University of Oxford Language Centre

The University of Oxford Language Centre is based at 12 Woodstock Road. It provides academic English support for international students and other members of the university, alongside teaching in modern languages. The building includes teaching rooms and a language library. Its academic English provision is particularly relevant to people already using English to study or research at Oxford.

Writing during the university term

Introduction to Academic Writing and Language is available as an in-person term-time course. It is designed for participants with little experience of academic writing in English. Students look at the language features of scholarly writing, a different task from practising English for travel or everyday conversation. A learner might, for example, need to explain the relationship between two ideas clearly or choose language appropriate to a formal assignment.

The centre organises further work in written communication and offers some teaching online. Applicants should match the delivery mode and eligibility to the course they are considering. The university’s pre-sessional English programme is separately described as online. Students seeking classroom study on Woodstock Road should therefore consult the term-time course timetable and select the in-person group that fits their stage of academic work.