Our summer courses are deigned for students who wish to become more proficient in English.
The course programme reflects this awareness and is focused on functional language studies.

Classes are lerner- centred with all students being given the opportunity to speak as much as possible.

Lessons involve the use of pair and group work, as well as whole class participation. The greatest emphasis is on speaking and understanding, on helping students to enjoy their lessons. Active lessons, which evolve into amusing, intriguing, often unique exhilarating stories are carefully planned to help students learn and master the language with little effort.

Classes often become a live theatre, a stage where students under the guidance of a teacher play the most important part. Classes where the shyest students can become an extrovert actor, a leader of a chorus line.

A PLUS language course is an experience likely to help students to gain confidence and strengthen their character.

THE COURSE STRUCTURE

On the first day of the course, students undergo a placement test consisting of multiple choice grammar test, reading and listening tests and an oral interview. The courses are deigned around 20 lessons per week (45' minutes each) from Monday to Friday at up to five different levels from beginner to advanced.

There are generally 12-13 students in a class with a maximum of 15 students.

All our teachers have the correct qualifications to teach on our courses as required by The British Council, they are professionally prepared and are selected for their experience, friendliness and enthusiasm. In most cases they have a university degree or equivalent, at least one year's teaching experience and possess T rinity College of London Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (DipTESOL), or RSA (CELTA), TESOL or any other British Council approved equivalent TEFL certificate,.BEd degree or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE.

Teachers do not always work from set syllabuses and programmes may change according to the needs of each class. If group leaders wish and provided there are seats available on the coash, they may also accompany students on excursions and upon request help out with sport and social activities

DESCRIPTION OF LEVELS

Beginner
The course covers basic vocabulary such as numbers, places, family, jobs, times, sports, interests and hobbies, food and drink. It introduces grammar for initial communication. Students also learn to introduce themselves, talk about jobs, ask questions, give a description, order food in a restaurant, and talk about their likes and dislikes.

Elementary
This level builds on students' vocabulary, revising and developing grammar for more sophisticated interaction. Students learn to communicate on a variety of topics: asking for and giving directions, giving advice, making suggestions, talking about free-time activities, describing feelings.
Intermediate
At this level students are taught a range of techniques to increase their vocabulary while grammatical concepts are revised and reinforced. Skills and functions include: talking about the weather, giving advice, talking about ability, expressing obligation and necessity.

Upper-Intermediate
Students are expected to refine and develop vocabulary topics and areas of grammatical competency. Functions include: asking for and giving personal information, making future predictions, giving instructions, talking about character and emotions, discussing hypothetical situations.

Advanced
At this level students take an active role in discovering which areas of language they need to work on and improve, and to learn ways of doing this effectively. Particular areas include: collocations, phrasal verbs, proverbs, idioms, verbs with dependent prepositions, words confused or misused.

SAMPLE COURSE PROGRAMME

CETIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

A PLUS certificate of attendane is issued to each student at the end of the course (the final lesson includes the presentation of certificates).

Trinity College Spoken English and Pitman Insttitute Examination can be organised if a minimum number of 15 applicants is achieved. In this case, following fees will be levied:

" Pitman - All levels £ 60,00

" Trinity Initial/Elementary £ 65,00
To take the exams, students must book and pay with their agents.
We must be notified 2 weeks prior their departure, at least.