English Courses in Sheffield
General English
Our International General English classes are small with a maximum of 12 students per class. Studying in such small, international groups ensures that you receive a maximum individual attention from you tutor and lot of practise in using new language. This leads to increased confidence and helps maximise your learning. Programme 1 has 15 hours per week during the mornings. Programme 2 includes a further 6 hours on 4 afternoons per week.
Every courses includes:
- Sessions to develop your skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Pronunciation practice
- Grammar improvement
- Vocabulary extension
- Fluency practise
- Exam practise for students taking exams
- Use of self-access materials
- Use of video and reading library
At the beginning of your course, we will ask you to complete a level test.
This will enable us to assess you level of English and place you in the right class for you.
- You will also receive a free courses study file which includes:
- information about CDC
- how to study successfully
- location maps
- information about living in England
- guidance about staying with your home-stay
Overview:
- for all students
- age: 18+ years
- group size: max 12
- level: elementary to advanced
- Course length: 1 week +
- Dates: all year around – start any Monday
- Programme 1: 15 hours per week
- Programme 2: 21 hours per week
- Course book and file
- Weekly social programme
- End of course certificate and report
Academic English and IELTS Preparation
This course is designed to build up your general English and then give you practice in passing the IELTS examination. You will take a level test and will be placed in the appropriate group.
The course includes the following:
- General English
- Grammar and pronunciation
- Topic study
- IELTS practice
- For all students
- Age: 18 + years
- Group size: maximum 12
- Level : Elementary to Intermediate
- Course length: 6 weeks +
- Dates: all year round – start any Monday
- 21 hours per week
- Courses book and file
- Weekly social programme
- End of course certificate and report
- meetings
- negotiations
- sales
- discussing figures
- giving presentations
- report writing
- discussing processes
- communicating by telephone
- business correspondence
- for business personnel
- age: 18+ years
- group size: maximum 12
- level : Intermediate to advanced
- courses length: 1 week+
- dates: all year round- start any Monday
- 15 hours of General English
- business extra : 5 or 10 hours 1:1 Business English
- course materials and file
- weekly social programme
- end of course certificate and report
Overview:
Executive English
Ideal for Business Professionals
Our intensive 1: 1 programmes are designed to meet the need of executives and busy professionals in today’s fast paced business environment.
Tour timetable is flexible to allow you to plan your time to suit you.
By means of a detailed Needs Analysis, we are able to create a picture of when and how you are required to use English in your work.
This allows us to design a tailor-made programme which will favour the maximum and most appropriate language development possible in the time avalaible.
This programme will be discusses and reviewed with you regularly, allowing it to grow and develop as necessary:
Typical areas might include:
Your personal trainer will use up-to-date, relevant business training materials ans a variety of media.
They will base your sessions on your company information to build your expertise in presenting your products and services.
Overview:
For Middle and Senior Management personnel
Age : 25+ years
Group size:1
Level: beginner to adavanced
Course length: 1 week +
Dates: all year round – start any Monday
15,20,25 or 30 hours per week
Tailor- made programme
Course materials and file
End of courses certificate and report
Business English Extra
This course is designed for students who want to improve their English skills for use in working environment.
Your morning sessions are devoted to improving your General English ability.
In today’s competitive workplace, the need to speak good English in a business environment is more important.
The Business English Extra programme gives you the opportunity to improve your general level of English and to concentrate on the specialist English you need for your business in your “extra “ 1:1 sessions weekly.
In addition to your group general English class, you can choose to have five or ten individual sessions each week, and the programme content will be specially designed to meet your needs.
Your personal tutor will design the programme based on the information you provide on a Needs Analysis from which will be sent to you before the start of your course.
Overview:
Language courses
Language learning needs are very individual and your course will be more focused and cost-effective if accurately tailored to your needs.
Before the start of the course, we offer a free assessment of your needs to help design the course.
You will then receive a detailed proposal outlining the course and the exact charges.
Il will identify targets and probable time span.
This report will form the basis of the contract.
We assess progress on a regular basis to ascertain if achievement is on target.
This will tell us if targets have been met, or whether you need further training to achieve them.
A chosen number of sessions per week ( minimum 2 hours).
Overview:
Age: 18+ years
Group size1:1
Level: any
Course length: 1 week +
Dates: all year round – start any Monday
Minimum of 2 hours per week
Can be booked along with General English Programme 1
Course material and file
End of course certificate and report.
