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Electives - Tailor Programs to Meet Your Needs

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Electives are an integral and highly popular part our student centred approach to learning, emphasizing individual needs and the role of the student in the learning process. They allow students to tailor their programs to meet their individual needs, providing both program focus and flexibility.

While our morning periods (1 to 4) focus on developing core common skills our afternoon periods (5 to 7) allow students to tailor their program to meet their own specific needs through General and Specialized Electives. or Workshops. Both are

General Electives: General Electives are offered at all learning levels (more options for higher levels) and on different topics. They focus primarily on developing

Students may select different ones each week.

Specialized Workshops:  provide intensive, concentrated studies for higher level students looking to learn English for business, hospitality, specific fields (such as aviation or medicine), exams (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS) or higher education. They are offered in periods 5 to 7, Monday through Thursday. Focussed Courses require pre-registration. See page 9 for a list of Focussed Courses.

General Electives 1 - Sample Topics

Details

  • Two periods in length (100 minutes)
  • 13:00 to 13:50 (period 5) and 14:00 to 14:50 (period 6)
  • One week in duration
  • New electives every week

Sample Topics

  • Current Affairs
  • Pronunciation
  • Blogging and Podcasting
  • Slang
  • Word Power
  • English Through Music
  • Listening & Speaking
  • Marketing
  • Effective Writing
  • Power Speaking

General Electives 2 - Sample Topics

Details

  • One periods in length (50 minutes)
  • 15:00 to 15:50 (period 7)
  • One week in duration
  • New electives every week

Sample Topics

  • Business Skills
  • Interview Skills
  • Debating
  • Reality English
  • Telephone English
  • English through Acting

Electives > Features

  • Levels - Beginner to Advanced. More options for higher level students
  • Age: 15 years plus
  • Duration: 1 to 52 weeks
  • Duration: One week - students select new electives every week.
  • Course Intensity: Electives are not standalone programs. They must be combined with a program (Core English, Focus On Communication or Exam Preparation) at 24, 28 or 32 lessons per week.

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