Course dates and lengths
| From September to mid-June |
From mid-June to end August |
Courses generally start each month and can last for a term or more, depending on your entry level and needs.
Age: 17+ |
There are seven entry points during the summer and courses last between 2 and 11 weeks.
Age: 18+
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Course options
- English for Examinations: 21 lessons per week in small groups (maximum 12)
- Exam Combination: 20 lessons per week : 15 in small groups and 5 in private lessons
- Personal Language training: 1:1 lessons 15, 20 or 25 lessons per week or as
add-ons
The benefits to you
increased overall confidence in an international community
- success in IELTS and entry to university
- success in PET, FCE, CAE and a boost to your future career
English for Examinations
Classes in the mornings (15 lessons per week) focus on the background skills required for exam success. As a result, you develop greater accuracy and fluency in the use of English.
Lessons incorporate the four skills - reading, writing, listening and speaking - as well as the building-blocks of the language - grammar and vocabulary.
Classes in the afternoons (6 lessons per week) are based on practising the skills required for success in your chosen examination and include:
- examination strategies
- practice tests
- speaking and listening tasks
- ‘against the clock’ activities
- tips from the examiners
Exam Combination
Classes in the mornings (15 lessons per week) focus on the background skills required for exam success. As a result, you develop greater accuracy and fluency in the use of English. Lessons incorporate the four skills, reading, writing, listening and speaking, as well as the building-blocks of the language, grammar and vocabulary.
Classes in the afternoons (5 lessons per week) are one-to-one with your own teacher. This is an excellent way to focus specifically on making that extra progress – it might just make the difference!
There’s no better way to prepare for IELTS, or the Cambridge examinations (PET, FCE and CAE) or even the more specialist examinations like TOEIC and TOEFL.
Personal Language Training
You can always add some one-to-one lessons each week to your standard programme.
These private lessons are a great opportunity to build your conversational skills or to prepare for an examination like IELTS.
Discuss your needs and interests with the Director of Studies and he will arrange the teacher and the times to suit you. For the full range of the benefits see Personal Language Training.