All of our teachers are well qualified, experienced highly proficient speakers speakers of English, who regularly attend development training sessions. Our teaching methodology is based on the most recent ideas in language learning and teaching.
Key Skills
Speaking
You will spend much of your time in class speaking. During speaking activities your teacher will sometimes correct you a lot, for example during grammar practice. On other occasions, for example when you are taking part in a role play, you won’t be corrected as the teacher will want you to focus more on fluency and communicating your ideas. A balance of accuracy and fluency in speaking will help you to become a successful language learner and improve your spoken English.
Listening
Practice in listening is very important, and to ensure that you listen to a wide range of spoken English, your teacher will ask you to listen to cassettes, videos, DVDs and CD-ROMs.
Reading
Reading activities in class will expose you to a wide range of different types of texts (newspaper articles, letters, short stories, advertisements, brochures, etc.). We also encourage you to read outside the classroom as much as possible. As a student you will have free membership of the British Council Self Study Centre and will be able to choose from a wide variety of books suitable for your particular level.
Writing
Writing skills are practised in the classroom and sometimes you will be asked to complete a writing task at home. Sometimes preparation for homework is done in the classroom and homework can often be used for correction and work to improve your accuracy in English.
As well as practising the above skills, you will also work on your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation in class, as these areas are vital in helping you improve your proficiency in English.
Learner autonomy
We believe that students learn in different ways and it is important to find out the way/ways that work best for you. Your teacher will encourage you to reflect on how you learn. We hope that you will make full use of our other services such as the Self Study Centre to help.
Counselling
During the term your teacher will conduct email counselling with the whole class.
The teacher will guide you on your strengths and weaknesses and highlight ways for you to make improvements in your English language learning inside and outside the class. Counselling is an important means of keeping dialogue open between the teacher and students throughout the term as well as providing a system to deal with the individual needs of students.
Assessment
During the course you will be continuously assessed by your teacher about your class work and homework, and you will also be marked on 3-4 assessed tasks covering different language skills. All these results will then be used to assess your progress during the course. A final report will be given to each student at the end of each term.
Our teachers and teaching
