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TEACHING

& LEARNING

RAISING CONFIDENCE IN COMMUNICATION

Our Summer English courses concentrate helping the students to learn as much some schools we may operate a zig-zag
on improving a student’s level of fluency useful English as possible. They make programme, which means classes can
and to raising their confidence in speaking lessons interesting and fun, using a wide be in the morning or afternoon. At the
English. We do this by focussing on range of language activities designed to end of the course the student receives
speaking and listening activities to improve their ability to communicate an individual progress report written
bring out what they already know and fluently. by their teacher and an end-of-course
develop their skills. Students are actively Our Classic English courses include achievement certificate.
encouraged to practise their English with 15 hours of English tuition per week
students from other nationalities, both in including fluency practice, project work
class and outside. where students work together on topics
Students are tested on arrival to the such as the environment, well being and
centre so that we can accurately assess British Culture, which allows them to
the student’s level and place them in an use a range of language skills to deliver a
appropriate class. We keep class sizes presentation at the end of the week. The
small; average 13 students per class but project is based on the excursion locations
15 maximum. This allows us to pay more encouraging the students to get the
most from their trips. Most of our schools
attention to each individual student.
attention to each individual student. most from their trips. Most of our schools
have lessons in the morning, though in
Our teachers are qualified and enthusiastic, have lessons in the morning, though in
Our teachers are qualified and enthusiastic,

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