Year round adult general English course in London

Our general English courses run all year round and students can start any Monday. The length of the course is up to the student. Students can study from a minimum of two weeks, up to a long-term course of three, six or even twelve months. We offer a choice of 15 or 25 hours of General English per week. All lessons are 60 minutes.

                      
Maximum Class Size

The maximum class size is 14.

Levels

All students are given a level test on their first Monday and will be placed at the appropriate level. Most weeks we offer six levels including elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced and advanced plus.

Please note that we do not offer group classes for beginners. Beginners are required to take one-to-one lessons until they reach the right level to join our elementary group.

Syllabus

All levels have an ongoing eight-week syllabus with an attainment test at the end, after which students then move up a level, if they have passed the test.

The 15-hour course offers grammar-based lessons linked to a variety of topics. Different skills are also integrated from the beginning and throughout the lessons.

The 25-hour course, in addition to what the 15-hour course covers, also offer skills-based lessons in the afternoons. They give students the opportunity for further practice in speaking, reading, listening and writing.

Methodology

Our method of teaching is the communicative approach. The content of the course includes social functions, not just linguistic structures. Students regularly work in pairs or engage in role-plays to adjust their use of the target language to different social contexts. Classroom material and activities are often authentic and reflect real-life situations and demands. Skills are integrated from the beginning; a given activity might involve reading, speaking, listening and perhaps also writing.

Learning Material

 All Learning material is provided. Teachers usually work with a variety of course books and other teaching material and provide students with photocopies of material covered in class.

Certificates and Course Reports

All students are given a certificate at the end of their course. We can also provide course/progress reports on request.

One-to-One Tuition

We offer one-to-one tuition all year round. One-to-one courses are tailor-made for students. Students get the closest possible attention from their personal tutor. One-to-one tuition can be taken as a unique course, or in addition to a group course. Students decide on the number of lessons they would like to take.