The general English courses are balanced curriculums that take into consideration the needs of the students. Our aims are to help students develop key skills in the correct use of English for reading, writing, speaking and listening.
As the classes are taught exclusively in English and the teachers encourage oral communication skills significant progress should also be evident in the speaking and listening skills.
Students must take a Placement Test before undertaking this program so students are placed in their true English level.
Placement Test:
The placement test is designed to give students of English a quick way of assessing the approximate level of their knowledge of English language compared to several international English exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, TOEFL); and the Council of Europe language assessment scale. The test will assess their English language skills i.e. grammar and usage, listening, speaking and writing skills.
General English Courses Objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to
• When you study English with Career Gates you will improve students understanding of key aspects of English grammar, structures and rules.
• Career Gates General English courses will improve student’s ability to understand and use vocabulary and expressions common to everyday life.
• Our English language courses will also improve student’s ability to express ideas clearly and confidently in English.
Teaching methodology
Career Gates make sure the instructors use up-to-date books and supplementary material in the classes. Instructors will also use a variety of teaching methods such as role play, grammar games, dictation, story-telling, videos, free discussions and pronunciation drills. Consolidation exercises and compositions are given as homework.
General English courses levels
• Pre-intermediate
These courses are for students who have some fluency in English, but who still have problems with basic grammar and little confidence in using English.
• Intermediate
This course is intended for students who are able to communicate with a fair degree of confidence in a variety of situations, yet need to improve their knowledge of and proficiency in English comprehension and production.
• Upper-intermediate
This course is intended for students who are able to communicate with a very good degree of confidence in English, yet need to be able to discuss a wide range of topics with increasing levels of accuracy and confidence. Express their opinions clearly and with confidence and support them with logical argument. Understand and comment on the opinions of others.
