Executive English

The Executive English course is an individualised programme that is designed for executive and business purposes. This programme is a combination of Quatorial classes with a maximum of 4 students and Tutorials that are one-to-one with the teacher. In the 3 hours of classes of Quatorials every day you will focus on developing comprehension and expression skills. The 2 hours of Tutorials every day allow you and the teacher to focus on your own personal language requirements.  Plus you have 1 bonus hour of Spoken Workshop per day.

Aimed at: Executives and Professionals looking to improve their English for their working lives. You must be over 17 years of age. This course is available to students from Beginners to Advanced levels.

Benefits of Doing this Course: This course offers you a high level of personal attention to the areas of English you have difficulty with. If you find that, although you can ‘get by’ with your English, in some situations you feel particularly weak; then this Executive course will increase your confidence. Before the Quartorials you have 2 30-minute guided preparation sessions which means that you can get the most out of your actual lessons giving you the greatest return on your investment. This full-day programme ensures that you make progress in your short time in London.

Methodology: The school uses several types of teaching aids like text books, newspapers, audio recording and TV programmes. You are provided with a file to place any additional materials.

Quatorials:

Lessons take place in small groups of a maximum of 4 students per teacher. The Quatorial provides high levels of individual attention within a small, dynamic learning unit.

The lessons are preceded by guided preparation work to enable the learner to take maximum benefit from the class.  The low number of students means that the tutor is able to address fully the linguistic needs and objectives of each participant.

Quatorial Project:
 
The students work together to create a presentation on a specific task/ assignment specified by their teacher. It involves individual or group research and gives practice in formal writing and presentation skills.
The teacher will explain the project task to learners on Monday. He/she will act as a facilitator on Tuesday and Wednesday by checking their work and giving suggestions on how they can improve on their ideas.

On Thursday, he/she will observe their presentation and note down comments on how well they delivered it.  He/she will give these comments to the class on Friday and facilitate discussion to review the week’s work.  he Quatorial Project will allow the learner to  work as part of a team, practise research skills and practise presentation skills, all in English.
 
Tutorials:
 
The teaching programme is based entirely on individual lessons. This means that the tutor’s attention is focused on one student, and allows for a perfect match between lesson content and the learning requirements of the student.  The Tutorial also enables teaching methods to be adapted to the learning style and pace at which the student can successfully learn. Tutorial tuition thus ensures that maximum progress is made in a short period of time.

Spoken Performance Workshops:
 
These usually take place in groups of 8–12 students of different levels (reflecting reality) and are designed to promote active expression in the language.  They focus on a variety of aspects of the language and include, for example, pronunciation, presentations, lectures and debates.