Learn English in Newcastle
The city of Newcastle is also a borough of Tyne and Wear in the North East of England. Newcastle is located on the bank of the River Tyne. Read about studying English in Newcastle and view our list of participating schools below. For more information about the city, see the 'Quick Facts' column to the right of the page.
Studying English in Newcastle
Newcastle has numerous museums and galleries The Biscuit Factory is actually Britain's largest commercial gallery and covers 35,000 square feet comprising of 2 floors of spaces for exhibiting and also 2 floors of artist's studios. They sell drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, jewellery and ceramics. Entrance to The Biscuit Factory is completely free of charge and there is both a cafe and a restaurant for visitors.
If you enjoy the natural beauty of gardens and flowers then pay a visit to Birkheads Secret Gardens. Here you will discover a mixture of old and new gardens full of the glorious perfume of flowers, there is a 'meditation garden' where visitors can simply sit and enjoy the birdsong and the tranquillity.
A point to make about learning English in Newcastle is the 'Geordie Slang' that is spoken. It is a whole new language all on its own. The term Geordie is used to describe a person from the Newcastle region or to describe the type of English that they speak. It is not simply an accent placed on the words but rather completely different words.
- Ø Kets = Sweets
- Ø Gan = Go
- Ø Aye = Yes
- Ø Doon = Down
- Ø Nowt = Nothing
- Ø Hoose = House
You can observe from the examples above that it really is another language; Newcastle is a good location to learn English but just be aware of the slang.
English Schools in Newcastle
School info: International House Newcastle stands alone as the only English language school throughout the North of England to be accredited by the British council, be a member of the English UK and a member of the International House World Organisation.