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Each one-to-one online tutorial lasts one hour.

Yes. Jason offers a free introductory consultation to discuss your interests, ask questions, and explore which course would suit you. Arrange a free consultation.

A minor (four tutorials) costs US$800. A major (eight tutorials) costs US$1,500. Jason will provide a course pack containing the syllabus, primary and secondary sources, and an essay prompt for each tutorial, plus detailed instructions and practical tips on essay writing and preparing for and participating in tutorials.

Absolutely. The tutorials are in the Oxford style, but not at the Oxford campus. Oxford-style tutorials will be hosted on video conferencing, which is free and easy to use. View Oxford Tutorial Formats.

A minor course covers four topics, whereas a major course covers eight. In some cases, this means that you will have some choice as to which last four topics you cover in a major course. To see the topics available for each course, visit the individual course pages.

If you aren’t sure that you can prepare for one tutorial every week, try doing half Oxford pace. This gives you two weeks between tutorials. The quarter Oxford pace gives you a whole month between tutorials.

An Oxford-style tutorial will be challenging to any skill level. The objectives of the tutorials include improving your writing, whatever level it might be at. But Jason will help you improve, no matter what level you start at.

Not at all. There’s no time like the present to start exploring C. S. Lewis’s vast body of writings!

The Inklings were a group of Oxford-based scholars and writers, comprised of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, and Charles Williams, among others. They would read their writings to each other, improving each other’s style and content, and several of them later became some of the best-known writers of their time!

Courses begin monthly. They can be taken at full Oxford pace (weekly tutorials), half Oxford pace (fortnightly tutorials), or quarter Oxford pace (monthly tutorials). View Oxford Tutorial Formats. Contact Jason to confirm current availability.

Not at all. If you know someone who might enjoy learning more about Lewis or The Inklings, and/or is hoping to improve their writing skills, an Oxford-style tutorial could be a great gift! Just make sure that they’d be willing to put in the effort to engage with the course materials.

Dr. Lepojärvi’s courses are not-for-credit, but rather for personal development and improvement. However, it is possible that your college or university will let you take it for credit. You will have to ask your college or university.

Certainly not. Oxford-style tutorials are meant to help you engage, regardless of what your background, age, or experience may be. What you will need is enthusiasm and willingness to put in the effort to engage with the materials.