This main programme develops effective communication and fluency by focusing on the four main skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing, plus grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Students will follow a course book plus supplementary course material, Students on a General Student Visa (Tier 4) must study 15 hours (20 lessons) or more.

Length: 1-52 weeks               Start date: Any Monday

 Ultimately General English tuition is directed towards allowing students to:

 ♦    Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.

 ♦    Express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious earching for expressions.

 ♦    Use language flexibly, for social, academic and professional purposes.

 ♦    Produce clear, well-structured, detailed texts, on complex subjects, showing 

       controlled use of organisational patterns and cohesive devices.

♦     Express themselves clearly and appropriately with a broad range of language.

♦     Consistently maintain a high level of grammatical accuracy.

♦     Interact skilfully by selecting a suitable phrase from a range of discourse in order to contribute appropriately.

 You are also expected to carry out self-study outside the classroom. This involves:

 ♦    Preparing for the class (e.g. homework, reading, listening to the radio etc)

 ♦    Following up on work done in class (e.g. homework, revision, improving notes,  learning vocabulary)          

 ♦   Completing assessments

 ♦   Computer lab-based learning (e.g. improving essays, research, language learning websites)

♦    Extra Practice exercises from the back of the Language Leader coursebook

 Homework will be set from the syllabus, and will come from either the English File course book or other materials the teacher may give you. Homework is given to help you and to judge your  progress, so should be done.