Foreign Language Evening Classes

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1 KING EDWARD VII SCHOOL Foreign Language Evening Classes ARABIC CHINESE FRENCH GERMAN GREEK ITALIAN JAPANESE PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN SPANISH Would you like to be able to support your child in learning a foreign language? Are you interested in developing a new and exciting skill? Do you simply enjoy learning a language? Join the other 500 adults who are already learning a Foreign Language at King Edward VII School New Classes starting September 2018! Including GCSE in Italian

2 Foreign Language Evening Classes at King Edward VII School Where: Upper School, Glossop Road When: s, Wednesdays or s, 7.15 to 9.00 pm Course Structure Term 1: From week beginning 24 September till week beginning 3 December 2018 Term 2: From week beginning 14 January till week beginning 25 March 2019 Term 3: From week beginning 22 April till week beginning 1 July 2019 Each term covering 10 weeks (excluding half-term holidays) Fee Structure Per term: (full fee) concessions (full time students/unemployed status only) 1 Special Offer for 3 terms in advance: 255 ( 155 concessions) Pay for the year (three terms) in advance Please note refunds are not available on this offer GCSE courses fee for the year: 350 How to join Send your enrolment form together with the tuition fee to: Clare Allison King Edward VII School Glossop Road Sheffield S10 2PW Cheques to be made payable to King Edward VII School It is possible to pay via BACS transfer, please see enrolment form By the deadline of 11 September 2018 Please note classes will only run if we can cover the costs of running the classes. We will inform you prior to the start of the classes if your chosen course cannot be offered, payment will be returned at this point. Visit Or languagecollege@kes.sheffield.sch.uk If you need further information, please ring (term time only): full time students / unemployed in receipt of benefits (proof of status required)

3 Course Overview Classes offered Language Level Day Date of first class Wednesday 26 September Arabic Chinese (Mandarin) French German Greek Italian Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish 27 September 25 September 27 September Wednesday 26 September 25 September 27 September 25 September Wednesday 26 September Intermediate conversation 25 September 26 September Advanced Conversation 27 September Wednesday 26 September 27 September 25 September 27 September 25 September Wednesday 26 September 26 September 27 September 25 September Wednesday 26 September Italian GCSE 25 September Level 4 27 September Advanced Conversation Wednesday 26 September 25 September 27 September 25 September 26 September Wednesday 26 September 25 September 27 September 27 September Wednesday 26 September (Wed) Wednesday 26 September (Thurs) 27 September 27 September 25 September Intermediate Conversation 27 September 26 September Advanced Conversation 25 September *GCSE Italian Classes will take place from pm Italian GCSE course will take place over 25 weeks (September May) These courses are aimed at learners with little or no knowledge of the language. Your tutor will (re-)introduce you to the language and assume no prior knowledge. Most learners in this course will have participated in King Edward VII School s Level 1 Course i.e. have studied the language for 1 year. A typical learner will have studied the language for at least two years, i.e. participated in the and 2 classes at King Edward VII School. Intermediate Conversation A class for adults who would like to focus on developing their intermediate speaking skills. Level 4 A typical learner will have studied the language for at least three years, i.e. participated in the, 2 and 3 classes at King Edward VII School Advanced Conversation A class for adults who would like to maintain their advanced (e.g. post-a- Level) language skills. GCSE A class for adults who want to consolidate their learning by gaining a GCSE qualification. Learners must have recently studied the language for two years.

4 Course Levels and Content : Beginner This course is aimed at those that have no prior (or very little) prior knowledge of the target language. By the end of this course you should be able to hold a basic conversation in the target language, asking and answering simple questions, give opinions and make requests. You should also be able to read basic written text as well as write short statements. Your course will cover topics such as: Talking about your personal circumstances, where you live, your job, your background Using the language to order drinks, snacks or meals in a restaurant and finding your way around Using language in the relevant country on holiday, accommodation, travel and weather Giving simple opinions and making requests : Beginner Plus This course will introduce you to different tenses in the target language, meaning that by the end of the course, you should be able to communicate in the past and describe actions that will take place in the future. You should also be able to understand simple texts, catch the main point of announcements and write messages in the target language. Your course will cover topics such as: Revision and extension of topics in Describing and making future plans Using the language to visit the pharmacy or doctor and explain what has happened Requesting information and making complaints in hotels, restaurants and shops Intermediate This intermediate level course will introduce you to further tenses and more complex structures in the target language. By the end of this course you should be able to give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans, describe experiences and write connected text. Your course will cover topics such as: Revision and extension of topics in and Describing how things used to be and what you used to do in the past Your ideal holiday and how you would like things to be Describing your favourite films or other leisure activities and making comparisons Intermediate Conversation This course offers learners the opportunity to focus on and develop their intermediate spoken skills. Resources in the target langauge will be used to encourage more sponatenous speaking and support learners to use more complex structures when speaking. The focus is developing intermediate conversational skills with some reading/listening material used as a basis for oral practice and some written work undertaken for homework. Level 4 Intermediate Plus This upper intermediate level course will ask learners to process more complex authentic material and use a range of grammatical structures in both speaking and writing. By the end of this course you should be able to interact with a degree of fluency in familiar contexts, present clear detailed descriptions and express and explain a viewpoint. Your course will cover topics such as: Revision and extension of topics in, and The use of the subjunctive mood Developing all four skills with the focus on the comprehension and use of complex structures and increased spontaneity and fluency when speaking Advanced Conversation This course covers themes of topical interest, mutually negotiated between tutor and course participants. The course is entirely taught in the target language. The course content will be tailored to learners needs and interests and is likely to cover topical issues as they arise, such as current affairs or news items. The focus is on maintaining advanced conversational skills with some reading/listening material used as a basis for oral practice and some written work undertaken for homework.

5 Language Evening Classes at King Edward VII Upper School, Glossop Road, S10 2PW ENROLMENT FORM: Name.... Address Postcode..... Phone Number Classes offered I would like to join the following class(es) (please tick): Language Level Day Arabic Wednesday Chinese Wednesday (Mandarin) French Wednesday Intermediate Conversation Advanced Conversation German Wednesday Greek Wednesday Wednesday Italian GCSE Level 4 Advanced Conversation Wednesday Wednesday Japanese Portuguese Russian Spanish Wednesday (Wed) Wednesday (Thurs) Intermediate Conversation Advanced Conversation full fee of for one term full fee of 255 for the year concessionary fee of 60 for one term concessionary fee of 155 for the year I am enclosing proof of status in the form of a photocopy of student card job seeker s documentation other: please state: full fee of 350 for the one year GCSE course. I understand that this course is not for beginners and that I have two years recent experience of studying the language. The classes will take place at the following times: Italian pm I would like to pay my fee via BACS transfer, please contact me via