COURSE OPTIONS - ADULT

ABC offers total flexibility in course design

Part-time classes for individuals, family groups or friends  can be arranged at any time during the day, in the evenings, or on Saturday mornings. They can cover various aspects of the target language, ranging from dealing with telephone calls or handling foreign documentation for work, language and culture for relocation, or simply achieving 'survival' level for a projected visit. Many of our clients are learning a language simply for personal interest. The number of hours taken each week, and the length of the course, naturally depend on the individual client's aims and their starting point.

Please note that we are able to arrange classes with very flexible schedules, if work or home commitments make it difficult to keep to a pre-arranged timetable.

We also provide Intensive and semi-intensive courses at our premises, enabling clients to concentrate fully on the language-learning process and to make maximum progress in the minimum time. Courses can, naturally, focus on any area of the language that the client wishes to specify, and provide from three to five hours a day in the classroom, with an optional extra hour's contact time available if the tutor-accompanied lunch option is taken.

We adopt a 'total immersion' approach, using English only when it is essential for clear comprehension and to expedite the learning process. We use real-life situations and materials as much as possible and can provide staff with relevant experience to deal with any specific language needs. We try to teach techniques which will enable the client to manage by himself: reading for gist, developing listening capabilities and acquiring social skills.

By the end of a two-week course, a complete beginner should be able to hold a simple conversation, 'survive' in the country in question, and have a reasonable grasp of the most important vocabulary in their area of interest. Of course, clients starting with greater knowledge will be able to reach a proportionately higher level.

These courses can be arranged for individuals or groups; we can take a maximum of ten participants in the same group, and to study together they would need to be of approximately the same standard and with the same objectives. Naturally, providing a course for a group is more cost-effective than for an individual, and we can offer very substantial discounts for group bookings.