English Courses for Adults

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1 Eglish Courses for Adults Helpig you to build your future

2 The aims of The Eglish Laguage Cetre are: excellece i the teachig of Eglish as a foreig laguage awareess of the chagig eeds of our studets service to our studets good admiistratio ad care of our staff We exist to give studets the best teachig ad learig facilities we ca. We believe i the eed to cotiually review ad ivest i ew teachig materials, equipmet ad techology, ad i the developmet of our staff. We kow that the welfare of studets ad staff is of great importace i maitaiig the friedly but purposeful atmosphere that we provide. We believe that oly good admiistratio ca give both studets ad staff the support ad cofidece they eed.

3 Welcome to The Eglish Laguage Cetre Brighto ELC Brighto, fouded i 1962, is a ot-for-profit charitable educatioal foudatio with a strog commitmet to providig quality Eglish laguage teachig ad excellet studet services. The school is accredited by the British Coucil ad we are ispected agaist strict criteria every four years. We are also members of Quality Eglish ad IALC, two orgaisatios of idepedet, high quality laguage schools. ELC Brighto is partered with Eastboure School of Eglish. We uderstad that everyoe is uique with differet eeds ad differet goals. From your first cotact with us we will provide you with idividual attetio. Our whole team of staff is dedicated to providig you with excellet courses i a warm, friedly ad professioal eviromet, as well as carig for every aspect of your stay. At ELC we offer you a friedly, carig ad safe learig eviromet a wide variety of Eglish laguage courses for adults experieced ad professioal teachers excellet facilities over 50 differet atioalities every year free support ad advice with uiversity applicatios a full programme of afteroo/eveig social activities ad weeked excursios great locatio (50 miutes by trai from Lodo, close to iteratioal airports) Cotets Page Geeral Eglish 2-3 Examiatio Courses 4-5 Log Term Study 6-7 Courses for Teachers 8-9 Eglish for Busiess Summer Vacatio Courses 12 Social Programme 13 Brighto 14 Accommodatio 15 Social Programme ad Evets 16 Facilities 30 well-equipped classrooms Study Cetre with computer room ad library free WLAN 2 studet louges with flat-scree TVs studet kitche with microwaves, kettles ad driks machies Lecture Hall book shop iteractive whiteboards 1

4 Geeral Eglish Our Geeral Eglish Courses are desiged to give you the cofidece to commuicate effectively i real-life situatios. The courses provide a balaced programme focusig o the skills of speakig, listeig, readig ad writig whilst coverig essetial grammar, vocabulary, prouciatio, idioms ad colloquial laguage. The courses provide effective traiig for studets who eed Eglish for work, study or travel ad ca provide preparatio for a umber of exams icludig IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, KET ad PET. You ca choose either: 25 lessos Geeral Eglish (GEA) 30 lessos Geeral Eglish (GEB) 20 lessos Geeral Eglish + 10 lessos of special optios For stays of more tha 24 weeks choose our Study Year Programme (SYP). KEY FACTS placemet test to esure a class at the right level regular progress checks + daily homework multi-atioal classes at least oe lesso a week i the computer laboratory all course material + ed of course certificate provided COURSE INFORMATION Geeral Eglish Course legth: Miimum 2 weeks, start ay Moday Number of lessos per week: GEA - 25 (18.75 hours); GEB - 30 (22.5 hours) Maximum Class size: 12 Level: All levels, Begier (A1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 17 (16 i Jauary ad February) 2

