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 2009: Eastbourne School of English - Teacher training course validated by ComeniusTeacher training course validated by ComeniusWe are delighted to announce that our Practical Methodology and Advanced Language Practice course has just been validated by the UK National Agency. It is published in the Comenius – Grundtvig Training Database (reference UK-2009-916-001) All our popular Teacher Training Courses are eligible for Comenius funding: • Practical Methodology and Advanced Language Practice • British Culture and Advanced Language Practice • English Language Improvement for Primary Teachers • Preparation for Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) Courses run for two weeks and are intensive 50-hour programmes. Class sizes are small, maximum 12 participants. Our highly qualified and experienced trainers help teachers to upgrade their teaching skills and brush up their communication skills in English. More information on Teacher Training courses at ESoE: http://www.esoe.co.uk/index/courses/course-details/?id=10 Comenius – Grundtvig database link: http://ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/index.cfm?fuseaction=DisplayCourse&cid=15510 ------------------------------------------- The image attached is of Rolf Donald, Teacher Training coordinator at Eastbourne School of English. Date Added: December 9 2008 |
 Discovery Summer - new member of QE!Specialists in running quality summer schools for children and families, Discovery Summer is very excited to have joined the QE family!They run a range of innovative residential summer programmes for children from 9 - 17 years in five prestigious boarding schools across the country and short courses for children from 5 years, teenagers and adults at their Family London centre in Kensington. contact: qe@discoverysummer.co.uk www.discoverysummer.co.uk Date Added: December 2 2008 |
 2009: New programme at East Coast School of LanguagesEast Coast Language Camp would like to introduce an exciting new summer camp program called Hollywood in Halifax. At this unique camp, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, activities are designed to give students an opportunity to use the English they learn in class with real Canadians. They study ESL for three to five hours a day and then participate in fun activities in the afternoons and evenings. At Hollywood in Halifax, students develop superstar qualities along with their English skills through participating in our specialized sessions. ECSL has partnered with two Halifax universities to offer sessions that may include: dance, theatre, journalism, fine art, film, photography, internet blog technology and much more! Twice a week, students also participate in amazing camp activities such as the Talent Show, Murder Mystery Party and the ECLC Night at the Oscars. In order to provide a complete Canadian experience, students stay with host families who have been carefully selected by East Coast School of Languages. For more information, please visit www.ecslcanada.com or contact Jessie Wallace at: jess@ecslcanada.comDate Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New courses at MillfieldMillfield, winner of the Language Travel Magazine Star Award for High Schools 2008 is pleased to be able to offer five exciting new courses for 2009 - Ielts Exam Preparation, Academy Dance, Academy Drama, Academy Film And Academy Rock Music. Students can now also come to Millfield for two weeks at Easter (29th March – 12th April 2009) as well as up to six weeks in the summer (5th July – 16th August 2009) for the usual Millfield mix of quality education, excursions, social programme and as much fun as anyone can possibly fit into a holiday.IELTS EXAM PREPARATION Trained teachers using IELTS specific materials will help students prepare for this popular internationally recognised exam. ACADEMY DANCE We eagerly await the return of the Slovakian champion dancers Matej and Miroslav who came to Millfield last year and have agreed to return to lead the new Academy Dance course in 2009. ACADEMY DRAMA Expert drama tuition, acting and voice tuition, mime and movement in an excellent 535 seat theatre gives great scope for all aspiring thespians who will also learn how to give and take stage directions. There are plenty of opportunities for productions to be shown to an enthusiastic audience. ACADEMY FILM Full time professional film makers will be leading this course to include film craft and techniques, editing, production and presentation skills. Come to Millfield and make a movie! ACADEMY ROCK MUSIC The internationally renowned Glastonbury Pop Festival (7 miles from Millfield) has a huge influence in this area. Come to Millfield and be part of the Millfield Festival of Rock; song writing, music theory and applications, working and performing as a band in one of our wonderful theatres or even on the outside stage. Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New at Wimbledon School of EnglishWSE is now an IELTS CentreLondon Wimbledon Open Centre (part of Wimbledon School of English) is delighted to announce that we have been appointed an IELTS centre. We will offer the exam on a monthly basis from January 2009, with more sessions available during peak periods. We guarantee an exam place for all students taking one of our IELTS preparation courses. For more information please contact the IELTS Administrator: ielts@wimbledon-school.ac.uk New Course, New Examination: ICFE After the very positive feedback from students taking our Cambridge ILEC (International Legal English Certificate) examination preparation courses in 2008, we have decided to introduce preparation courses for the Cambridge ICFE (International Certificate in Financial English) examination in 2009. These four week intensive courses will be taught by our highly experienced business English trainers and are suitable for any clients with a need to improve their knowledge of financial English in addition to those who wish to take the examination in order to have an internationally recognised qualification. For more information please contact the school: principal@wimbledon-school.ac.uk or check our website: www.wimbledon-school.ac.uk Calling all Business