Edinburgh College – Milton Road ESOL

Edinburgh College teaches English for speakers of other languages at its Milton Road campus in east Edinburgh, near Portobello. For residents and visiting learners comparing the college’s locations, the course table matters. Milton Road has its own combination of levels and timetables within the citywide ESOL programme, and students travel to this campus for the classes scheduled here.

Literacy and practical English

The full-time literacy course at Milton Road includes a beginners’ option spread across four days of the week. The part-time provision includes classes for learners working between pre-intermediate and upper-intermediate levels, as well as a mixed literacy group. These formats distinguish learning to read and write more confidently from developing the wider English skills of a student who already has that foundation.

Students comparing full-time and part-time study should take independent study hours into account as well as the days spent in class. Milton Road East is the address for the east Edinburgh campus. Other Edinburgh College sites teach different combinations of courses, including exam preparation at Sighthill, so the location should be matched to the particular class when choosing a timetable.