Self-Access Centre
We believe that self-access study is an important part of your course. We are very proud of our state-of-the-art Self-Access Centre which contains TV and DVD, an audio-active language laboratory and library, multimedia CD ROM computers and color printers. Our suite of multimedia CD-Rom computers are now all instantly connected to the internet via ADSL and we have WIFI internet connection throughout the building. Students can use the internet for free in the computer room (from 12:15 - 13:45 and from 16:30 - 17:30, executive student have an extra hour from 08:30 - 09:30). The school has also developed an excellent package of Self-Access Study modules which can include Listening Skills, Pronunciation Development, Business English Skills, and British History & Culture. Moreover, if you have your own area of interest, our Self-Access Supervisor may well be able to provide you with relevant study materials.

Professional Communication
Our partner is one of the top Executive English Training centres in the UK and specialises in the design of specifically-tailored ‘English for Professional Communications’ courses on a ‘one-to-one’ or ‘small group’ basis for many major international companies. The courses are essentially practical; they are designed to improve communicative performance in a wide range of professional, business and commercial contexts and may include English for meetings, English for negotiations, making presentations, dealing with numerical data, telephoning, socialising and entertaining, fax, e-mail, letter and report writing.  

Work Experience and Internship Programmes
We can help to arrange high quality (unpaid) Work Experience & Internship placements in a wide range of professional and vocational fields, varying from 4 weeks in duration to 1 year. All placements offer the UCLES Work Experience Certificate as an option. Please contact us for more detailed information. 

Our Social & Recreation programme
Now it includes late afternoon and evening activities on just about every day of the week. Moreover, students can now use the sports facilities of the university gym & health club and the local swimming pool.

Students can eat lunch in the cafeteria (2-5 GBP per meal) or take lunch in the "Le Café Parisien" which is in the ground floor of the building. A Subway across the street and many other restaurants and bars are within walking distance.  

The International English Language Testing System.
Our partner school is one of the very few private language schools to have been approved and appointed by the British Council as an official testing centre. We usually hold two examinations per month. At our school, students will be given their exam results within 13 working days! We can also assist and give advice to students with their university applications. For detailed information on the IELTS: www.ielts.org

The main focus of the Option 3 "Standard English plus Examination" course is on preparation for the IELTS examination. Students who wish to prepare for one of the Cambridge Examinations will need to take the Option 4 Standard English Plus One-to-One Course in which the 1-1 component focuses entirely on Cambridge preparation.

The programme is divided into two parts; students spend half of their day (12.5 hours) in a General English Group and the other half day in a 'Small Business Group' which consists of a MAXIMUM of FOUR professional people from different companies. For this option, students should have a starting level of lower-intermediate or above and a minimum age of 25.

The half day Business English component is designed to improve communicative performance in a wide range of professional, business and commercial contexts and may include the language of meetings, negotiations, making presentations, dealing with numerical data, telephoning, socialising & entertaining, fax, e-mail, letter & report writing.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

The focus of the course is on practical and effective communication in:

• Meetings and discussions / videoconferencing
• Negotiations
• Personal and professional presentation skills
• Preparing CVs and resumés appropriate to national norms
• Writing letters of application and completing job application forms
• Preparing interviews and using interview language
• Interview techniques and negotiating remuneration/benefits

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL CONTENT

The course covers the following functional areas:

• Introductions and greetings
• Giving personal information
• Asking questions
• Expressing need and obligation
• Negotiating remuneration and benefits
• Discussing future plans: forecasting and hypothesising
• Socializing & entertaining, ordering meals and drinks
• Making and changing appointments
• Expressing opinions: agreeing and disagreeing
• Presenting and manipulating numbers and graphs
• Offering and requesting
• Discussing sachedules, timetables and deadlines
• Giving advice, suggestions and recommendations

SPECIFIC LEXICAL CONTENT

Subject to needs analysis of the participant's requirements, the course may include vocabulary extension in the following areas:

