Course Levels

Level

Description

Beginner Low

Produces no language worth rewarding

Beginner Med

Offers no relevant information and is unable to formulate clear opinions or sentences.

Pronunciation is poor and inconsistent and communication is hesitant and disjointed.

Has limited vocabulary.

Consistently inaccurate use of structures.

Beginner High

Opinions are limited to basic questions and relevant information provided is limited.

Answers are short and show little or no initiative.

Hesitant and accent regularly impedes communication.

Rarely attempts complex language and is unable to overcome any problems.

Generally inaccurate of basic language.

Errors impede communication and are unable to use any complex structures.

Pre-Intermediate Low

Expresses simple opinions, needs prompting and rarely expands.

Generally responds well but has difficulty with more complex questions.

Hesitates occasionally and accent may impede communication.

Uses an adequate range of structures and vocabulary.

Less accurate in more unfamiliar language situations.

Pre-Intermediate Med

Expresses simple opinions and offers some personal responses conveying some relevant information.

Pronunciation and intonation are generally accurate though errors may interfere communication.

Some attempts to use complex language though not always successfully.

Generally accurate using simple basic language.

Pre-Intermediate High

Expresses simple opinions and responds to a wide range of questions; occasional prompting required.

Occasional errors impede communicate though has resources to maintain interaction.

Uses an adequate range of structures and vocabulary.

Some errors evident, particularly when using more complex vocabulary.

Intermediate-Low

Expresses opinions with ease and responds well without undue difficulty and convey a significant amount of information.

Pronunciation and intonation are generally good.

Uses a relatively wide range of vocabulary generally used appropriately and accurately.

Takes initiative occasionally.

Intermediate-Med

Frequently justifies opinions and expands replies.

Takes active part in developing discussions.

Uses a relatively wide range of vocabulary generally used in appropriately and accurately.

Generally responds without undue hesitations.

Accent is noticeable but does not impede communication.

Intermediate-High

Confidently expresses opinions and attitudes.

Able to sustain conversation with ease and without undue hesitation.

Uses a wide range of vocabulary appropriately, accurately and precisely.

Pronunciation and intonation are clear.

Advanced

Confidently expresses opinions and convey a lot of information.

Pronunciation and intonation are consistently comprehensible and clear.

Upper Advanced

Accent in no way impedes communication.

Have appropriate linguistic resources to be able to overcome problems and maintain interaction.

Full range of tenses, subordinate clauses, etc. is used very competently and appropriately to convey information.
Advanced English Course Structure

  • 1:1 2 hours Academic Listening and Speaking class with a local teacher

  • 1:1 2 hours Academic Reading and Writing class with a local teacher

  • 1:8 2 hours General English class with a native speaker (1 teacher 8 students)


Elective Classes

  • Academic Reading and Writing

    This course helps students gain knowledge in grammar and vocabulary to express their ideas and opinions in writing. Students develop skills in a brief essay level, and according to their progress, they also review English grammar to their writing. On the other hand, the Academic Reading class will focus on improving students academic vocabularies and develop their comprehension in more advanced settings

    Textbooks

    • 1:1 Writing Academic English/Cambridge Reading and Writing

    • 1:8 New Interchange

  • Academic Speaking and Listening

    This course is designed for students who want to develop their speaking and listening ability. The aims of the classes are to encourage students to speak English with confidence, to expose them to a variety of challenging and activities in listening and speaking and to stimulate discussion on various topics using the English language. The students will be asked to do some presentation skills that may be helpful in their workplace.

    Textbooks

    • 1:1 Cambridge Skills to Fluency (Listening and Speaking)

    • 1:8 New Interchange

  • Medical English

    This program is designed for non-native English speakers who are health care professionals or students taking up nursing or medical courses. The selected topics give them the basics about the English translation of the knowledge that they have acquired from their medical experience. Learning all these medical terminologies, knowing the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body bridges to a better understanding on how the body works in wonders. Each student is given the opportunity to be aware of knowing the different body parts, functions, complementing with each organ-system balance. It includes useful expressions in an English-speaking medical setting. Applied to the day to day experience, understanding simple diseases and disorders, opens the students mind to a better grasp of new ideas related to the medical field.

    This is composed of 4 hours of 1:1 (Medical English) class and 2 hours of 1:8 class handled by a Native Speaker.

    Textbooks

    • 1:1 Medical English

    • 1:8 New Interchange

  • Business English

    This course ranges from topics namely American Business, Marketing, International Trade, Business Management, Business Writing and Human Resource. It will focus on making presentations, negotiating, meeting skills, business vocabulary and writing while surveying different topics. Facilities, instructors, education events and social affairs are integrated into a program of the highest quality.

    This is composed of 4 hours of Business English class and 2 hours of 1:8 class handled by a Native Speaker.

    Textbooks

    • 1:1

      • (a) Market Leader

      • (b) Business One:One

    • 1:8 New Interchange


Exam English Course Structure

  • 1:1 2 hour-class with a local teacher (1 teacher 1 student)

  • 1:1 2 hour-class with a local teacher (1 teacher 1 student)

  • 1:8 2-hour class with a Native Speaker (1 teacher 8 students)

  • *Note: The student has the option to choose any of the Test Preparatory Programs like TOEFL, IELTS and TOEIC.


Classes

TOEIC Preparatory Test

It concentrates on developing students speaking, reading, writing and listening skills. All of these are in a business context in addition to TOEIC test-taking strategies. Students can expect daily vocabulary and homework exercises, frequent quizzes, weekly listening reviews and regular full-length TOEIC practice tests.

Textbooks

  • (a) Longman Preparation Series for the New TOEIC

  • (b) Oxford Practice Tests for the TOEIC Test

IELTS Preparatory Test

Focusing on examination techniques and study skills required to help students obtain a substantial score for the IELTS Test, these classes will help develop examination strategies. They will focus on the listening, reading, writing and speaking sections through test structure analysis, sample questions and full exam-condition practice tests.

Textbooks

  • (a) Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS

  • (b) IELTS Practice Tests

  • (c) IELTS Masterclass

TOEFL Preparatory Test

This is designed to help students prepare for the TOEFL examination and at the same time improve their English. Students practice listening, reading comprehension and grammatical skills. Other elements of the course include pre-writing and organizational strategies for weekly tests and review sessions.

Textbooks

  • (a) Longman Preparation Course for the TOEFL Test

  • (b) ETS TOEFL iBT