OUR PHILOSOPHY

Cornwall Executive English offers you so much more.

We provide a very specialised service for you, as we are totally dedicated to helping you improve your English.

We are very aware that you have a limited amount of time to devote to your English studies. We therefore ensure that you have every opportunity to practise English and to participate fully in a very English way of life during your stay with us.

We provide 22.5 hours of intensive, formal, one-to-one tuition per week in our specially equipped training centre. We are available at other times for general conversation and discussion, and to help you practise what you are learning in the training room.

We invite you to share our way of life with us during your stay, and we encourage you to practise English all the time, helping you with idioms, colloquial expressions, and polite phrases.

Whether we are strolling along the beach, shopping at the supermarket, the post office or the fresh fish shop, we invite you to practise and learn. We are happy to relax with you over a glass of wine in the conservatory or the garden in the evening, or by the lovely log fire in the cooler months. We'll take you to the pub (there are quite a few of them) and if you're lucky, you'll experience the special atmosphere when the locals start singing their own unique songs. Friends drop in for coffee, lunch or dinner, and you will be able to participate fully in our social activities during your stay.

• Gill Vivian is an experienced, qualified EFL teacher. She has over 25 years' experience working in sales, marketing and business development, most recently as Commercial Director of The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, a top international business in the heart of Westminster, London. Gill has travelled extensively, and has held office in a number of international organisations, most recently as the Education Officer for the International Congress and Convention Association. Gill is therefore able to draw on this experience when planning suitable courses for clients
  
  
• Neil Vivian has over 25 years' experience in the oil and gas exploration and production industry. He has worked in numerous locations around the world and specialises in project management, well design and drilling engineering. Neil can be available for specialised discussions, vocabulary and technical document sessions



• Both Neil and Gill have a great sense of humour, and are happy to spend as much time as possible with you to ensure that you obtain maximum benefit from your stay in England



• All courses are designed to suit your individual requirements - you are guaranteed our personal attention



• We dedicate ourselves to helping you to improve your English, whether during formal tuition, or socially. We concentrate on your development at all times, and we aim to ensure you enjoy yourself whilst you are learning



• Gambia, our home, is ideally located in the beautiful Cornish fishing port of Padstow, and offers comfortable, quality accommodation during your stay



• Gambia has its own unique training centre, which is available to you throughout your stay, offering a wide range of materials, books, cassettes etc for your studies



• We evaluate our tuition with you on a daily basis to ensure we are helping you reach your goals



• We are happy to provide you with follow-up support if required after your stay with us