Oracy & Language Learning
Our Pre-Sessional or EAP Academic English programs are designed to greatly improve a students general academic English levels thereby providing a greater chance of acceptance into a Western university, or other English speaking higher educational institutions. The course is based on the pre-sessional English required to be taken before commencing your degree course at university (often 4-12 weeks or longer)
The standard of EAP Summer courses can vary enormously at overseas universities, and of the 180,000 Chinese students who study in the UK some 20% fail. Our course is a full EAP course created to prepare students so that they are ready and well prepared to pass their EAP course overseas.
Our course is designed to introduce students to pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes and the course is very similar to the course students will take overseas, the difference is that here students will have their own private tutor to help them understand what is required, and completing our course will greatly improve student chances of success in an English speaking university’s English for Academic Purposes pre-sessional program.
See the full introduction to our EAP course here
For Language Schools and ex-pat teachers please ask how this course can be included in your learning programmes. Contact us here
For Students wanting to take the course on-line The course is available online enrol here - you can pay using Paypal
These three courses prepare you for applying, travelling, studying and living overseas to study at school or university
Part 1 - Apply for your university place overseas
This part completes the application process for universities in the UK, USA or Australia (and also countries like Singapore and Canada).
You will learn and understand the complex choices in choosing and applying for the best course at the right university, preparing the documents, personal statements and references, securing a place, attending an interview and accepting an offer.
For more specific English language learning please see our ESOL and IELTS courses which cover pre-sessional and post graduate Academic English.
This course is available online enrol here for US$10 - you can pay using Paypal
Part 2 - Avoid Culture Shock & Failure
This part covers vital cultural, living and studying differences to prepare you for overseas study. On completing this course you will understand what to expect when you arrive at the foreign school, university or host family.
The course uses blended learning where a qualified Tutor works with a small group of up to 6 students at a time. The course is both practical and informative involving group work to develop speaking skills, confidence building and understanding of cultural differences, learning is provided through practical sessions, discussion and on-line interactive learning.
Many Chinese students find study overseas to be a very different experience to what they expect and some fail to start their main course or complete their studies and are rejected by the university because they are inadequately prepared prior to leaving China. This course provides students with induction training prior to leaving China giving them the opportunity to succeed, pass their exams and integrate into a global environment.
The three main difficulties highlighted by Asian international students are: different learning styles, cultural barriers and language problems. Our course addresses these issues
This course is available online enrol here for US$10 - you can pay using Paypal
Part 3 - Passport, Visa, Immigration and Travel
This part of the course is about learning how to travel alone and passing the difficult immigration interview at the foreign border control so that you are not sent back to China.
Learn what to take with you, what to leave behind and how to avoid problems with customs officials.
This course is available online enrol here for US$10 - you can pay using Paypal
An interactive site being developed for pre-school and beginners in English as a second language
Created in collaboration with native English and Chinese speaking teachers in Zhanjiang China
We would welcome others to contribute and benefit from this project - please contact us here to see how you can become involved
A full IELTS course that will help you to learn the academic vocabulary needed to pass IELTS test papers plus listening, reading, writing and speaking modules together with tips and strtegies for getting a good IELTS score .
Ten modules, each with different themes, with three topics in each module - each topic introduces twenty new words - over 1,000 new words for IELTS
Use online as blended teaching where the teacher and pupil work together or as a student only activity where students can work through the course by themselves.
Goto Training course for IELTS English exams here
For Language Schools and ex-pat teachers please ask how this course can be included in your learning programmes. Contact us here
A full IELTS course that will help you to learn the academic vocabulary needed to pass IELTS test papers plus listening, reading, writing and speaking modules together with tips and strtegies for getting a good IELTS score .
Ten modules, each with different themes, with three topics in each module - each topic introduces twenty new words - over 1,000 new words for IELTS
Use online as blended teaching where the teacher and pupil work together or as a student only activity where students can work through the course by themselves.
Goto Training course for IELTS English exams here
For Language Schools and ex-pat teachers please ask how this course can be included in your learning programmes. Contact us here