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English Language for Juniors 6-9 year olds    

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Where
We run courses in our three centres

central Lisbon, Miraflores and Parede.   

When
All courses are 90 hours long

3 hours once a week, or 1.5 hours twice a week   
3 ten week terms October – December, January – March, March - June   

Classes
Junior courses are for 6 to 9 year olds

four levels, J1 - J4   
pupils grouped according to age    

We also have a mixed age (6-10) bilingual group in Lisbon only – this is for children who have had some of their education in English or who use English on a regular basis outside school.  

Our courses
We design our courses to meet the learning needs and styles of this particular age group. Our courses

are topic based   
enhance the children’s learning in other subjects at school   
engage the children in working with realistic meaningful language   
teach children to understand and speak with confidence   
develop  children’s reading and writing skills in English   
involve the children in a variety of fun tasks   

Approach and methodology
Our pupils participate actively in their learning. Our approach  

is pupil centred   
puts a focus on educating the whole child   
encourages and assesses the development of good learning skills   
emphasises learning by doing    

Our methodology involves

children working on a variety of  tasks (songs, role-plays, mini presentations, projects, making books)    
working as a class, in groups, pairs, or by themselves   
using a variety of resources, including ICT, films and literature to help children develop their English language skills   

Assessment
Children are assessed on their work throughout the course.

each course has clearly defined objectives relating to learning skills and learning outcomes   
children are encouraged to self assess their work and participation   
parents receive reports on their child’s progress at the end of each term    
we invite parents in each term to discuss their child’s learning   

International qualifications
Young learners of English (7 to 12 year olds) have the opportunity to take the University of Cambridge English language tests, Starters, Movers and Flyers (YLE). More information on our exams pages.

British Council Portal

The British Council Portal (opens in new window) gives all secondary and adult students access to their personal assessments and lesson summaries. To log on, all you need is your student number and your password, given to you by your teacher.

Parents/guardians can also view the lesson summaries and assessments of secondary students and all YL reports. To log on you’ll need your child’s student accountname/number (6nnnnnn or 7nnnnnn),  their password and an email account.

If you have any problems accessing the Portal please contact portal.customers@pt.britishcouncil.org quoting your student number.

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