5 Afteroo Optios To study more itesively ad focus more specifically o your goals choose oe of our afteroo optios. Geeral Eglish + Eglish for Work (GEW) This afteroo optio is ideal for studets with little or o experiece of usig Eglish for work. It is desiged to itroduce Eglish used i everyday office situatios ad i routie commuicatio betwee compaies. Each lesso will focus o a particular area such as usig the telephoe presetatios, meetigs ad egotiatios busiess correspodece ( s, letters ad faxes) busiess vocabulary Geeral Eglish + TOEIC (GET) This afteroo optio is desiged to provide complete ad thorough traiig for the readig ad listeig papers of the TOEIC exam. You ca choose to take the exam at ELC i the fial week of the course. Geeral Eglish + Exam skills (GES) This afteroo optio is desiged to develop the skills ecessary to be successful i your exams. It provides traiig i exam techique ad all other aspects of exams. It is ideal for studets who eed extra preparatio for TOEIC, TOEFL ad IELTS. Geeral Eglish + Oe-to-Oe (GEO) This afteroo optio offers idividual lessos with a teacher who will desig the course accordig to your specific eeds. For example, you ca develop your geeral Eglish skills further eg coversatio, prouciatio, writig have specific preparatio for a exam eg IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, CAE or FCE focus o a specific area related to your job eg a importat presetatio, telephoig, medical Eglish COURSE INFORMATION Geeral Eglish + Afteroo Optios Course legth: GEW, GET: 2 weeks, fixed dates. GES, GEO: miimum 2 weeks, start ay Moday Number of lessos per week: 30 (22.5 hours). 20 x Geeral Eglish + 10 x afteroo optio Maximum Class size: 12 Level: GEW, GES, GET Itermediate (B1) to Advaced (C1). GEO all levels, Begier (A1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 17 (16 i Jauary ad February) 3

6 Examiatio Courses Examiatios at ELC Good qualificatios i Eglish are ow essetial. ELC provides a wide rage of courses ad examiatios to help you achieve the Eglish laguage qualificatios you eed. We ca help you prepare for: IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL Pitmas ESOL ad SESOL exams Cambridge ESOL exams (CPE, CAE, FCE, PET, KET, BEC, BULATS) LCCI Eglish for Busiess Examiatios Triity Graded Examiatios i Spoke Eglish ELC is a official examiatio cetre for: TOEIC Pitmas SESOL (Spoke Eglish for Speakers of Other Laguages) LCCI (The Lodo Chamber of Commerce ad Idustry) Eglish for Busiess Examiatios Triity GESE (Graded Examiatios i Spoke Eglish) Cambridge ESOL BULATS Key facts full-time exam courses, Moday to Friday, with the exam at the ed of the course regular tutorials with your teacher to give idividual help ad study advice all course books ad materials icluded (exam fees ot icluded) mock examiatios uder exam coditios regular homework 4

7 Achieve Your Goals Cambridge Examiatio Courses (CC) The Cambridge Examiatio courses are desiged to improve your overall laguage ability i additio to developig the laguage skills ecessary to pass your chose Cambridge ESOL exam (FCE, CAE or CPE). They provide complete ad careful preparatio for all 5 papers of the examiatios ad iclude practice iterviews with experieced Cambridge examiers. IELTS Preparatio Course (IELTS) The appropriate IELTS score is ow the stadard requiremet for etry to a UK uiversity. This full-time course provides complete ad careful preparatio for all aspects of the academic module ad icludes guidace ad practice i all 4 papers of the IELTS exam (readig, writig, listeig ad speakig). Itroductio to Busiess Eglish (IBE) This course is desiged for studets who are either at a early stage i their careers or studets who have ot yet started workig. The aim of the course is to give you a good geeral kowledge ad uderstadig of the use of Eglish i busiess situatios. The course also prepares you for the Lodo Chamber of Commerce ad Idustry Eglish for Busiess exams. You will be itroduced to specific skills such as: meetigs, iterviews, presetatios, egotiatios writig reports commuicatig effectively o the telephoe correspodig effectively i busiess ( s, letters ad faxes) COURSE INFORMATION Examiatio Courses Course legth: CC: 4-13 weeks, fixed dates; IELTS, IBE: 4 weeks, fixed dates Number of lessos per week: 25 (18.75 hours) Maximum Class size: 12 Level: Itermediate (B1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 17 (16 i Jauary ad February) 5

