English for tech professionals · One-to-one classes

English for IT Professionals: 1-to-1 Online Course with a Native Teacher

Break Into English offers an online English course for IT professionals, taught one-to-one over video by a native teacher assigned to you. You practice the English your tech team uses every day: stand-ups, tickets, code reviews, documentation, client demos, and job interviews. Classes run 7 days a week on Zoom, Teams, or Meet, from €14.38 per class. Your first 30-minute class is free.

  • Your own native teacher
  • Program built around your IT role
  • Classes 7 days a week
  • Free 30-minute trial class
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30 minutes to assess your level, talk about your role and your stack, and try our method. No commitment and no credit card.

  • We contact you within 24 hours to schedule your class.
  • We assign you a native teacher based on your level and goals.
  • The class takes place on Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet, with nothing to install.

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IT English

Online English course for IT professionals with a native teacher

The Break Into English course for IT professionals is taught one-to-one over video, with a native teacher you keep from start to finish. It starts from your role and your real situations: a ticket to write, a call with a team in another time zone, a demo to present.

English is the working language of tech: documentation, error messages, tools like Jira, GitHub, and Slack, and conversations with international clients and colleagues. Reading technical English is not enough. You also need to speak it in meetings.

That is why the classes focus on speaking. You do most of the talking, and your teacher corrects what matters in your job.

The Break Into English method

How the IT English classes work

Classes follow a dynamic method focused on speaking and listening. Your teacher combines several activities based on your goal and, if useful, uses our General English and Business English textbooks.

  • Oral presentations

    You prepare a work topic, such as a feature or an incident, and present it to your teacher.

  • Listening activity

    You summarize a short audio clip, then summarize it again using the new vocabulary.

  • Picture description

    You describe a diagram or a screenshot, then describe it again using 3 to 7 new words.

  • Grammar in practice

    Grammar is practiced out loud, based on your own mistakes, with no fill-in-the-blank drills.

Sample 45-minute class

10 min · Your stand-up

You present your week as you would in a daily stand-up.

15 min · Listening and summary

You work on comprehension and vocabulary with an audio clip.

20 min · Role-play

You act out a code review or a client call with your teacher, then go over your mistakes.

IT English course length and schedule

Course length depends on your starting level and your goal. To make fast progress, we recommend at least 2 hours of class per week, with a little practice between classes.

Classes last 30, 45, or 60 minutes and are booked in packs of 5 to 40 sessions.

Classes run 7 days a week and can be canceled for free up to 6 hours before, so you can plan them around sprints, releases, and on-call shifts.

English for software developers and tech professionals

The course is for every IT role that works in English, in writing and out loud.

Software developers

Stand-ups, code reviews, pull requests, documentation, and discussions on GitHub or Slack.

SysAdmins, network and security engineers

Report an incident, explain an outage, read a security alert, and brief your team.

Project managers, POs, and scrum masters

Run agile ceremonies, negotiate a deadline, and update a client on progress.

Support, data, and IT leadership

Help a customer, present an analysis, or manage a vendor or an offshore team.

English level needed in IT, by role

The CEFR measures language level in 6 steps, from A1 to C2. Here are benchmarks by role, with the TOEIC Listening & Reading score that matches each level according to ETS.

RoleRecommended CEFR levelTOEIC score (out of 990)
IT support, help deskB1From 550
SysAdmin, network engineerB1 to B2550 to 785
Software developer on an international teamB2From 785
Project manager, PO, scrum masterB2 to C1785 to 945
Tech lead, architect, IT directorC1From 945

B2 is a common requirement in tech job postings with an international scope. The TOEIC does not measure C2.

IT English course content

Your teacher builds each class around your role and your tools. Every situation is practiced out loud and in writing.

  1. Agile meetings and stand-ups

    Say what you did, what you will do, and what is blocking you, then take part in sprint reviews and retrospectives.

  2. Tickets, bugs, and incident reports

    Describe a bug, write a clear ticket, report an incident, and write a postmortem.

