Adult Learners

Adult students are often very clear about the kind of English studies they would like to take. This is very good because it allows us to decide on a course of study with some clear ideas already in mind.

It isn’t important if you have studied English before or to what level you studied it at if you did. I have taught everyone from absolute beginners to university professors and everyone has their own needs that I will endeavour to meet, with the knowledge of what works gleaned from over a decade of teaching and experience.

You may be looking at any number of things. Common requests include courses of conversation where you can exercise your current abilities and maybe add to them, a little more. The most popular courses are based on textbook, general English courses that exercise and develop the colloquial and Operational Language skills. Based on a variety of proven texts, all calibrated according to the CEFR, incremental and progressive learning is guaranteed.

English for Professionals

We also cater to students seeking to develop a set of professional core language skills. From medicine to finance, we can help you home in on the very specific language needs of your profession and develop the skills necessary for the global workplace.

Academic English Studies

University students, lecturers and professors are all accommodated in the teaching with many specialist academic subjects being both the goal and the object of study. This can often include proofing, copy editing and discussion of lectures, dissertations and other study materials.

Short-term specialist courses

You may require a special short-term course because you have an upcoming job interview, or some other presentation you want to make. Contact me for a free consultation and I will advise you on the options available and the objectives we might achieve in the given time.

In summary, I take pride in meeting the needs of every student at their own individual level and of fulfilling their unique study requirements, responsively and for a meaningful learning experience in the present, for the future.

Comprehensive English lessons including reading, writing, listening and - last but not least - conversation. In these English classes I learned not only to express my thoughts in English, but also to think and justify them, as Stephen takes every opportunity to ask questions and discuss various - fun and serious - social topics. Which comes in handy in real conversation. Adult learner (2016 - 2024)

My English sessions with Stephen started nearly four years ago. Initially, I wanted to reactivate my existing knowledge of the language and become more fluent, swift and better at expressing myself. I was delighted to find a native speaker with British English, as this is how I wanted to cultivate my pronunciation and way of speaking.

What impressed me after the first lessons was that Stephen showed me the goal of learning English: to become spontaneous, creative, free and completely yourself in the language, so not just to be professional, smart, and always using the correct vocabulary and grammar. I didn’t expect the lessons to be fun, interesting and joyful, but that’s exactly what the lessons are. I think Stephen, besides being a great teacher, is a good psychologist and that is why he is able to adapt and accurately capture individual needs. We laugh a lot, have interesting and enriching discussions on the topics comprised in the textbooks (which are great by the way), we inspire each other (I think) and my feeling from the language and my expressive skills have gradually changed significantly. There is not a single lesson without learning a useful word or phrase, idiom or collocation. It inspires me to read English books, listen to English-speaking podcasts, absorb and use the language on multiple levels.

Still, there is much to discover, and I am happy to have such a great partner and teacher for deep diving into English as Stephen is.

Adult learner (2020 – )

What I liked the most was that with Mr Begley the teaching materials we discussed did not limit our view either in the sense of English or in the sense of topics. I liked him all the time not only as a teacher, but as an intelligent, attentive interlocutor and empathetic friend who respects me and is genuinely interested in the student's personality and peculiarities, including those related to difficulties in learning the language. Adult learner (2022 - 2024)