Academic Long-stay Standard Intensive English

From 2012.

This is an intensive course for students who wish to have the opportunity to enhance the skills of listening and speaking. The additional 10 lessons per week provides the ideal conditions to further develop a wide range of vocabulary and improve your key communication skills. Grammatical structures and vocabulary dealt with in morning lessons can be put into practice in these lessons, allowing a greater degree of reinforcement.

 

This course is for students who are seeking to communicate effectively in everyday situations and gain a sound understanding of the principles of the English language. The morning lessons are designed around a course book and provides the opportunity for students to improve the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as enhancing and increasing their active / working vocabulary and grammar knowledge. By the end of their stay the students can expect to have improved not only their communicative competence, through their study of ‘survival’ English and ‘everyday’ English but will have also achieved a new level of learner autonomy and confidence.

 

All programmes include inbound transfer, university placement service, progress tests and tutorials. Students on Intensive courses are eligible for free upgrades to business and examination courses (FCE, CAE, CPE & TOEFL) subject to level and availability.

2012

Lessons per week:

30 lessons = 22.5 hours

Lesson length:

45 minutes

Lesson schedule:

Mornings and afternoons

Class size max:

12 students

Course length:

8-20 weeks / 21 weeks +

Start dates:

Every Monday

Levels:

All levels

Sample Timetable

2012 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
09:00 - 10:35 Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives Listening: Plans for the future Authentic Texts: Newspapers and magazines Reading and Listening: Festivals and events Grammar: Present perfect, past experiences
10:35 - 10:55 Break Break Break Break Break
10:55 - 12:30 Writing: Describing places Speaking: Interviews and expressing intentions Listening: Radio news and discussion Speaking / Presentations: Festivals and events from home country Writing: Past experiences
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
13:30 - 15:05 Conversation Class Conversation Class Conversation Class Conversation Class Conversation Class