This is the most popular course for teenagers at St. Clare’s each summer. It combines Integrated Language Skills lessons with Active Language Projects and a wide range of activities and excursions.
- Classes are available at all levels from Elementary to Advanced
- The Director of Studies tests your knowledge of English and places you in an international group of students at the same level
- Morning lessons focus on the language learning skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
- They also increase your accurate use of the language by practising grammar points and extending your range of vocabulary
- In the afternoon sessions, the focus is on improving your fluency in English through Active Language Projects in a range of interesting subject areas
- Our qualified and experienced teachers will encourage you to communicate with increasing confidence and accuracy
- Your progress is monitored at regular intervals and your Certificate and Report are presented at a special ceremony on your last afternoon
Every week you take part in a different Active Language Project to develop your language skills. Each programme has a clear language outcome which the learner moves towards during the week. There are three basic stages:
- Preparation - input from the teacher or research by the learner;
- Development - organising and sharing ideas with other members of the class;
- Production - a presentation or a performance which concludes the activity.
Here are some examples of our Active Language Project
- Oxford Study Visits
- Film Studies
- Youth & Culture
- College Magazine
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- The language of advertising
- Oxford in popular fiction
- Drama workshops
- News & Media
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Sample daily programme |
09.00 - 11.00 |
Accuracy Skills |
11.00 - 11.30 |
Break |
11.30 - 12.30 |
Fluency Skills |
12.30 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 - 16.00 |
Active Language Projects |