There are many reasons why people take these courses.

Confidence. A common reason is to improve confidence in your spoken English. Each online book club is a small group of friendly people who are all non native English speakers plus your British teacher. The environment is positive and inclusive - helpful for building belief in yourself when speaking in a foreign language.

Challenge. It is a tremendous achievement to read and discuss a foreign book in the original language. Book Club School helps many people to read their first book in English, and these participants have taken great pride in their achievements. Reading a classic book in English is another challenge that some people set themselves.

Language improvement. Reading in English is a great way to naturally improve your vocabulary and to process repeated patterns of words and phrases used correctly in context. It is magic learning as you acquire language naturally, just as you did as a child. By writing a weekly summary and having it corrected you can improve your written English and grammar. And in the online book club sessions errors in your spoken English are corrected.

Language maintenance. If you don't use your English it will slowly degrade. Some participants find that they don't have friends or colleagues to speak to in English anymore. They use this English book club course to maintain their English level and stop it slipping backwards.

Intellectual stimulation and fun. New participants are often surprised that the book club course is really fun. Booklovers are often delightful - interested in others, fascinated by stories, intellectually curious. Many of the participants have become friends with each other, as you often have a lot in common with others. This is a great way to spend an hour every week.

Come and join our international Book Club courses and improve your English one page at a time.