English Courses and English Tuition

Standard English Course

Contextual lessons are balanced to ensure that students improve their ability to apply language structures (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) for authentic communication and improve their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. More Info

Intensive English Course

Provides further improvement of student’s fluency and communicative competence by expanding on vocabulary and practicing speaking skills. More Info

Business English Course

The core syllabus consists of: Business Correspondence (Business Writing), Telephoning, Meetings, Presentations, Negotiations and Socialising

Lessons include a focus on relevant grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as on skills practice (reading, writing, speaking and listening) within a business context. More Info

Private Tuition English Course

One-to-one lessons can be either intensive or additional to group lessons.

These lessons are ideal for focusing on English for Specific Purposes (for example Legal English or Medical English) or on English for Academic Purposes, where teachers are able to design their lessons according to students’ specific needs. Private tuition is also beneficial for further work on language (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) and/or skills practice (reading, writing, listening and speaking). More Info

Exam Preparation

IELTS and TOEFL

These courses consist of Standard English classes in the morning, followed by exam preparation (either IELTS or TOEFL) in the afternoon.
Students wanting to take these exams in Cape Town are advised to book the exam before the course starts as the exam centres have limited spaces available.

Cambridge FCE, CAE and CPE

These exam preparation courses take place three times a year, starting in January, March/April and September/October. Exam dates are set by Cambridge ESOL and exams are taken in March, June and December.
Courses are intensive and focus on both language (grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) and skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) work relevant to each exam. Full mock exams are regularly administered to ensure that students are suitably prepared for their exams.

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