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Which course is best for you?

We offer you a choice of courses, so you can select the course that best meets your needs and time availability.

 
Are you interested in special long term courses?
 

Intensive Course Worthing (Age 16+)

pic1.jpg (7985 bytes)You can join this course if you can ask and answer simple questions in the present and past tenses and have a vocabulary of about 250 words. New students join on any Monday (Tuesday after a Public Holiday) and take a written and listening test so that you can be allocated to a suitable level. There is a minimum of five levels:

  • Elementary
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  • Lower Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Higher Intermediate
  • Advanced
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 Your course will consist of 30 lessons of 45 minutes each per week. You can stay for any period from two weeks to one year. The average number of students in a class is 8 to 10, with a maximum of 12. The Intensive Course covers:

  • Coursebook work: grammar, listening, reading, writing, pair work, problem-solving tasks and vocabulary exercises.
  • Oral work: pair work, group discussions, debates role-play, pronunciation, syllable stress, sentence stress and intonation.
  • The class teacher and the Director of Studies will monitor your progress and give assistance on individual learning problems.

You can advance to higher levels as your standards improve and ­ as with all our courses ­ you will receive an end-of-course certificate for the level you attain. If you wish to go on to a British University or College of Higher or Further Education, we can help you improve your English to the required IELTS or TOEFL level for entry and advise you on the choice of where and what to study.

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Cambridge Examination Courses Worthing (Age 16+)

We prepare students for four levels of the University of Cambridge English Language Examinations:

  • Preliminary English Test
  • First Certificate
  • Advanced English Certificate
  • Proficiency
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As with the Intensive Course there are 30 lessons of 45 minutes each per week and the average class size is 8-10 with a maximum of 12. The course lasts 11 weeks, with the examination in the 12th week, and begins in March and September each year.

Beginnersą Special Course Worthing (Age 16+)

Students who are beginners in English and cannot meet the minimum qualification to join the Intensive Course, as described above should enrol on the Special Beginnersą Course. This is a four week course and can start on any Monday (Aug-May). The student receives four weeks of one-to-one teaching, 20 lessons of 40 minutes each per week.

IELTS Special preparation course (Aged 16+)
The Special IELTS preparation course is designed for students preparing for entry to a British university or college in the autumn. It is available only to students of intermediate level and above, as determined by the Swandean entry test, or to those holding an existing IELTS grade 5.0 or more overall, for which a photocopy of the certificate is required.

The course focuses on:

  • Academic reading and writing skills with some remedial grammar work as appropriate.
  • Academic listening skills, such as note-taking, following lectures by recognising signpost words and seeing beyond the surface meaning.
  • Speaking skills, including giving opinions and reasons, expanding on a subject, comparing and contrasting, making accurate questions, showing interest and talking about future plans.

There will be a test at the end of each week and a full mock examination in the final week of the course. The minimum number of enrolments required for each course is six.

At other times of the year, candidates for IELTS may take the Intensive course and will receive assistance in preparing for the examination without extra charge, so long as they are of intermediate level or above.

Summer Vacation Courses Worthing (Age 16+)

From mid June to late August, we offer half day courses, either morning or afternoon, so that you can improve your English and take a summer holiday in one of our seaside centres at the same time. There are 20 lessons of 40 minutes each week. You can begin your course on any Monday and enrol for between 2 and 9 weeks. We organise a wide variety of sports and cultural activities which you can join, if you wish, on a "pay-as-you-go" basis.

Young Learners Summer Vacation Course Worthing (Age 12 to 16)

Also between mid June and late August, but in Worthing only, we run half-day courses of 20 lessons of 40 minutes each for juniors aged 12 to 16. Here, the varied leisure activities programme, including excursions, sports, cultural visits and parties, is included in the price and closely supervised by representatives of the School.

Private Lessons:

We offer one-to-one teaching with qualified teachers, either as a course on its own or to supplement one of the above courses.

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