• Bargaining, Industrial Relations and Redundancy
• Psychology in Management : Leadership & Motivation
• TQM: Improving Service and Raising Productivity
• Job Characteristics, Mental Health & Stress Management
• Cross-cultural perspectives
• Social Behaviour & Personality
• Inter-Personal/Inter-Group Relations
• Preparing a Group for Change; handling Group Resistance

Option G-1 PLUS: Full day Individual:
Monday to Friday: Five full days of individual language and communication training with a round of following golf training on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Approximately 43 hours of trainer contact, including Golf Companion. On Golf Days participants will occupied from 8.30 to 19.30 approximately, and from 8.30 to 16.30 on Monday and Friday.
Price: GBP 1,995.00 per week including Registration, Golf Companion, green fees, and return travel to golf courses.

Option G-2: Individual Program:
Monday to Friday: Five mornings and two afternoons (Monday and Friday) of individual language and communications training with three afternoons of Golf from 14.00 to 17.00 approximately.
Approximately 35 hours of trainer contact, including Golf Companion.
Price: GBP 1,595.00 per week including Registration, Golf Companion, green fees, and return travel to golf courses.

Option G-3 PLUS: Group/Individual Combination Plus:
Monday to Friday: Five full days of language and communications training. Half-day individual one-to-one training and half-day in an Executive Open Group with a maximum of 4 international participants with a round of golf following training on Tuesday, Wednesday + Thursday. Approximately 43 hours of trainer contact, including Golf Companion. On Golf Days, participants will be occupied from 08.30 until 19.30 approximately, and from 08.30 to 16.30 on Monday and Friday.
Price: GBP 1,495.00 per week including Registration, Golf Companion, green fees, and return travel to golf courses.

Details:

• Minimum Age: 18 (preferably 20+)
• Minimum Level: Upper Intermediate
• English Course: Minimum 4 weeks (depending on level + nationality)
  
• Internship Duration: Minimum 4 weeks / Maximum 48 weeks
• Important Note: Students from outside the European Union or the European Economic Area are required to spend 1 week in language learning for each week spent on placement
• Work Areas: Placements cover a wide range of fields from architecture to care-work, from marketing to hotels and catering, fashion and design etc.
• Internship Location: Most placements are in businesses and organizations located in the London area, placements are not generally available in the immediate area around Portsmouth

Mentor
Throughout the work placement a mentor will keep in touch with you and will be able to provide support and guidance regarding the work place and local amenities.

UCLES Certificates
If you complete your work experience satisfactorily, you can receive a certificate issued by the University of Cambridge International Examinations syndicate, at an additional cost of GBP 105.00 for the standard (minimum 4 weeks) or GBP 125.00 for the advanced (minimum 6 weeks).

The programme generally includes three weekday evening activities plus at least one trip and/or activity over the weekend; the exact final programme naturally depends on many factors (particularly our British weather!).

The school makes no profit on these social activities; they are all offered to students at the cost price and are completely optional. The school also has its own café and table tennis tables, snooker, pool, television and videos. In addition, students can use the gym & health club facilities of the university and the local swimming pool.

The programme generally includes three weekday evening activities plus at least one trip and/or activity over the weekend. The exact final programme naturally depends on many factors (including the weather) but two factors are particularly important:

• The social programme is as ‘tailor-made’ as possible; we often discover in the initial Monday morning needs analysis interview that the student is particularly interested in a certain activity and, if so, we try to build it into the programme for that week.
• Many of our executive students quickly develop an excellent relationship with their English host family and so tend to do a lot of their socialising together with the family which is, of course, very positive for their language progress.

Airport Taxi Transfer

Heathrow or Gatwick Airport: On arrival: £ 110 / arrival + departure: £ 175
Southampton Eastleigh Airport : On arrival: £ 45 / arrival + departure:: £ 85
Luton Airport: On arrival: £135 / arrival + departure: £270
Stansted Airport: On arrival: £150 / arrival + departure: £300
London Central: On arrival: £130 / arrival + departure: £260