Individual
One tutor, one student. The plan follows your work and your goals.
- One, two or more 55-minute lessons a week
- The same Cambridge CELTA-qualified tutor
- Month by month
Online English lessons for adults
English, by appointment.
The same Cambridge CELTA-qualified tutor, at the same time, every week. It's the difference between one more attempt and English that finally sticks.
Free call. In English, Italian, Spanish or Russian. Camera optional. No sales pitch.
How it worksThe problem
You've tried before. You stopped.
An app you deleted in February.DeletedA pack of ten lessons with a Preply tutor you used whenever you remembered.ExpiredA plan to watch Netflix in English.(Which isn't a study plan. It's procrastination with subtitles.)Paused
The problem was never your talent for languages. It's that nobody was waiting for you on Tuesday evening.
That's the first thing we fix.
Step 1
We get to know you
A free 15-minute call with Marcus. What do you need English for? When are you usually free? No level test.
Step 2
We match you
Your tutor comes from our small team: Cambridge CELTA-qualified, with at least 10 years of teaching, part of MEI and not a freelancer passing through. You don't pick from a catalogue: we match you, with the same day and time every week.
Step 3
You show up
One, two or more 55-minute lessons a week, with the same tutor, in the same slot. The lesson is built around you speaking: your tutor gets the English out of you, not a lecture. Your plan and every lesson's materials are in MyMEI.
Step 4
We check it's working
A progress test every two months. Your tutor and Marcus read the results and adjust the plan.
Four alternatives, four gaps
A tutor who knows you. A school that keeps you on track.
| Big schoolsTeachers change. The course is the same for everyone. | AppsThe easiest to stop. Good for new words, not a path to results. | AI tutorsNobody waits for you, so you skip. No real conversation, so speaking grows less. | Tutor marketplaces(e.g. Preply, italki, Classgap)You choose on feeling, among tutors who teach children and adults alike. Weeks get skipped. No structure. | MEIThe same tutor, at the same time, every week, with a plan someone checks. | |
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| The same tutor every week | |||||
| A tutor who teaches adults only | |||||
| A fixed time, and someone waiting for you | |||||
| A plan made for you, and checked | |||||
| Real conversation with a person | |||||
| Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area |
Big schools
Teachers change. The course is the same for everyone.
- The same tutor every week
- A tutor who teaches adults only
- A fixed time, and someone waiting for you
- A plan made for you, and checked
- Real conversation with a person
- Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area
Apps
The easiest to stop. Good for new words, not a path to results.
- The same tutor every week
- A tutor who teaches adults only
- A fixed time, and someone waiting for you
- A plan made for you, and checked
- Real conversation with a person
- Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area
AI tutors
Nobody waits for you, so you skip. No real conversation, so speaking grows less.
- The same tutor every week
- A tutor who teaches adults only
- A fixed time, and someone waiting for you
- A plan made for you, and checked
- Real conversation with a person
- Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area
Tutor marketplaces
(e.g. Preply, italki, Classgap)You choose on feeling, among tutors who teach children and adults alike. Weeks get skipped. No structure.
- The same tutor every week
- A tutor who teaches adults only
- A fixed time, and someone waiting for you
- A plan made for you, and checked
- Real conversation with a person
- Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area
MEI
The same tutor, at the same time, every week, with a plan someone checks.
- The same tutor every week
- A tutor who teaches adults only
- A fixed time, and someone waiting for you
- A plan made for you, and checked
- Real conversation with a person
- Progress tests, a supervisor and a student area
MEI
A private tutor
What you look for in an online English tutor: the same person every week, who knows your goals and can tell you when you're wrong.
The organisation of a school
A plan someone checks, a supervisor, a test every two months, and MyMEI.
What we offer
Three formats. Nothing else.
Month by month. No packages, no long contracts. Strict on the weekly rhythm, free on the commitment.
Paired
The same format, for two: with a friend, your partner or a colleague. More conversation, and two people waiting for you every week.
- Same slot, or slots, every week
- Two people, one tutor
- Month by month
For companies
Groups of 3 to 6 colleagues. For one or two people, we use individual and paired lessons.
- Presentations & Public Speaking
- Negotiations
- General English the most common gap
- Custom paths for your team
We take on new students after a first call.
The structure
The school behind your tutor.
MyMEI, your student area: everything about your lessons, in one place.
- Every past lesson, with its materials
- Homework and reminders
- Your lesson credits
- Book, move or cancel a lesson from the app
- Progress by skill
- Continuous assessment with MEI's own adaptive test
- Followed by your tutor and Marcus
A progress test every two months
Progress, gaps and how you're changing, skill by skill, with speaking first. The plan follows the results.
Two people on your English
Your MEI tutor teaches. Marcus, as supervisor, checks the plan, the tests and the tutor.
MEI in numbers
- 55minutes per lesson
- 1tutor, the same one every week
- 2months between progress tests
- 10+years of teaching, the minimum for a MEI tutor
- 4languages for the call
- 21+adults only
Reviews
What students write.
Trustpilot4.851 reviews
Superprof5.097 reviews
Everything you need to learn English without compromising your mental health.
Marco and his team created a welcoming, motivating environment, where I felt at ease from the very first moment. More than three months after my first lesson, my weekly English appointments are part of my routine, and also a moment of leisure and pleasure.
One of the things I appreciated most was the dashboard — it's very user-friendly and makes it easy to access all learning materials. It also allows you to track your progress and review your mistakes […]
Ratings and counts from our public Trustpilot and Superprof profiles. Reviews are quoted as written; long ones are shortened […].
All reviewsIs MEI right for you?
Your level doesn't matter. Your calendar does.
Not for you if
- You want to tell your tutor how to teach you.
- You want to book a lesson only when you feel like it.
- You want an exam crash course in two weeks.
- You want big group classes.
About
The first person you'll talk to.
MarcusFounder & Director of Studies
I talk to every new student before anything else: what you need English for, and when you're usually free.
Then I match you with your MEI tutor, and a weekly slot, or slots, you can keep.
Every two months your tutor and I read your progress test. If something isn't working, we change it.
Two ways to start
Start with a conversation.
Recommended
Book 15 minutes with Marcus
A free video call to talk about your goals and your week. We take on new students after a first call.
- Free, 15 minutes
- In English, Italian, Spanish or Russian
- Camera optional, no level test
Prefer to write?
Message Marcus
Or write to hello [at] marcusenglishinstitute.com
We use your email only to reply to you.
Free call. In English, Italian, Spanish or Russian. Camera optional. No sales pitch.