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

If you are looking at improving your communication skills and English is not your first language, you need to come to an ESOL course. ESOL courses help learners with everyday life conversations, looking for jobs or for further studies. Our courses have been designed and developed for people who live and work in the UK or have moved to the UK from another country. If you need to improve your English to communicate at home, in the community, at school, or at work come and join an ESOL class. You will be in a class with other learners at the same or similar level as you and will practise reading, writing, speaking and listening. You will take an exam, if you are ready, at the end of the course.

Check if you're eligible to attend our ESOL classes.

Initial Assessment

If you want to join an ESOL class, you will need to have an initial assessment first. This assessment with your teacher will help us put you on a course that is best suited to your needs. Please complete our Enquiry Form, and we will invite you to come to an initial assessment.

Please contact us if you would like to:

• Ask about fees and duration of the course

• Ask about enrolment, eligibility and the documentation you need to provide

Fees and Other Information

ESOL classes have a fee attached to it. You will be given more information about this at your initial assessment. You may be able to have some or your entire course fee waived. ESOL courses are free for people who are unemployed, looking for work, available to start work and on one of these benefits:

JSA, ESA (WRAG), Universal credit, Income Support, Council Tax/Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or other income related benefits. To get the course for free, you must be named on the paper work.

If you are an Asylum Seeker, you are eligible for a free course once you have been in the UK for 6 months.

You can also join this course for free if you earn under £25,000 gross per annum. You will need to provide evidence for this in the form of wage slips.

If you are paying fees, we can also arrange for you to pay in 2 or 3 instalments.

• Pre-entry is £150 per term (approximately 12 weeks), 2 sessions per week

• Reading is £150 per term (approximately 12 weeks), all levels are 2 sessions per week

• Writing is £225 per term (approximately 12 weeks), Entry 1 is 2 sessions per week, Entry 2/Entry 3/Level 1/Level 2 are 3 sessions per week

• Speaking and Listening is £300 per term (approximately 12 weeks), all levels are 3 sessions per week 

For more information on any of the above please contact us on 01582 490033 or email info@lutonacl.ac.uk for details.

If you are an employer and need help with upskilling your workers with their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, please see our Working in Partnership page

Course Information

• ESOL Pre-entry for Beginners

• ESOL Entry 1

• ESOL Entry 2

• ESOL Entry 3

• ESOL Level 1

• ESOL Level 2

• Should I be doing ESOL or Functional Skills?

'After I achieved my ESOL studies at Luton Adult Learning with amazing teachers, my English language has improved a lot, and today I am more confident.'

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