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STUDY ENGLISH IN ENGLAND - LANGUAGE SCHOOL PORTSMOUTH
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Portsmouth, England, UK
Minimum Age: 18
years Average Age: 22 –
31 years |
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Location |
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| Portsmouth, famous
for its 800 years maritime history and birthplace of Charles
Dickens, is one of the most interesting cities on England's
beautiful south-coast. Portsmouth's historic Naval Dockyard is
one of Britain's leading tourist attractions welcoming over one
million visitors a year and includes Nelson's flagship, HMS
Victory, the world's first iron warship, HMS Warrior, King Henry VIII's Mary Rose and the Royal Naval Museum. In the summer many
people come from all over the world to visit the ships and the
surrounding area. The city has many attractions including the
government center and the cathedral. Portsmouth is also a
thriving seaside holiday resort with a fantastic range of
entertainment, cultural and sporting facilities. To study
English in Portsmouth is recommended for students that are
very serious about their language studies and prefer a more
intimate setting and environment. Portsmouth is not only famed for its naval heritage and
harbour. Explore the museums to find out about the events and
people that have shaped the city across the centuries. Make the
most of the parks and seafront when the weather is good, or join
in one of the many special events that take place here
throughout the year. From Portsmouth you can take the ferry to the Isle of Wight, Bilbao (E), Le Havre and Cherbourg (F).
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The language school is located in the
heart of Portsmouth and in the very best area of the city; next
to the main shopping centre, library and railway station,
theatre and restaurants, and yet is still within walking
distance of the beach and sea-front. You can reach your host
family and most of the city's attractions in less than 30
minutes walking.
London can be reached in less than 2 hours by car or public
transportation (approximately 75 minutes from Heathrow Airport
and Gatwick Airport and only 20 minutes from Southampton
Eastleigh Airport.), and by sea to mainland Europe. Portsmouth itself offers great savings in quality
English language programs compared to London and is a great
alternative for those who prefer to be closer to the sea.
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School |
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We are proud of the
school's excellent resources and facilities; both educational
and recreational.
In mid 1997, the school bought and fully converted its outstanding
new building into what is now certainly one of the most impressive
language training facilities in the U.K.
- Large student recreation area with snooker, pool and table
tennis and a warm and welcoming student cafeteria.
- Self-Access Centre: with video and TVs, multi-media CD-ROM
computers with E-Mail, Internet and Web facilities with
color printers, an audio-active language laboratory and
Self-Access Library.
- The school has a special arrangement with the university
so that students can use their sports facilities; gym and
health club and the local swimming pool.
Our Executive Training Centre is one of the best equipped training
facilities in Britain and includes:
- A fully-equipped Presentations Suite.
- A Telecommunications Network providing telephones in every
executive classroom for authentic telephone practice.
- Video, TV and Video Camera facilities in every executive
classroom.
- An Executive Coffee Lounge, with beautiful sea views.
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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 video, an audio-active language
laboratory and library, multimedia CD ROM computers and color
printers (including a network of new high specification Windows
2000 Compaq PC’s all instantly connected via ISDN lines
to the internet – for students wishing to use the internet,
there is a small weekly fee of £5). 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.
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Class Size / Average Age:
The classes are
relatively small; normally between 6 and a maximum of 12 students
with an average age of between 18 and 30 (the minimum age is
17). We try to keep our examination classes as small as possible
(the maximum is 10 students per class) ; this allows the teacher
to give the students the necessary high level of individual
attention.
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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
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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.
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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 (2-3 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. |
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Courses |
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English Courses are designed, above all, to be practical,
effective and enjoyable! You will not only improve your confidence
and fluency in speaking, listening and understanding, but also
extend your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary. You can also
choose to prepare for an internationally recognized examination
or to take some additional 1-1 training to focus on your special
needs. We offer 5 different types of General English
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Option 1
GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE
22½ study hours per week: 17½ contact teaching
hours plus 5 hours of optional self-access study
(maximum 12 students per group) |
Option 2
INTENSIVE GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE
30 study hours per week: 17½ hours in General English
group plus 7½ hours in Intensive General English
group (maximum 12 students per group) plus 5 hours optional
self-access. |
Option 3
GENERAL ENGLISH PLUS EXAMINATION COURSE (IELTS)
30 study hours per week: 12½ hrs in General English
group plus 12½ hours in Exam group (maximum 10
students per group) plus 5 hours optional self-access
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Option 4
GENERAL ENGLISH PLUS ONE-TO-ONE COURSE
27½ study hours per week: 17½ hours in a
GE group plus 5 hours of 1-1 plus 5 hours of optional
self-access study. Exam Preparation for Cambridge or TOEFL
possible. |
Option 5
GENERAL ENGLISH PLUS BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSE
30 study hours per week: 12½ hours in General English
group –plus- 12½ hours in Small Business group (maximum 4
students per group) -plus- 5 hours of self-access. For this
option, students should have a starting level of lower-intermediate
or above and minimum age of 25.