English Teachers - Cert IBET Wimbledon School of English is very pleased to have been appointed one of the first centres to offer the new EnglishUK/Trinity College London Cert IBET (Certificate in International Business English Teaching). We ran our first Cert IBET teacher training course in November & the participants were extremely happy with the course and the high quality of the teaching. Cert IBET is an internationally recognised qualification in teaching English for business and we hope to welcome many more teachers on our courses in 2009. For more information please contact the school: principal@wimbledon-school.ac.uk or check our website: www.wimbledon-school.ac.uk Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New Student Residence in AucklandWe would like to announce a new option for student residence accommodation in Auckland: UniLodge is an excellent student residence less than 10 minutes’ walk from Languages International. It offers a high standard of accommodation and facilities at competitive prices. Please check our updated web page for details and photos, or contact our accommodation team (accommodation@languages.ac.nz) if you have any questions.Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New...Family Programme in London at EasterFrances King is offering a programme for parents and their children, aged 9 to 15, at Easter. Families can come for one or two weeks starting on April 6 or 14. Parents study in multi-national classes with other adults and children study in muli-national groups with other children. Accommodation is arranged for the whole family together in homestay, studios, apartments or hotels. Families also have the option of weekend excursions to places of outside London.At last! Summer FCE course and examination! Frances King School of English in London is introducing a 4 week intensive preparation course for the Cambridge First Certificate in English in summer 2009. The course will be 25 lessons per week and will start on 3 August. The written examination will take place on 27 August and the aural/oral examinations during the final week of the course. The tuition price is £1000 and the examination fee is extra. Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New at Global Village English Centre, Malta1. Teen Explorer Course: Explore Malta and bring your English to life! The practice-oriented Teen Explorer sessions for 12-17 year olds are held in small groups (max 6 students) outside the school in the area of St. Paul’s Bay. Shopping together, interviewing/surveying people, ordering snacks and drinks, swimming and enjoying English at the beach are just some of the many practical interactive tasks included in this interesting programme. All sessions are professionally organised by fully-qualified native English teachers and focus on guiding students towards using correct grammatical structures, vocabulary and improving pronunciation and listening skills. A small group makes it easier for the teacher to concentrate on each student individually.2. Kids Club: This fun course is designed for 7 – 11 year olds. The emphasis is on spoken and communication activities based on key topics such as pets, clothes, jobs, the environment, colours, numbers and the alphabet. New language – vocabulary, colloquial English, pronunciation and basic grammar – is introduced through small group project and poster work, songs, DVD/Film, short listening texts and other imaginative exercises to encourage real communication and rapid learning. Kids Club is conveniently held at the same time as the adult GE20/BE20 programmes and so is ideal when booking Family Language courses. 3. Self-Study Centre. 4. Exam Preparation Courses: Cambridge ESOL FCE & CAE, IELTS and TOEFL courses at very reasonable prices. Date Added: December 1 2008 |
.jpg) 2009: BEET Celebrates its 30th Anniversary with two New CoursesNext year BEET celebrates thirty years of success. The school began on October 1st 1979 with just three students in the front room of number 17 Chatsworth Road, Bournemouth. The teacher was Clive Barrow, and No 17 was where he lived. Now, thirty years later, he finds that the seed he planted then has grown into one of the UK’s leading language schools and teacher training centres.BEET changed its logo earlier this year to include a leaf, the source of energy and life that enables all things to grow and thrive. To celebrate, BEET is introducing two new courses for 2009: Cambridge First Certificate and Advanced English Summer Courses: These new courses run from July 6 to August 28, starting any Monday. The courses are most suitable for students planning to sit the exam in December in their own country. However, it may be possible also to sit these exams at the end of August, subject to confirmation by Cambridge ESOL. Cambridge are planning to launch the new summer exam dates in the UK and Ireland only during 2009. Full-time IELTS Preparation Courses: We are starting a new full-time course on January 5th, 2009. This follows very popular demand. We have been running the course in 2008 so successfully that it is now part of our regular programme. Fees are the same as for our General English courses, but there are reduced fees for students enrolling for 24 weeks. In October we shall have a party. Watch this space! Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New Accommodation option and New coursesNew Accommodation:in Hampstead Rented Rooms - next door to the school! Beautiful single or twin rooms with shared kitchen and shared bathroom. Single GBP189.00 pw Twin GBP154.00 pw New courses: ENGLISH 35 - 35 hours per week of General English. Start any Monday WEEKEND EXPRESS AND WEEKEND INTENSIVE - 2, 3 or 4 days of intensive classes over a weekend. Start any Thursday, Friday or Saturday SUMMER FCE PREPARATION - for students who want to take the December exam Start 22 06 09, 06 07 09, 03 08 09. SOLO PROFESSIONALS - a two-week course for successful adults over 30 To include: Tuition: 15 hours per week, mornings, maximum 15 students per class. Minimum age 30. Afternoon Visits: Week 1 - 1. Round London Bus Tour 2. Tate Modern 3. London Eye Week 2 - 1. Tower of London 2. British Museum 3. Thames Boat trip Evening Events: Week 1 1. Cheese & Wine tasting: meet Hampstead 