General English Course Information
2008 Premier General English Course Fees
The General Premier course is a complete program of studies from 9 am to 5 pm. You can choose either a Full Individual Program (4 private lessons per day), a Shared Individual Program (2 private lessons and 3 shared lessons per day), or a Shared Program (3 shared lessons per day). All programs also include time for personal preparation work, consolidation work, Fluency Practice Workshop™, and Masterclass™.
The course elements:
- the course concentrates on stimulating fast and accurate reactions so that the use of the language rapidly becomes instinctive
- clients become exposed to a structured program
- purposed-designed grammar drilling exercises to develope the ability to write accurately in a range of styles and registers
- interactive and dynamic oral practice sessions to encourage the expression of ideas and opinions, incorporating new vocabularly and idioms as well as manipulating sophisticated and more complex language structures
- comprehension skills are developed using a wide variety of carefully selected written texts including newpaper and journal articles and literary texts
- listening exercises of authenticated materials to enable clients to sharpen their comprehension skills, improve their pronunciation, and increase their ability to think in the language
- extra support is available during the individual preparation times and the Masterclass™ to help students with difficult linguistic points
Course Duration: 1 to 12 weeks
Course Start Date: Courses start every Monday throughout the year
Course Prices: The course prices include accommodation with a host-family (private room with breakfast and dinner). If you want other accommodations, please deduct $315 per week from the course prices.
You can choose to increase or decrease the intensity of your program by adding or reducing private lessons at a rate of $100 per hour.
