Understand english, use english, learn english

Language is about communication, so General English classes will help you to use the language in real situations and develop confidence to communicate more fluently in English.

The six distinct elements which make up our General English programme are designed to give you practical language skills to help you succeed in the future.

Our weekly intensive programme consist of:

Guided individual learning and tutorials: with the help of your teacher you identify your personal learning goals, and decide on ways to work towards them both in class and out of class. You also will discuss your individual progress with your teacher.

Fluency focus (task): in this class you perform a communicative task where you interact with other students to practise spoken English in a variety of ways such as debate, role play, discussion with your partner or in a group. This will help to improve your fluency and performance skills.

Skills focus: this class is designed to encourage you to practise and develop a particular skill (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Teachers liaise with each other to select appropriate skills based on the task from the previous day.

Language focus (consolidation): you work on areas of language (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation) identified from the tasks. This improves your accuracy and further develops your fluency through a wide variety of practice activities and input.

Project work: in these afternoon sessions you have the chance to put into practice your language skills and build up confidence through a range of daily tasks working towards a weekly project.

If you join our semi-intensive course of 15 hours per week, your lessons will finish at 12.45 with the language focus consolidation session.

One-to-one tuition

One-to-one lessons provide a personalised programme which allows you to make fast progress. This is possible because you have the undivided attention of your teachers who create the course to your specific level and language needs.

One-to-one lessons ensures that:

  • the course content is tailored to your academic or career objectives

  • special attention is paid to your individual problem areas

  • you study at your own pace

  • your time is better spent because you concentrate on what matters to you

  • you are more confident to perform effectively in an academic or professional environment

  • students wishing to take an official exam revise past papers under real exam conditions