General English Courses

• METHODOLOGY
• LEVELS
• TIMETABLES
• HOLIDAYS

Methodology

We aim to help learners communicate effectively in English even when their grammatical knowledge and pronunciation skills may not be perfect.

The features that make our classes so popular are:

• Ensuring that students have many opportunities to speak during lessons.  There is an emphasis on learning to communicate through interaction e.g. through pair and group work, role-plays, information gap activities etc.
• Incorporating learners own personal experiences and interests in the classroom.  This not only makes the lessons more motivating but means that students practise the English they need to talk about topics relevant to them and their lives outside of the classroom.
• Using authentic texts in the classroom e.g. internet articles and recordings; British & American TV programmes and movies, to ensure that lessons are up-to-date, varied and interesting.
• Helping learners to understand not only the language but also the best ways to learn.  We help students create good studying strategies for both within and outside the classroom environment.

Our classes incorporate the teaching of all four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking. In addition, we help learners to discover language rules (e.g. grammar and pronunciation) for themselves, thereby successfully developing students’ abilities and confidence with the language.

Levels

The maximum number of students in a class is 14.

Timetable

• Classes of 1½ hours twice a week on either Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday.  
• Classes run March to November
• Approximately 100 hours in total which allows you to complete one of our levels

Other Courses

• Exam preparation classes for FCE, CAE, CPE & IELTS
• Business English
• Short Intensive courses
• One-to-one
• Tailor-made courses

Please contact the institute for details.