SELT Preparation

Your General English Course at Eyesto English Academy

 

The General English course at Eyesto English Academy includes 35 full hours of classroom teaching time per week plus daily homework and activities.

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General English Coursebook

Your teacher will give you a coursebook that forms the basis of the General English syllabus at Eyesto English Academy. They also often use a wide range of materials to provide a balanced curriculum and reflect students’ needs and requests.

General English classes at Eyesto English Academy mainly work through one unit of the coursebook each week. They also do activities connected to the week’s themes, grammar, and vocabulary.

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General English Course Lesson Format

Eyesto English Academy teachers often ask students to work in pairs or small groups to increase their classroom talking time with each other. They sometimes use short communication games to add an array of language development and fun while learning.

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Teachers balance the objectives of each weekly programme to develop students’ knowledge and use of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to gain positive outcomes.

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The General English course at Eyesto English Academy is flexible and varied for different needs. Our teachers often change the course programme after discussion with their students. Teachers display a weekly plan to keep students informed.

 

 

 

Course Facts

• General English Courses at Eyesto English Academy include 35 full hours of classroom time per week plus daily homework and activities.

• There are usually 6 or 7 levels from Elementary to Advanced + and sometimes more than one class at some levels depends on student intake.

• Our main intakes are every Monday, an initial assessment will be conducted   you when you arrive so that we can place you in a class at the right level. In certain circumstance, we may assess you and interview you remotely prior to you arrive.

• Average class size: 10. Maximum: 15.

• Minimum enrolment: 3 weeks.

• You will normally receive an average of around 30 to 45 minutes of homework every day.

• A designated teacher will organise your overall programme with a clear focus on your learning and regularly monitor your progress. You will have up to three teachers each day.

 

Your level

• We run General English classes at all levels at Eyesto English Academy, from Elementary to Advanced pus.

• Each General English course at Eyesto English Academy is unique because we design it to meet the particular needs and requests of the students. However, there are set structures and vocabulary that you will study and specific skills you will develop at each level.

 

Your General English course tests and assessments

Every one to three weeks on Friday morning, your teacher gives you an assessment. This is to make sure you have understood everything you have been studying during the week.

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One-to-one interviews with your main teacher

Your main teacher will interview you during your first week and then every three weeks throughout your course. This allows them to check on your progress and other aspects of your stay. They will ask you about your English course, your accommodation in Cardiff and your general welfare. If you have any concerns about your level, you can speak to your main teacher or to the Education Coordinator.

Teachers are constantly assessing students during classwork when they check their homework and following the regular tests. Eyesto English Academy teachers also give feedback to their students during Friday interviews.

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If a teacher thinks you should move up or down a level, he/she will discuss it with you and the other class teacher before deciding.

We give you a written progress report before you leave if you are staying for more than two weeks. At the end of each term, you will take a progress test. If you are staying on for the next term, your main English teacher at Eyesto English Academy will also interview you. The aim of the discussion is to agree which level you should study at during the following term.

At the end of the course, you will receive an online exit test to show the progress you have made.

 

 

Your General English course self-study

Your main teacher will give you a self-study programme. This will help you with your own language difficulties. After school finishes in the afternoon / evenings, you will have access multimedia / self-study room to do extra study. You will have access to our on-site library. As a student at our academy, you can develop your English using Study zone and Guided E-learning on the academy website. You can also use the many other and materials we have on offer here at Eyesto English Academy.

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If you would like help, a teacher will be in the self-study room to assist and guide you from 3.45 to 9.45 pm. The Study room at Eyesto English Academy remains open until 5.15 pm each day, 9.45 pm Monday to Saturday.

 

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Conversation Club (optional)

This is an optional, free-of-charge weekly club. It usually takes place from 4 - 5 pm on Wednesdays at Wales Millennium Centre, just 5 minutes' walk from Eyesto English Academy. A teacher will there to help you to practise your English conversation skills with other students in a relaxed atmosphere.

 

 

1:1 English Club (optional - subject on demand)

1:1 Club runs after morning and before afternoon school twice a week. You will need to book in advance.