  3. Code reviews and pull requests

    Comment on a colleague’s code tactfully, justify a technical choice, and respond to feedback.

  4. Technical documentation and READMEs

    Understand documentation and write a README, a spec, or a clear commit message.

  5. Architecture presentations and client demos

    Present a solution, explain a stack choice, and answer client questions.

  6. Technical job interviews in English

    Present your background, walk through a project, and answer behavioral questions.

Want more technical vocabulary? Read our guide to English vocabulary for engineers.

Essential IT English vocabulary

A few terms a tech team uses every day, each with a sample sentence you will practice in class.

TermMeaningSample sentence
Bug / issueA defect or reported problem“I found a bug in the login form, I’ll open an issue.”
BlockerSomething that stops your progress“No blockers on my side today.”
Pull request (PR)A request to merge code“Could you review my pull request before lunch?”
DeployTo release to production“We’ll deploy the fix this afternoon.”
Roll backTo return to the previous version“The release failed, so we rolled back.”
OutageA service interruption“We had a 20-minute outage last night.”
WorkaroundA temporary fix“There’s a workaround until the patch is ready.”
BacklogThe list of work to do“Let’s add this to the backlog.”
Heads-upAn early warning“Just a heads-up: the API will be down for maintenance.”
Edge caseAn unusual scenario“This edge case isn’t covered by the tests.”

Not sure where to start? Book a free trial class and your teacher will assess your level.

Prove your IT English with an official certificate

A certificate proves your level to employers and recruiters. Break Into English is an authorized Cambridge English exam center and is accredited by ETS for the TOEIC.

  1. Assess your level

    In the free trial class, your teacher assesses your level on the CEFR scale.

  2. Choose the exam

    Cambridge English or TOEIC, depending on what your employer asks for.

  3. Prepare in class

    You combine IT English with practice on the exam format.

  4. Take the exam

    You sit the exam with the level you need to prove.

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IT English course pricing

from €14.38

per class, in packs of 5 to 40 sessions. Your first 30-minute class is free.

One-to-one classes, self-paced courses, or group classes?

FormatHow it worksBuilt around your IT role
Self-paced online courseVideos and quizzes at your own pace, with no live teacherNo
Group classFixed schedule and the same program for everyonePartly
Intensive bootcampMany hours at once, then little practicePartly
One-to-one classes with Break Into EnglishA live native teacher, flexible hours 7 days a weekYes, based on your stack and your situations
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IT English training for tech teams

We train tech teams with one-to-one classes: one native teacher per person and schedules that fit each sprint. 64 companies already trust Break Into English.

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Reviews of our online English classes

Break Into English

4.9Out of 5 stars

Overall rating out of 39 Google reviews

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Selma LEMDEWAR
a week ago

Giuliana Dall'Antonia
a month ago

Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit meiner Englischschule und insbesondere mit meiner Lehrerin Bakara. Sie gestaltet die Lektionen interessant, lernfördernd und abwechslungsreich – es macht richtig Spass, Englisch zu lernen! Man merkt, dass sie mit Herz bei der Sache ist und auf individuelle Bedürfnisse eingeht. Break Into English ist absolut empfehlenswert für alle, die ihre Englischkenntnisse effektiv und mit Freude verbessern möchten.

Gregory Benabu
a month ago

Un grand merci à Carmen, qui est vraiment géniale : très patiente, à l’écoute et toujours motivante. Les leçons sont ludiques, interactives et parfaitement adaptées au niveau de notre fils. Il progresse rapidement, tout en prenant plaisir à apprendre. Nous recommandons fortement Break Into English — c’est l’idéal pour progresser en anglais facilement et dans la bonne humeur !

Svetlana Kupriyanchik
a month ago

I've had a wonderful experience learning English at this school! The program is well-structured, engaging, and truly helps you improve naturally and confidently. All the teachers are highly professional and supportive, always creating a welcoming and motivating atmosphere. I want to give special thanks to Gabu Ithier – she is an outstanding teacher! Her energy, patience, and ability to explain even the most complex things in a clear and fun way made every class a joy. I’m incredibly grateful for the progress I’ve made with her help. Thank you to the entire team – I’m so glad I chose this school!