8 Log Term Study Study Year Programme (SYP) The Study Year Programme is desiged to provide a comprehesive laguage programme which will help you prepare for your future ad achieve iteratioally recogised qualificatios. It is a flexible combiatio of our geeral Eglish ad exam courses. The programme is ideal for highly motivated people who eed to: develop overall cofidece ad fluecy i Eglish commuicate effectively i Eglish gai iteratioally recogised qualificatios develop Eglish for social, academic ad work eviromets This programme allows you to study o a wide variety of ELC courses, icludig Geeral Eglish, IELTS, Cambridge ESOL exams ad Itroductio to Busiess Eglish. Your ow persoal adviser will meet you regularly to pla your persoal programme ad give ogoig study advice ad support. For EU studets the Study Year programme ca also be combied with our Work Experiece Programme (itership) KEY FACTS a choice from a wide variety of courses ad optios the cost of two exteral exams o ELC exam preparatio courses icluded preparatio for exams such as Cambridge ESOL, IELTS, TOEIC ad TOEFL all course material + ed of course certificate icluded regular moitorig of progress COURSE INFORMATION Study Year Programme Course legth: Miimum 24 weeks, start ay Moday Number of lessos per week: Miimum 25 (18.75 hours) Maximum Class size: 12 Level: All levels, Begier (A1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 17 6

9 Level ad Examiatio Guide ELC Exam Guide ELC Level CEFR Cambridge IELTS TOEFL ibt TOEIC Triity GESE Cambridge BEC BULATS Upper advaced C2 CPE Advaced C1 CAE BEC Higher Upper-itermediate B2 FCE BEC Vatage Itermediate B1 PET BEC Prelimiary Pre-itermediate A2 KET Elemetary A1/A Begier A1 This table provides a approximate guide of which exams ca be take at each level ELC Level Guide CEFR* Levels ELC Levels Level aims C2 Upper-Advaced use Eglish very well i demadig situatios performace level may be above average ative speaker C1 Advaced use Eglish well i all but the most demadig situatios use ad uderstad complex laguage Coucil of Europe: Vatage B2 B1 Upper Itermediate Itermediate use Eglish effectively i all familiar situatios use more complex Eglish ad cope with more demadig situatios use Eglish to express simple ideas ad achieve results use rage of basic laguage well i most situatios Coucil of Europe: Threshold A2 Pre-Itermediate use Eglish i most familiar situatios use Eglish i a limited way i more difficult situatios Coucil of Europe: Waystage A1/A2 Elemetary develop Eglish skills to survival level use Eglish oly i very familiar situatios A1 Begier lear basic vocabulary ad structures for simple commuicatio *CEFR = Coucil of Europe s Commo Europea Framework of Referece for Laguages. Most ELC studets take a average of 12 weeks to complete a level. 7

10 Courses for Teachers Our teachers courses aim to meet your professioal eeds ad are ideal for overseas teachers of Eglish. These very practical courses are desiged to: keep you up-to-date with developmets i laguage teachig expad your rage of teachig techiques ecourage you to reflect o your persoal teachig cotext develop your fluecy ad kowledge of Eglish experiece differet aspects of life ad culture i the Uited Kigdom Mixed atioality classes allow you to share ideas ad experiece with colleagues from other coutries. I additio, you will refresh ad exted your uderstadig ad kowledge of Eglish laguage ad culture. EU Fudig Lifelog learig Programme The teachers courses at ELC are eligible for EU fudig. It may be possible to have fiacial assistace through the LLP. The grat covers tuitio, accommodatio, travel ad subsistece. For more iformatio look at the Teachers Courses page o our website at KEY FACTS pre-course questioaire ad tasks to focus o your eeds good balace betwee theoretical ad practical ideas ad activities update yourself o available materials ad resources update yourself o the ever-chagig ature of the Eglish laguage all course material + ed of course certificate icluded COURSE INFORMATION Teachers Courses Course legth: 2 weeks, fixed dates Number of lessos per week: 30 lessos (22.5 hours) Maximum Class size: 12 Level: EPC: Pre-Itermediate (A2) to Advaced (C1). AT, LMC, CLIL, TBE: Itermediate (B1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 21 8

