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Summer Intensive English Language Courses

A. Young Learners English Summer Holiday Festival

This summer the Teaching Centre at the British Council is running special intensive courses for children from the age of 8 to 15 years.

Green Earth courses

  • WHIZZ KIDS (8 to 10 year olds)
  • SHINING STARS (11 & 12 year olds)
  • ACE TEENS (13 to 15 year olds)

These are project based courses around the theme of the environment and are designed to enhance your child’s confidence, communication and creativity in addition to improving their overall English language ability.

On these courses your child will:

  • Improve English level i.e. speaking, writing, listening, reading and pronunciation in addition to grammar and vocabulary.
  • Develop his/her team working skills and group discussion skills by working with classmates to design, plan and present their project.
  • Become more aware of environmental issues and practise problem solving skills and research skills on this theme.

Some of the projects that the children may choose from are:

  • Writing and performing a mini-drama or play
  • Writing and recording a simulated TV chat show
  • Designing and writing a magazine/newspaper

On the last day of the course, you will be invited to watch your child perform on the stage and / or see their work on display.  

Speak Out & Write Right!

This course is open to teenagers in the age group of 13 to 15 years and aims to improve their English language skills in both speaking and writing.

The course contents focuses on developing learners’ confidence and fluency in:

  • Delivering speeches
  • Debating
  • Problem solving
  • Extempore
  • Pronunciation
  • Expanding their Vocabulary
  • Writing good paragraphs
  • Composing effective essays using the process writing approach.

Course Dates & Cost

The courses are for children who have an Intermediate level of English or above and the registration for them is open at the moment:

Course dates: 18 May to 5 June, 2009
Duration: Monday to Friday - two hours daily
Course feeRs. 9900/

Course Dates: 18 May to 5 June, 2009
Duration: Monday to Friday - two hours daily.

Contact Details

To register or find out more about the Young Learner courses, please contact Customer Services at 42199000 or email .

The teaching centre reception is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., from Monday to Saturday.

Contact us at: English Language Teaching Centre, British Council Division, 17 Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Duration: Monday to Friday - two hours daily.
Places are limited and on a first come first served basis.  

  

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