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. |
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Winter Period
vs. Summer Period
| Non-Summer Period |
Very special tuition fees
apply in the Non-Summer Period which is from Monday 7th January to Friday
6th June –and- Monday 1st September to
Friday 19th December 2008 |
| Summer Period |
Our summer period is from Monday
9th
June to Friday 29th August 2008 |
"General English Plus Examinations" Course
At the school, students can choose to prepare for the following
internationally-recognized English language examinations:
(A) The IELTS test: The International English
Language Testing System. This is the key language qualification
which is required for entry into British, Australian (and many
American) universities and colleges of higher education. Our
institute 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 hold one examination date every
month and if necessary the examination is available on demand.
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 |
IELTS Exam
dates 2008:
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19
January |
24 April |
12
July |
11
October |
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14
February |
10
May |
26
July |
08
November |
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23
February |
22
May |
9
August |
06
December |
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08
March |
05
June |
30
August |
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29
March |
14
June |
13
September |
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12
April |
28
June |
27
September |
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General Training Module 2008:
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19
January |
10
May |
26
July |
06
December |
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14
February |
22
May |
30
August |
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08
March |
14
June |
27
September |
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29
March |
28
June |
11
October |
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12
April |
12
July |
08
November |
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Exam Fee: 100 GBP (not incl. in course price)
Students should indicate on their
booking form that they want to take the test so their starting
date can be chosen according to the test date.
(B) Cambridge University Examinations: (1)
PET - Preliminary English Test (2) FCE - First Certificate
in English (3) CAE - Cambridge Advanced English (4) CPE -
Cambridge Proficiency in English.
The main focus of the Option 3
"General 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
General English Plus One-to-One Course in which the 1-1
component focuses entirely on Cambridge preparation.
Monday to Friday: 9:30 - 12:15 = General English / 13:45
- 16:30 = Examination Classes
More Courses:
PROFESSIONAL
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION COURSES |
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Dates |
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The
minimum course duration is two weeks
- Homestay is available from the
Sunday before the course starts
- General English courses start on every Monday
-EXCEPT-– 24th March, 5th May, 26th May and 25th
August 2008 - these are Bank Holiday
Mondays and, on these dates, courses start on the Tuesday.
- The school is closed for Christmas
vacation from the 20th of December 2008 to the 06th of January
2009
- IELTS exams take place every month and preparation is
available all year.
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Activities
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The optional evening social programme is full and varied and
includes debates, visits to restaurants and pubs, theatres and
cinemas, museums and many optional sporting activities. Snooker,
tennis, football, golf, squash, swimming, sailing and wind-surfing
are all available. Our teachers also organise a wide range of
week-end excursions to places of cultural and historical
interest.
Gym & Health club
facilities: our Executive students can also use the professional
gym, swimming pool, tennis and squash courts located in the
Royal Navy Physical Training Centre just behind the school. |
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Stonehenge, Isle of Wight, Salisbury, Southampton and Brighton
are only a max. of of 1h30 from Portsmouth. You can spend the
weekends visiting sights and places around England's southern
coast.
There are excellent communications by road and rail to London
and its airports (approximately 75 minutes from Heathrow Airport
and Gatwick Airport and only 20 minutes from Southampton
Eastleigh Airport.), and by sea to mainland Europe. |
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Southampton Eastleigh and Bournemouth are the closest airports.
Discount airlines such as
www.flybe.com or
www.ryanair.com are serving these airports to other European
destinations.
AIRPORT TAXI TRANSFER:
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AIRPORT
TAXI TRANSFER
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Airport
Heathrow or
Gatwick
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On
arrival: £ 100
/ arrival + departure: £ 160 |
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Airport Southampton Eastleigh
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On
arrival: £ 40 /
arrival + departure:: £ 75 |
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Founded in 1985 |
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