English for
Art & Design Education
Feel proud of your English tuition
Art & Design School Directors
Imagine you are giving a tour of your art school to a visiting art school director. Would you show your English classes?
Of course, you’ll show the studios, the workshops and any student exhibitions (heck, you may even organise a student exhibition for the visit).
But would you open the door on your English tuition?
Hell yes, you would show off your English tuition
Great, they are up to something exciting, life-changing and career-defining.
Your English tuition aligns with your creative school’s quality and values.
Your English tuition looks like a creative playground!
You don’t need us to design or deliver your English tuition – but we could help with one-off workshops and interview training.
You would say 'this is just English class' and quickly close the door
What are your students doing in there?
Are they sitting in rows like a high school class, or moving around expressing themselves?
(Are they even in there? Or are they elsewhere collaborating in English to make art)?
We can make you proud of your English tuition through our consultancy and courses.
No, your English tuition has no place on this kind of tour
English ‘tuition’ is one further opportunity for your students to be early career professionals showing up to the world.
It can be just as exciting, creative and expressive as other subjects. If you are still forcing creative students into rigid language learning formats (including online learning platforms) you need our help.
You don’t have to care about English tuition.
We care for you.
It’s Time to Rethink English!
English for Art Purposes
Courses for Your Students
Instead of FORCING your students into English, our 1% method invites them into English-speaking spaces.
It saves time and frustration and gets long-term results.
Give your students control of their English – and get results!
About Our ELT Consultancy
Your best option is to outsource your English training to us. (Yes, even from Scotland we can deliver dynamic English tuition to Art Schools).
However, if that’s not possible, you can still hire us as consultants to improve your English tuition and/or implement a school-wide English strategy.
We can coordinate one-off events like Books Shares, Summer Workshops and Creative Challenges.
Why is Your English Not Creative?
The reasons why you wouldn’t show your English tuition are all the reasons you need to change it.
Make a List
Poor English tuition doesn’t just sabotage your students’ future language skills; it contaminates your whole creative learning environment and ethos.
Common Reasons to Ignore English Tuition:
- you are too busy to check
- it’s not a priority
- you aren’t confident in your own English skills
- you have no idea what good English tuition for art purposes looks like.
English for Art & Design Education
Most art school English classes waste time, and resources, and fail to prepare students for using English within professional contexts after graduating.
True Voice English has been researching how ANY art school can improve the English of EVERY Degree or Masters level Art & Design student.
It begins by updating assumptions about English in Art and Design Education.
English can't be a creative subject
100% it can and should be!
It's better to have a traditional class
Take a look at Why Old Ways DON’T Work.
It's better to have a 'live' teacher
Live teachers are great if they have a background in the arts, and know what language skills art and design students need for their career.
However, if they are just an ELT teacher without an arts background, they are incapable of leading your students through the fulfilling, creative assignments needed to develop English for creative careers.
Watch this short video:
English for Art Design Education
True Voice English offers a new format, new targets, and better learning outcomes in cost-effective ways.
We care about your students’ English – so you don’t have to!
True Voice English
True Voice English are artist Ruth Pringle and English coach Jennie Reed. We help creatives get confident in English for Art Purposes, by collaborating with UNESCO-status art & craft professionals here in Perthshire Scotland.
Learn more about our Teaching Team of Art & ELT Professionals.