11 Professioal Developmet for Teachers Aspects of Teachig Eglish (AT) This very practical course is desiged to help overseas teachers of Eglish to secodary school studets ad adults to refresh their teachig methodology. The aim of the course is to focus every sessio o a differet aspect of methodology or British culture such as: creative ideas for teachig grammar TELL (techology ehaced laguage learig) techiques for teachig prouciatio dealig with difficult laguage motivatig studets Eglish as a chagig laguage task-based learig teachig through cotet (CLIL) Laguage Methodology ad Culture (LMC) The course aims to develop your Eglish laguage skills, to provide you with a refreshig ad practical look at curret laguage teachig ideas ad to explore moder British life ad culture. The aim of the course is to: develop your geeral laguage skills explore moder British life ad culture provide participats with very practical teachig ideas ad ew techiques Eglish i the Primary Classroom (EPC) This course is desiged to help primary specialists teach Eglish i the primary classroom. The aim of the course is to eable you to: gai cofidece ad fluecy for speakig Eglish i the primary classroom select, devise ad adapt materials for the primary classroom select ad adapt Eglish sogs, games ad stories appropriate to the primary classroom Cotet & Laguage Itegrated Learig (CLIL) This course is desiged for all teachers ivolved i the teachig ad learig of Eglish through the use of the target laguage to teach other subjects across the curriculum/biligual educatio. The aims of this very practical course are to look at: key priciples of CLIL syllabus/course desig, testig & assessmet materials developmet ad evaluatio laguage developmet for teachers ad studets ew ideas ad practical activities for skills developmet Teachig Busiess Eglish (TBE) This very practical course is desiged for all teachers of busiess Eglish. The aim of the course is to eable you to: develop a comprehesive uderstadig of the busiess world exted your rage of techiques for teachig Busiess Eglish 9

12 Eglish for Busiess All our busiess courses are desiged for experieced busiess people who eed to commuicate effectively i Eglish i their work. Our courses are tailored to your specific eeds ad develop the skills you eed for use i your busiess cotexts. Typical skills you may focus o: coductig ad cotributig to meetigs ad iterviews presetatios, egotiatios developig specialised busiess vocabulary discussig key busiess cocepts developig cross-cultural awareess commuicatig effectively o the telephoe correspodig effectively i busiess ( s, letters ad faxes) writig reports We ca provide specialised traiig i areas such as: egieerig/techical subjects computig maagemet travel ad tourism marketig ad sales aviatio secretarial Eglish medicie military Eglish law bakig ad fiace pharmacy ELC s Busiess Cetre is a self-cotaied dedicated suite providig: fully equipped classrooms with iteractive whiteboards busiess louge with daily ewspapers, free tea/coffee ad flat scree TV laptop ad data projector for i-class presetatios wireless iteret WLAN i all classrooms computer work statios with free iteret access ad colour priter Busiess Eglish Exams at ELC We are a authorised test cetre for Cambridge ESOL BULATS ad LCCI Eglish for Busiess exams Cliets Our recet cliets have worked for a umber of iteratioal orgaisatios icludig Bahlse Bayer BBH Bosch Credit Suisse Daimler Chrysler Deutsche Budesbak Ericsso Johso & Johso Medecis Sas Frotiers Sadvik Siemes Solvay Military persoel from the Spaish ad Italia armies ad the Japaese Imperial Guard COURSE INFORMATION Busiess Courses Course legth: Miimum 1 week (except SEC, FE: 2 weeks, fixed dates) Number of lessos/week: EMGO, CGX, OTA: 40 (30 hours); SEC, FE, EMG, OTB: 30 (22.5 hours);otc: 20 (15 hours) Maximum class size: EMG: 4, SEC, FE: 8. CGX: morigs 12 / afteroos 6 Level: OTA, OTB, OTC: All levels, Begier (A1) to Advaced (C1). SEC, FE, EMG, EMGO: Itermediate (B1) to Advaced (C1). CGX: Pre-itermediate (A2) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: 21 10

