The guide to finding English courses in Brussels

Updated on December 9, 2022 by pierre

It is not only in secondary education that one can take language courses in Brussels, and especially English lessons : the first Belgian city is teeming with offers intended for those for whom the CESS is only a vague memory… Inside Brussels has selected seven of these offers, to follow in the capital or without leaving your living room.

Online learning on Brulingua

Actiris, the body responsible for employment policy and whose powers are territorially limited to the Brussels-Capital region, has developed own language learning mobile app. Downloadable free of charge from the App Store and Google Play, Brulingua is open to anyone aged 18 and over residing in one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region: Brussels, Schaerbeek, Anderlecht, etc.

Tailor-made English lessons and a social network to exchange with English speakers

Brulingua offers the possibility of training in 24 languages ​​– including English – in an autonomous, dynamic and interactive way. After having completed your linguistic profile, defined your objectives and then tested your level, you follow tailor-made courses. Additionally, you can also access Speaky, a social network that connects you with natives all over the world. Its purpose: to allow you to practice and share your interests and passions, and to correct each other to progress more quickly.

ISpeakSpokeSpoken's online resources

Some organizations, Belgian or French, offer you to follow 100% online English courses, such as ISpeakSpokeSpoken. The platform offers in free access :

· English lessons to progress in grammar, conjugation, vocabulary and pronunciation

· videos lasting on average between 10 and 15 minutes to focus on a specific point of the English language

Training based on the learner's objectives

The site also offers a series of practical and concrete training available all year round. Examples:

• English for traveling
• Specific pronunciation
• Pass your test
• etc.

Face-to-face or distance learning courses at the EPFC

The EPFC (Education for Promotion and Continuing Education) offers two modes of education: distance courses but also face-to-face workshops, to follow at its premises in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode (Avenue de l'Astronomie).

The topics of EPFC English courses

Entering the keyword “English” into the official EPFC search engine leads to seven different courses:

1. English : general English training targeting all CEFR levels, from A1 to C2
2. Conversation workshops : workshops focused on the speaking of each participant and the exchange
3. Fun Français : groups of 16 students maximum and a playful approach to learning
4. Preparation for the Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English : preparation for the exam administered by the British Council
5. Oral English through stories : a course to develop both your oral expression and your creativity and imagine stories in English (fables, songs, etc.)
6. English for real beginners : an appropriate pace for those who have never taken an English course, or for whom the last English course dates back more than 15 years
7. Business English : training articulated around the world of business, commerce and finance

English Academy English Lessons

The English Academy welcomes you to its school located rue Louis Hap, in Etterbeek, but can also come to your office or even to your home. The first private language school in Belgium, it offers its students a wide choice of English courses : individual or group programs, intensive or online courses, or conversation tables. On its website, the institute provides access to a level test in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire, designed to assess your grammar and vocabulary skills in 10 to 15 minutes.

Take one of the Cambridge English exams

The English Academy is also a Cambridge Exam Preparation Center ; in other words, you can present a recognized English certification that allows you toassess your level on the European CEFR scale (A1, A2, B1, B2, etc.) for, ultimately, enhance a CV, obtain a professional promotion, or even integrate a higher education institute. Finally, the English Academy is an official partner of Actiris and of the European Parliament.

Semantics individual or group lessons

Semantics is a language school located on Avenue de Tervueren in Etterbeek. Different formulas are offered by the institute, in groups or individually. Several courses are directly focused on a particular professional sector :

• deals
• the legal
• the medical
• public service
• the pharmaceutical
• the cosmetics industry
• banking and finance
• computing
• telecommunications
• real estate
• Transportation by air
• human resources
• the hotel industry
• etc.

Total immersion formulas in English

Some so-called “total immersion” formulas of Semantics offer the learner intensive training. The student benefits from 40 hours of lessons spread over a 5-day week, from 9 a.m. to 17 p.m. Even lunch is in the English language, for significant progress in a limited time.

Private lessons from Superprof

Using an organization to find English lessons in Brussels is not an imperative: you also have the option of directly contacting an individual, man or woman, who will teach you English face-to-face or remotely. Some platforms offer youto be put in contact with such persons : this is the case of the Superprof website.

A series of criteria to choose your private tutor

Superprof offers you free access to the profiles of teachers registered on the platform, and to contact those of your choice according to your criteria:

• price
• graduate
• opinion
• lessons at home or by webcam
• etc.

Please note: the first course is offered by the majority of teachers. The teacher can thus offer you 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour for this first exchange. This discussion time is essential to get to know your teacher and make sure that he or she best meets your desires.

ULB conversation tables

The Free University of Brussels (ULB) is a French-speaking Belgian university located on three main campuses in the Brussels-Capital region. It is the Languages ​​department of the establishment that invites you to participate in its conversation tables.

English… and friendships?

On the program: exchanges between people whose foreign languages ​​do not constitute the field of study. A dynamic way to progress in the language of Shakespeare… and the opportunity to meet people in Brussels.