Intensive General English

Course details

This Intensive General English GE2 language course, 22.5 (45 minute) lessons per week, is structured to provide a solid grounding and improvement in the core English language and communication skills of English. This course is taken over five mornings (with the General English GE1) and three afternoons. The afternoon is devoted to developing fluency covering the four main skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students wishing to focus on improving their oral fluency can discuss and debate a wide variety of topics whilst being facilitated, motivated and corrected by an experienced native sspeaker. It also gives the student the opportunity to further build on their vocabulary and put into practice what has been learned in the morning class.

The social programme provides the student the opportunity to attend out-of-class activities and to explore Dublin.

This intensive English language course is open to students from beginners to advanced levels and focuses on a communicative approach to learning. It is a combination of our morning group English classes and our afternoon elective classes.

This is intended for students wishing to rapidly improve their level of English. The focus of the elective English classes will be on grammar, vocabulary, writing, conversation, pronunciation and intercultural matters. Innovative and stimulating activities will promote and accelerate learning in these specific target areas of language acquisition.

Students Entry Test

• The placement test on arrival will allows us to accurately determine your current level of English
• The test consists of a multiple choice questionnaire and an oral test with the Director of Studies..
• Students’ level of progression may vary, depending on the initial level of aptitude and application.
• All students are monitored closely by their teachers to ensure that they are always at the correct learning level

Assessment

It must be emphasised that the GE1 programme classes are not specifically tailored for Cambridge Examination preparation; however, if a student wishes to prepare for an exam whilst undertaking their GE1 course, every effort is made on behalf on the school to assist and facilitate the student in successfully completing the exam. We have exam preparation materials available on loan to the student and the Director of Studies personally assists any student who requests assistance with exam preparation.

Students are also tested throughout the course both through formative and summative assessment methods. Students are prepared and helped in class by their teachers in order to complete their logbooks for the TIE exam at the end of their course. The Director of Studies also holds TIE preparation inductions for new students once a month and checks each logbook individually before a student takes the exam.