Intensive General English group 30 lessons per week (22.5 hours per week) - 5 oder 10 Tage

This is a combination course of General English (as above) and Conversational English (see course details below). This course is designed for students who wish to dedicate more time to develop an increased proficiency in English in a relatively short period of time and the students who wish to maximise their available time to practise the spoken language after the General English course. Students will be placed in the appropriate level of the General English group according to the results of their placement test. The small group (only 6 students per class) Conversational English classes specifically concentrate on speaking, listening and pronunciation and typically involve debates, discussion, pair work (with other students) and presentations. The functional focus is on expressing opinions and preferences, disagreeing and negotiation skills.

• Period of operation: All year round
• Level: Beginner to Advanced
• Duration of 1 Lesson: 45 minutes
• Lessons per week: 30 lessons / 22.5 hours (20 lessons / 15 hours per week General English + 10 lessons / 7.5 hours per week Conversational English classes)
• Average number of students in class for General English: Winter (January – May & September – December) 13 students
• Average number of students in class for General English: Summer (June, July & August) 13 students
• Maximum students in class for the Conversational English all year round: 8 students

Sample timetable:

The above is a sample timetable for the morning General English course as we also have afternoon General English classes and you may have a double-banking session whereby lessons will be held in the afternoon from 15:00 hrs until 18:15 hrs (also 3 hours). If you book an Intensive English Course your 10 conversation classes per week will always be held between 1pm and 2:30pm, even if you have afternoon General English classes at 3pm.

Conversational English

Students are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of speaking practice in achieving greater levels of fluency. Studying grammar is pointless without having sufficient opportunity to use it in spoken language. Conversation is a central aspect of language acquisition and the activities of this course help to sustain an intelligible flow of language as well as encourage listening comprehension. Our conversational programme is aimed at increasing the student’s confidence and active memory through rich and varied discussion around topic areas. These lessons specifically concentrate on speaking. The lessons typically involve debates, discussion, pair work (with other students) and presentations. The functional focus is on expressing opinions and preferences, disagreeing and negotiation skills.

Note: This programme should be taken as a supplement to any of the other courses

• Period of operation: All year round
• Level: Beginner to Advanced
• Duration of 1 Lesson: 45 minutes
• Lessons per week: 10 lessons / 7.5 hours