2. Dinner & Theatre (central London) 3. Farewell dinner Week 2 1. Singles Mingles Evening (central London) 2. Dinner in Chinatown and drinks in Soho 3. Speed-Dating, Dinner, Dancing Start dates 06 04 09, 17 08 09, 07 12 09 DISCERNING TRAVELLERS - a course for sophisticated adults over 35 To include Tuition: 15 hours per week, mornings, maximum 8 students per class. “The English language for those who appreciate culture, art, history, gastronomy and stimulating conversation”. Afternoon Visits: Week 1 Round London Bus Tour National Gallery Tate Modern Victoria & Albert Museum Thames Boat trip & Shakespeare’s Globe Week 2 Tower of London British Museum Tate Britain London Eye, Saatchi Gallery & Southbank St Paul’s & The City Evening Events: Week 1 Dinner in an English restaurant Theatre – Highly acclaimed play/musical Week 2 Classical Concert in a famous London Venue** Farewell Dinner Weekend Excursion: Oxford Start dates 27 04 09, 17 08 09, 07 12 09 Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 2009: New courses in Drama, Journalism and making DVDsDVD CourseWe run two-week afternoon courses, four days a week, for closed groups of students in which the students get practical experience in making and editing videos. Each lesson focuses on a particular area of production skills such as storyboarding, dialogue, lip-synching with songs and aims for students to acquire these skills through English. Each lesson also has language input of relevant technical vocabulary and phrases needed for the sorts of interpersonal communication that the tasks require. Over the two-week period, students produce an instruction video, an advert, a dialogue, an interview and a pop video for a song of their choice, which they present to the school on the final day of the course. Drama Course We run two-week afternoon courses, four days a week, for closed groups of students in which the students get practical experience in staging a musical. During the last two summers the musical focussed on has been "Grease" and groups of 10 – 15 students have successfully staged a twenty-minute version of the musical. Lessons focus on choreography, pronunciation of song lyrics, acting, and related language input areas. The courses are overseen by TEFL-trained drama teachers who have an awareness of both the students' linguistic needs and production issues. Journalism Course We run two-week journalism courses for closed groups of students which aim to give students practical experience of producing a class newspaper in English, incorporating many of the typical features of an English-language newspaper. Each lesson will focus on different sections of papers and students should learn about headlines, lead stories, interviews, reviews, comment / editorial sections, sports writing, gossip and "in brief" columns. Each lesson will include the chance to analyse the relevant sections in current publications, appropriate language input, project work (creating their own examples) and presentation to other groups. Date Added: December 1 2008 |
 Quality English has had a busy few days at ICEF BerlinQE school representatives at ICEF congregated in the sunny Garten Lounge on Sunday 2nd November. Thirty guests enjoyed their first day in Berlin by sharing an informal lunch together, getting in the mood for the workshop. Feedback has been positive and we shall invite schools again next year. The Library has been booked already and this will give us more privacy - with no need to fend off inquisitive agents.There were twenty QE schools at the workshop. Their tables were scattered around the halls and there were plenty of reports of agents seeking them out because they were 'QE'. The QE stand was a busy and interesting place to be. Not only were there plenty of agents requesting the new brochure and more information about the schools, but also schools came along and enquired about becoming 'a QE school'. The stand was also a springboard for visiting the school tables, making sure they had brochures and passing on leads when they came up. Date Added: November 6 2008 |
 Eastbourne School of English has a brand new website!Eastbourne School of English has a brand new website! The whole site has been re-designed with a vibrant new look to reflect developments in the school's brand since the launch of its new-style brochure last year.Special new features include photo galleries, easier navigation, a search function and useful downloads. The new Agent Corner is dedicated to helping our partners promote our courses with downloadable resources, a customisable flyer, high resolution images and much more. Come and have a browse, there’s something for everyone! Date Added: November 6 2008 |
 2009: New courses at Clubclass, MaltaClub50 Programme: This is a complete programme for mature participants who want to travel and meet like-minded people. This carefully designed programme offers a unique language-holiday experience combined with visits to places of historical and cultural interest in Malta and in Gozo.Live and Learn with your Teacher … New at Clubclass Residential Language School, Malta Live within walking distance to Clubclass, where you can make use of all the facilities offered including FREE use of the school’s outdoor pool, heated indoor pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, and fitness centre (restricted hours). Private Tuition will be held in your teacher’s home and will consist of 20 or 30 lessons per week. Parent & Child Programme … a Success at Clubclass Residential Language School, Malta This programme was introduced to Clubclass this year with a great success and consequently being offered again in 2009. Ideal for families travelling together - parents will follow an adult course and their children are placed in a junior course, whilst they will share the same accommodation of their preference. Date Added: October 17 2008 |
 Two QE Schools win Star AwardsTwo QE Schools, Languages International, Auckland and Christchurch, and Millfield Holiday courses, UK, won LTM Star awards at the Gala dinner in London at Alphe UK. This is a clear indication of their commitment to quality language training as well as the hard work of their teaching staff and administrative teams.Date Added: September 12 2008 |