Online English and French Courses
Learn English or French online with EC when you want, how you want, where you want!
General English Online
Premium Online Course
An international English language learning experience from your students' home. Connect them to live lessons at a time that suits them and they will be participating in a British Council accredited course, powered by National Geographic Learning materials with access to EC Online, a comprehensive self-study tool that allows them to track their progress.
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Need to upskill quickly
- ✓ Need to quarantine before attending school
- ✓ Want to build or improve their English ability in all areas and skill
- ✓ Want to learn before/after full immersion
- ✓ Cannot travel but are committed to learning
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Standard Online Course
Busy schedule but still want to learn English? Tune in to live online English classes at a time that suits your weekly routine, from the comfort of your own home in an international classroom. This is a British Council accredited course, powered by National Geographic Learning materials with access to EC Online, a comprehensive self-study tool that allows you to track your progress.
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Want to build or improve their English ability in all areas and skill
- ✓ May work or study and are too busy to attend lessons full-time
- ✓ Want to learn before/after full immersion
- ✓ Cannot travel or are quarantining
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Business Skills Online
For those whose level of English is Intermediate and who want short courses to boost specific business skills for the global workplace. Choose one or more from four modules on these skills: Communication, Meetings, Presentations, and Job Seeking. Develop the fluency, accuracy and language you need to work confidently in the international business world.
This course is suitable for students/employers who:
- ✓ Need to sharpen their skills in a particular business area
- ✓ Want to build or improve their career opportunities
- ✓ Desire a job or career using English
- ✓ Have limited time but need good results
IELTS Preparation Online
Maximise your IELTS score with this course for that dream college/university or job. The international classroom prepares you for your test, EC Online IELTS site provides progress tracking and support, and your teacher provides feedback and guidance. Mock exams included!
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Want to attend an English speaking University
- ✓ Want to work in and English speaking/international workplace
- ✓ Want to obtain a competitive advantage is the jobs market
- ✓ Want to achieve any of these but cannot travel or are quarantining
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On Demand
Whether you choose one-to-one online English classes or closed group learning for adults or juniors, this fully flexible option allows you to add specialist subjects to custom build your online English learning or training experience. Connect to live lessons at a time that suits you to participate in a British Council accredited course. Ideal for workplace language training, teacher training and more!
This course is suitable for students/employers who:
- ✓ Want to communicate on an international scale
- ✓ Want to build English ability to collaborate globally
- ✓ Want to learn/train staff in the vocabulary of a chosen industry
- ✓ Cannot travel but are committed to learning
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Young Learners Online
Learn English and collaborate with other young learners around the world in our online Young Learners courses. Lessons take place on Microsoft Teams, a monitored safe space for U-18s to learn together. Connect to live lessons at a time that suits you to participate in a British Council accredited course, powered by National Geographic Learning materials. Choose 5-day or 2-day course, to suit your schedule.
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Want to improve or build their English abilities in all areas and skills
- ✓ Want to improve their English for school or personal benefits
- ✓ Want to learn before/after full immersion
- ✓ Cannot travel or are quarantining
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General French Online
French Online
Learn French online with this fully immersive French courses in 4-week modules, delivered by EC Montreal. Our flexible options allow you to fit your study time around your life. Choose the programme that best suits your needs and let your French language journey begin!
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Want to develop communication skills in French
- ✓ Want to add to their language portfolio for career or travel
- ✓ Want to build or improve their French ability in all areas and skills
- ✓ Cannot travel but are committed to learning
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University Pathways Online
Online Pre-Pathways (Canada)
Your first step on your pathway to university, these 10-week courses will take Elementary-Intermediate level English students and prepare them for the full University Pathways course. 5 days per week of online English classes with university counselling sessions from our EC Canadian University Pathways coordinator.
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Need to upskill to qualify for EC's University Pathway
- ✓ Want to build or improve their English ability in all areas and skills
- ✓ Dream of attending a Canadian college/university
- ✓ Cannot travel but are committed to learning
Online University Pathways (Canada)
Start your Canadian university journey from home. Delivered by EC Toronto, this course will give you the tools you need to reach university level English and apply to the university of your dreams. Completion of this course gives you entry to our partner universities, without the need for IELTS.
See the full list of our University partners and their specific requirements on this page.
This course is suitable for students who:
- ✓ Want to attend college/university in Canada
- ✓ Want to build or improve their academic English ability
- ✓ Want a guaranteed pathway to an EC partner college/university in Canada
- ✓ Cannot travel but are committed to learning