LTC English

During the course you will develop the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Grammar and vocabulary are also important parts of all our lessons.

There is lots of speaking practice in the lessons to make you more confident and fluent. Our teachers will also help you improve your pronunciation and listening skills, and you can work on this with the help of our language laboratory. English is the language of our classrooms and is shared by all our students and teachers.

We will give you regular homework and each month there is a progress test.

You will have a tutorial at the start of your programme to look at your aims and set some targets for improving your English. You will then have regular tutorials (every 4 weeks) with your teachers to look at your progress and give you advice on how to keep improving your English and focus on your weaknesses.

The regular tutorial process also ensures you can move up to the next level as soon as you are ready or change to an exam preparation course when you want a new challenge.

You will have plenty of time for self-study in the afternoons and can use our language laboratory and study centre (library) resources.

Teaching Methods

We use Communicative Language Teaching – you learn to use your English by using your English.  There is a strong focus on speaking and listening, and you will spend a lot of time working together with your classmates.  We also integrate grammar and vocabulary work with practice in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Teaching and Study Materials

We lend you a course book (you don’t have to pay extra).  Your teacher will use the course book as a basis for your course, but he or she will also bring in extra materials and you can use our study centre and language laboratory for self study.

Exams

You can arrange to take IELTS, KET, PET, FCE, CAE or BEC exams using the school’s exam service  (we can also offer the TOEIC or TOEFL exams by special arrangement). You can also transfer to your exam preparation classes if your English level is the correct level and we have spaces in these classes.

Certificates and Reports

At the end of your studies with LTC you will be given a certificate if you have attended at least 80% of your lessons. You will also be given a report from your teacher.