Learn with the world's English teaching experts

Learn English with the British Council and you'll be learning with the world’s English teaching experts.

You can learn English by taking lessons in our English language schools or at home with our online courses. You can also take internationally recognised proficiency tests.

Explore our unrivalled range of courses to meet your exact learning needs.

Choose how you want to study

English language schools
You can learn English by taking lessons in our English language schools. You can also take internationally recognised proficiency tests.
FutureLearn courses
Try one of our MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on FutureLearn. These free short courses are open to anyone.
Apps for learning English
Improve your listening skills by watching and listening to real, everyday English conversations, such as how to pay a compliment and how to write a CV.