Oxford College

2011-03-07T12:14:00.003Z

More about potmanteau words. Lewis Carol coined this word in 'Through the looking glass' Humpty Dumpty used the word slithy, which is a combination of lithe and slimy and said, 'you see, it's like a portmanteau - there are two meanings packed into one word'

We now use portmanteau words all the time. The internet is full of them. In fact, the word Internet is a portmanteau word - international + network. Other internet portmanteau words include modem - modulator + demodulator, blog - web + log and netiquette - internet + etiquette. Can you think of anymore relating to the internet?

Portmanteau words

2011-03-06T15:11:00.003Z

An ever increasing number of portmanteau words (blended words) have joined our vocabularly. Probably most known one, is brunch, but of course, such words as nylon and moped are two words joined together, and have been in use for a very long time. It can be fun making-up portmanteau words, and before you know it, they become part of regular speech.

Let's have your new words, please.

Keep in contact!

2011-02-28T11:11:00.002Z

There are so many ways to keep in contact, and we are offering all of our students and visitors to our sites the possibility of contacting us through facebook, twitter and our blog. Communication is a two-way process, and so, in addition to giving information, we would also like to hear from you. Please send in your questions, news and anything you think would be of interest. We look forward to hearing from you!

The Eden Project

2011-02-18T11:44:00.003Z

With everybody so much more concerned about the environment these days, we have decided to include a trip to The Eden Project for our Torquay students. It is a wonderful place to visit and is a feast for the eyes as well as being educationally stimulating. The Eden Project is also studied by many students, as part of their school syllabus, and so, to be able to visit this magnificent area of conservation, and experience it first hand, is an added bonus.

Book one of our English Language Courses in Torquay and visit The Eden Project. http://www.edenproject.com/whats-it-all-about/index.php

Anagrams

2010-09-08T09:43:00.001+01:00

Do take a look at this website www.wordsmith.org/anagram/index.html its very interesting and fun. Did you know that an anagram of 'schoolmaster' is 'the classroom' - how appropriate

Language School programme for Adults

2010-05-06T18:10:00.002+01:00

Take a look at our programme for Adults. We run the course in Northampton in August. It's always a great success and everyone has a wonderful time

Win an Apple i-pod

2010-05-03T17:58:00.002+01:00

We are offering students the chance to win an Apple i-pod. Enrol on one of our language courses and write a newspaper article about your experience with Oxford College of English. The best article will get the prize!

Italian Students

2010-04-25T17:37:00.001+01:00

Welcome to our group of Italian students. It is there first visit to Oxford college of English, and we hope they have a great time. Today they are on an excursion to London. perhaps they will get to see some of the marathon.

Group Leaders

2010-04-08T12:39:00.002+01:00

If you would like to be a group leader for Oxford College of English, please send us an e-mail with your cv. Leaders@oxfordcollege.co.uk

Torquay

2010-04-08T12:14:00.001+01:00

Torquay is a great place to Learn English and have an excellent time.

Torquay

2010-04-08T12:12:00.000+01:00

Torquay is a lovely place to learn English. This view is of Thatcher Rock, not to be confused with Mrs Thatcher!

2010-04-08T12:04:00.001+01:00

Torquay

2010-04-08T12:02:00.000+01:00

This is a view of Torquay over looking Thatcher Rock. The name has nothing to do with Mrs Thatcher!
Torquay has a lot of beautiful scenery and is especially nice in the summer time.

Learn English in Torquay

2010-04-08T11:53:00.002+01:00

There are many lovely places to study English, and Torquay comes very high up the list. being in the SW of England it has a temperate climate and beautiful scenery. It is very popular with English language students and during the summer it has a truly international atmoshere. I would definitely recommend learning English in Torquay.

Learn English Now

2010-04-07T09:45:00.002+01:00

If you really want to improve your English then you should come to the UK. Enrol on an English language course with Oxford College of English. It is Simply the Best!

2010-04-05T11:52:00.000+01:00

Easter in Northampton

2010-04-05T11:51:00.000+01:00

Abington park always looks lovely at this time of year. Normally we have our adult English language course running, but this year it will take place in August. It should be good, so if you are interested, please contact us at info@oxfordcollege.co.uk

Hope you had a great Easter!

2009-04-13T11:45:00.001+01:00

Hope you all had a great Easter and are enjoying the language course and being in Torquay. Over the next few days we shall be preparing some new offers for the summer courses, so make sure you take a look at our
website!

Best wishes

Pamela

Happy Easter to our English language students

2009-04-11T15:45:00.001+01:00

We would like to wish all of our students a very happy Easter. We hope you have a successful English language course and a great holiday

New Blog...

2009-04-07T07:28:00.002+01:00

Many of our students are interested to learn as much as possible about Britain and all things British and so Oxford College of English language school has decided to start an 'all things british' blog.

We hope to appeal to all ages and include all sorts of things; Some, we hope, you will find amusing. If there is any topic you would like us to cover, please e-mail us at info@oxfordcollege.co.uk