Théophile Robertaud
a month ago

Ivan Magnusek
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Marie-Jo Golovine
a month ago

L'équipe prend le temps de trouver le prof idéal qui correspond à vos souhaits, à vos besoins et votre profil. Au début, ma fille a "testé" plusieurs professeurs qui ne l'ont pas satisfait (fuseau horaire et difficulté à trouver un horaire commun, méthode du professeur qui ne correspond pas à l'enfant, etc.), mais au bout de 4 professeurs on nous a enfin trouvé la perle rare et ça fait maintenant 3 ans que nous avons toujours le même professeur pour notre fille de 14 ans, et sa sœur de 12 ans a aussi commencé avec ce professeur il y a plus de 6 mois. Les progrès en anglais des deux enfants sont incroyables. Nous sommes ravis ! De plus le fait de pouvoir s'entendre sur les horaires avec les professeurs, qu'ils soient flexibles est un plus.

Fatimazahra Hdid
a month ago

Jimena C.
a month ago

Break Into English offers excellent one-on-one online lessons with skilled native-speaking teachers who tailor each session to your needs. Their professional approach make learning both effective and enjoyable. I highly recommend them to anyone looking to improve their English confidently and efficiently.

Sam Louwman
3 months ago

I've been taking classes with Break Into English for a while now, and it's honestly one of the best learning experiences I’ve had. All the teachers I've worked with are native speakers, super professional, and really good at adapting lessons to what I need What I love most is how personalized everything feels, it's not just a generic course. The classes are structured but flexible, and I can see real progress in my speaking and confidence. Highly recommend it to anyone who wants serious, high quality English lessons with great teachers

Olena Vrublevska
a month ago

This has been the best experience I’ve ever had — I truly enjoy every lesson with Kirstyn, and we’ve been having them for the past two years already (Wow!)!

Emma
a year ago

I can recommend. Staff are attentive and supportive. Break Into English is hearing to student's needs. What's more, I'm extremely satisfied with the quality of the courses' content. It was possible to make real progress thanks to the particular course.

Karenina Alvarenga (Karen)
a year ago

I took 5 classes with Krystin and she was very kind, gentle and helpful.It was an excellent approach to the learning process.

azadeh djalili
6 years ago

Great teachers & method

FAQ about our English course for IT professionals

How much does an English course for IT professionals cost?

One-to-one classes start at €14.38 per class, in packs of 5 to 40 sessions. Your first 30-minute class is free, with no commitment and no credit card.

How long does it take to improve my IT English?

It depends on your starting level and your goal. We recommend at least 2 hours of class per week. Classes last 30, 45, or 60 minutes, so you can fit them around your sprints.

What level of English do I need to start?

There is no minimum level. Your teacher assesses your level on the CEFR scale during the free trial class, then builds the program around your role and your goal.

Can a beginner take an IT English course?

Yes. Your teacher starts with the basics you need at work, such as introducing yourself, describing a task, and writing a short message, using IT vocabulary from day one.

Will the classes fit around sprints and on-call shifts?

Yes. Classes run 7 days a week on Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet, and you schedule them with your teacher. You can cancel or move a class for free up to 6 hours before.

Can you help me prepare for a technical interview in English?

Yes. You practice presenting your background, walking through a technical project, and answering behavioral questions in mock interviews. Your teacher also helps you adapt your résumé or CV and your LinkedIn profile.

Do I learn American or British English?

Both. Your teacher focuses on the variety your team, clients, and employer use, and points out the differences that matter at work.

Can I get a certificate at the end?

Yes. Break Into English is an authorized Cambridge English exam center and is accredited by ETS for the TOEIC. Your teacher can prepare you for the exam your employer asks for.

What is the difference with a Business English class?

Business English covers the corporate world in general: meetings, negotiation, and business vocabulary. English for IT professionals focuses on the work of a tech team: tickets, code reviews, documentation, incidents, and agile meetings.

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