DATES AND PRICES  
 
 

 

GENERAL ENGLISH COURSES                  Go to price list  >>


Main Course (course details)
(Pay for nine weeks in advance, get one week's free tuition)

● 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size.

Main Course with Business or Conversation or Writing
(Pay for nine weeks in advance, get one week's free tuition)

(Students must be at an intermediate level (B1) to join the options in Business English and Conversation)

● 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size.
● 5 x 50-minute lessons per week of an option class (Business English, Conversation, or Writing in groups no greater than 13 in size.

 

 

ACADEMIC ENGLISH COURSES

English for Academic Study with IELTS
(Pay for nine weeks in advance get one week's free tuition)

(Students can sit the IELTS exam at the Centre twice a month)

● 25 x 50-minute lessons per week of Academic English in groups no greater than 13 in size.

Students must have a Higher Intermediate Level (B2) to join this course.

Listening to lectures, seminar skills, reading academic textbooks, academic writing, presentation of references and bibliographies, project work, giving papers, social English, private study techniques, introduction to computers and word-processing. Students can take the IELTS examination at the Centre. IELTS Exams are organised every two weeks. Check the dates of the next exams.

 

 

SPECIALIST ENGLISH COURSES


English for Professionals (Standard)

● 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size.
● 5 x 50-minute lessons per week of private lessons one to one.

English for Professionals (Intensive)

● 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size.
● 10 x 50-minute lessons per week of private lessons one to one.

Course examples:

Managers and Administrators
(All participants are sent a pre-course questionnaire)

Successful business presentations, using the telephone, social English, business vocabulary, reading the business press, negotiating, meetings, financial management, computer systems and applications, written communications: letters, fax, e-mail, internet, business report writing.

Doctors and Medical English Courses
(All participants are sent a pre-course questionnaire)

Medical presentations, medical vocabulary, doctor-patient language, case conferences and discussions, medical terminology, pronunciation. social English, medical visits.

Business English
(Courses are also available as Main Course with an Option)

Professional communications (telephoning, fax, e-mail, letter-writing), business language, situational language, report-writing, meetings, negotiation, presentations, relationship management, Information & Communications Technology [ICT] (Powerpoint, Outlook, Word, etc), simulations, business press analysis, business videos / DVDs.

One-to-One Programmes
All students are sent a questionnaire to assist in the designing of their course.

Tailor-made Group Courses
The Centre is able to design programmes for a whole range of specialist areas. Contact us for a full and free consultation, proposal and quotation.

 


 


Courses with special starting dates in 2008


CAMBRIDGE EXAM COURSES
(CESC is an examination centre and students take the exams in the Centre)


First Certificate in English (FCE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) preparation classes

● 10 [13] week courses of 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of examination classes in groups no greater than 13 in size.

● Exams available : Preliminary English Test at Intermediate Level (PET), First Certificate Exam (FCE) at upper intermediate level, Advanced (CAE) at    advanced level, 

Special preparation for the chosen examination with intensive exam practice.

               Starting dates in 2008: 31 December 2007 FCE [10 weeks tuition and ten weeks accommodation]
               10 March and 8 September FCE, CAE [13 weeks tuition and 14 weeks accommodation]

 

 

TEACHER TRAINING COURSES
(All participants are sent a pre-course questionnaire)


Summer Teachers' Course.

● Two week summer courses of 20 x 50-minute lessons per week of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size

● 10 x 50-minute lessons per week of a professional course in groups no greater than 13 in size

Teaching techniques, teaching speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, teaching vocabulary. Courses are designed to include teachers' specific needs and may include on request, using video, multi-media and the internet, teaching pronunciation, textbook evaluation and materials writing, peer teaching practice.

Starting dates in 2008 : 30 June, 14 July,  28 July

 

ENGLISH AND CULTURE COURSES


English and Culture: one week programme.

● 20 x 50-minute lessons of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size

A full programme of morning English classes and afternoon cultural activities and excursions, with a weekend programme of visits and excursions.

 


 

COURSES AND FEES


All fees are price per student per week unless stated. These fees are all inclusive. There are no additional registration fees to weekly course fees and no accommodation placement fees. Included in the fees are the following:● all teaching costs, all books and teaching materials (students keep their books)
● single, half-board accommodation in local families with no other student speaking the same language (students can arrange their own accommodation and not pay the Centre's accommodation fees)
free daily activities programme
● weekly evening party or similar event
● end of course certificate
● individual progress report if required
free use of 25 student multi-media computers with English Language Programmes, MS-Office and free laser printing
free use of wireless network for internet access using laptop computers
● use of library containing large numbers of books organised by level, newspapers and magazines
free use of the listening and video centres with hundreds of videos and audio disks and cassettes organised by level and topic
free and unlimited high speed [broadband] Internet access.

 
 
Courses and fees in 2008
Low season: 31 December 2007- 27 June 2008 and 18 August - 26  December 2008
High Season:30 June - 15 August 2008

01 January, 21 March, 24 March, 05 May, 26 May, 25 August, 25 and 26 December are public holidays in 2008. The Centre is not open on public holidays and if you enrol when there is a holiday on the Monday you must start on the Tuesday. We will ask you if you want to take part in the special excursion on the Monday We cannot make any reduction in fees during these weeks although there will be special excursions and activities organised. Any missed individual lessons and one-to-one classes will not be charged.

Courses and Prices 2008
All prices per week (unless stated)

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Low season
High Season

Single, half-board accommodation with local families [homestay] @ £102 a week

 

Includes
homestay
No
homestay
Includes
homestay
No
homestay
Main Course (20 X 50-minute lessons a week)
£282
£180
£302
£200
Main Course (10 weeks)
(Pay for nine weeks in advance get one week's free tuition)
£2640
£1620
£2820
£1800
Main Course + Option (25 X 50-minute lessons a week)
£322
£220
£342
£240
Main Course with Option (10 weeks)
(Pay for nine weeks in advance get one week's free tuition)
£3000
£1980
£3180
£2160
English for Academic Study with IELTS
(25 X 50-minute lessons a week)
£322
£220
£342
£240
English for Academic Study WITH IELTS 10 weeks
(Pay for nine weeks in advance get one week's free tuition)
£3000
£1980
£3180
£2160
One-to-One or additional private lessons (price per lesson)
£40
£40
English for Professionals ~ standard
(20 x 50-minute lessons a week in a group + 5 one-to-one lessons)
£482
£380
£502
£400
English for Professionals ~ intensive
(20 x 50-minute lessons a week in a group + 10 one-to-one lessons)
£682
£580
£702
£600

10 week Cambridge Exam Course
(20 X 50-minute lessons a week)
10 weeks tuition and 10 weeks accommodation
Starting date in 2008: 31 December 2007 FCE, CAE

£2640
£1620
13 week Cambridge Exam Course
(20 X 50-minute lessons a week)
13 weeks tuition and 14 weeks accommodation Starting dates in 2008: 10 March FCE, CAE 8 September FCE, CAE
£3588
£2160
Summer Teachers' Course
 (30 X 50-minute lessons a week)
(price per week of a 2 week course)
Starting dates in 2008: 30 June, 14 July, 28 July
£392
£290

Make Time for English ~  one-week courses of 20 x 50-minute lessons of general English in groups no greater than 13 in size. Full programme of activities and excursions.  (Homestay accommodation is for 7 nights only)

Starting dates in 2008: 21 April, 29 September
£357
£255
 
   
     
 
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