13 Laguage Developmet for Professioals Eglish for PAs ad Secretaries (SEC) This course is desiged for persoal assistats ad secretaries who eed to use Eglish at work. Typically it covers: memos ad reports meetigs: agedas ad miutes correspodece (letters, s, faxes) greetig ad dealig with cliets ad visitors commuicatig effectively o the telephoe makig arragemets ad preparig schedules Eglish for Egieers (FE) This course is desiged for experieced egieers ad other techical staff who eed to use Eglish to commuicate with colleagues or cliets. Group members will develop their commuicatio skills i Eglish so they ca, for example: more effectively cotribute to meetigs discuss techical drawigs ad productio methods give presetatios deal with phoe calls Executive Mii Groups (EMG) This small group course (maximum 4 participats) has bee developed for the highly motivated busiess perso. The traier will desig the course to fit the eeds of the course participats, makig it a uique package specifically targeted to improve your performace i Eglish. Oe-to-Oe Courses (OTA) (OTB) (OTC) There are may reasos why you may choose oe-to-oe tuitio. These may iclude preparatio for a importat exam, developig your cofidece i commuicatig i Eglish, or specialised vocabulary for busiess Eglish. Executive Mii Groups + Oe-to-Oe (EMGO) This optio allows idividual Executive Mii-Group participats to specifically focus o their ow eeds i oe-to oe lessos after the mai course. Combied Geeral + Executive Eglish (CGX) This course is desiged for experieced busiess people who would like to improve their all-roud level of Eglish but also iclude a sigificat elemet of Busiess Eglish i small groups. Tailor-made Courses : We ca also desig group courses that specifically meet your eeds. KEY FACTS a detailed eeds aalysis is completed before each course the traier will desig the course accordig to your specific eeds all course material + ed of course certificate icluded dedicated busiess traiers 11

14 Summer Vacatio Courses Our summer cetre at ELC Loxdale is a attractive masio house with its ow gardes, sports hall ad catee about 5 km from our mai cetre at Palmeira Masios. Summer Vacatio Course (V) This course is desiged for youg adults aged who wat to combie Eglish laguage study with a programme of social activities. For half a day you follow a structured programme of laguage study which covers the four skills: speakig, listeig, readig ad writig. The mai emphasis is o developig your cofidece ad fluecy to commuicate outside the classroom. NB: O occasios lessos may alterate betwee morigs ad afteroos o a weekly basis. Juior Vacatio Course (VJ) This course is desiged for juiors aged where oe of the parets is already studyig o oe of our adult courses. Based at ELC Loxdale, lessos are provided i the morig ad a full programme of afteroo activities ad supervisio is icluded Moday to Friday. Please ote that lessos ad activities o the Summer Juior Vacatio Course are delivered by our parter, Loxdale Eglish Cetre. KEY FACTS placemet test to esure a class at the right level multi-atioal classes regular moitorig of studets progress regular homework all course material + ed of course certificate icluded COURSE INFORMATION Summer Vacatio Courses Course legth: Miimum 2 weeks Number of lessos per week: 20 (15 hours) Maximum Class size: V = 12; VJ = 16 Level: All levels, Begier (A1) to Advaced (C1) Miimum age: V = 16; VJ = 12 12

15 Social Programme ELC orgaises a full programme of weeked excursios ad afteroo ad eveig social activities. There is somethig to do or see every day of the week. Social Activities We offer a wide rage of afteroo ad eveig activities icludig sports, local visits, film eveigs ad quizzes. O the first eveig of each course there is a social eveig to give ew studets a chace to get to kow each other ad to meet other studets already at ELC. Local tours durig your stay at ELC may iclude: Lewes ad Arudel, historic tows each with its ow castle ad aciet tow buildigs the beautiful village of Rottigdea where you ca ejoy a traditioal cream tea local beauty spots such as Devil s Dyke, with its breathtakig views of the Sussex coutryside, or the dramatic cliff top of Beachy Head Weeked Excursios We orgaise a variety of full day excursios at weekeds throughout the year. These excursios ca be booked ad paid for whe you are at ELC. They iclude: Lodo Caterbury & Leeds Castle Stratford Upo Avo Widsor & Hampto Court Bath & Stoehege Cambridge Oxford 13

16 Brighto Brighto & Hove, a vibrat cosmopolita city of 250,000 people, is a ideal place for iteratioal studets to live ad study. well-established, large ad welcomig studet commuity which icludes two uiversities popular seaside tow with the beautiful Sussex coutryside oly miutes away excellet trasport liks to Lodo, about 50 miutes away by trai, with quick ad easy access to the iteratioal airports of Heathrow ad Gatwick by rail ad coach full of uique tourist attractios ad hosts may special evets throughout the year Special Evets Throughout the year the city is host to may festivals ad special evets. The Brighto Festival of Arts ad Music ad Brighto Frige Festival is oe of the largest festivals i Europe. The Lodo to Brighto Bike Ride, i Jue every year, is Europe s largest cycle evet. The Brighto Food Festival takes place i September. The Lodo to Brighto Vetera Car Ru takes place o the first Suday of every November ad commemorates the Emacipatio ru of

17 Accommodatio We uderstad how importat your accommodatio is for successful laguage study. Our dedicated accommodatio departmet have carefully selected a rage of host families ad hotel accommodatio to esure that you feel as comfortable as possible. Homestay Accommodatio Livig i homestay accommodatio provides you with the perfect opportuity to experiece Eglish life ad to practise usig your Eglish i everyday situatios. Our carefully selected hosts offer a friedly, safe eviromet. sigle bedrooms with study facilities breakfast ad eveig meal served every day oly oe perso of the same atioality per home maximum 30 miutes travellig time to school shared rooms available o request for two people travellig together executive homestay accommodatio o request (subject to availability) Hotels If you prefer the freedom ad flexibility of hotel accommodatio, we have secured special discouted rates for ELC studets. Full details are available o our website. all hotels have wi-fi (some may charge for this) all rooms with e-suite bathrooms close to shops ad a wide rage of restaurats a few miutes walk to the sea about 5-15 miutes walk from the school 15

18 Social Programme ad Evets Sample Social Programme Afteroo Eveig Moday Tour of Brighto Welcome eveig for ew studets (Free) Tuesday Volleyball (Free) Wedesday Royal Pavilio Tour DVD Eveig (Free) Thursday Friday Saturday Brighto Museum ad Art Gallery (Free) Beachy Head Tour Excursio to Lodo Studet Disco at Babylo Louge (Free Etry) Suday Excursio to Caterbury ad Leeds Castle Other activities may iclude quiz ights, chess eveigs, 10-pi bowlig, football ad treasure huts. Charges for activities vary. Free activities are marked. Evets i Brighto & Hove February March April May Jue July August September October November December Brighto & Hove half-maratho Pioeer Motorcycle Ru Brighto Maratho Brighto Festival of Arts ad Music (The biggest festival of arts ad music i Eglad) The Lodo to Brighto Bike Ride Lodo to Brighto Classic Car Ru Brighto Fashio Week Brighto Kite Festival Brighto Carival Parade Pride parade Brighto Food ad Drik Festival Natioal Speed Trials Brighto Art Fair VW Fu Ru Brighto Comedy Festival Lodo to Brighto Vetera Car Ru Ciecity Film Festival Burig the clocks Later Parade Christmas Artists Ope Houses This iformatio is based o previous years ad may be subject to chage Luto Airport Heathrow Airport Gatwick Airport The Eglish Laguage Cetre Brighto Stasted Airport Lodo City Airport LONDON Ashford Iteratioal (Eurostar) Eastboure School of Eglish Eastboure 16

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20 The Eglish Laguage Cetre 33 Palmeira Masios, Hove BN3 2GB. Tel: Fax: ELC has bee licesed by the UK Border Agecy to erol iteratioal studets uder Tier 4 of the Poits Based System. Sposor Licece Number P783NJ766.