The British Council runs lots of fun English courses all through the year. Courses are offered for children between the ages of 8 - 15.
Watch and Learn!
These courses are designed for children at an Intermediate level of English who already have a good grasp of grammar. By the end of the course you will have the opportunity to:
- Increase your confidence and creativity in English
- Improve your skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing
- Expand your vocabulary
The courses are based around a film, which provides the stimulus for the themes and language skills of the course. The course covers such activities as group discussions, mini-presentations, writing poems and short stories, intensive listening activities and vocabulary expansion. A total of 16 hours spread over 8 weeks on Saturdays or Wednesdays.
Write Right! 13 - 15 year olds
This course is designed to help you improve your writing in English. During the course you will have the opportunity to:
- write essays, articles and compositions more easily by focusing on the PROCESS of writing
- activate and expand your vocabulary
- structure an argument clearly and logically
- organise and develop your ideas more effectively
- critically evaluate and edit your own work and the work of others’
A total of 16 hours spread over 8 weeks on Saturdays.
Speak Out! 13 - 15 year olds
This course is designed to help you improve your fluency in English. By the end of the course you will be able to:
- speak English with more fluency and above all with more confidence, in a range of situations and on a wide range of topics.
- take part in debates so your contributions are successful and effective
- speak more effectively in public
- pronounce English more clearly and more accurately
A total of 16 hours spread over 8 weeks on Saturdays.
We also offer WRITE RIGHT! and SPEAK OUT! as one course on Wednesdays and Saturdays subject to demand.
What are the benefits of my child studying at the British Council?
One common complaint is that, at school, the students learn about English, but often don’t know how to use it. The British Council Young Learner courses aim to address this problem. We will develop confidence in using English and encourage risk-taking without fear of making mistakes. We give particular emphasis to speaking and communication. Our approach to teaching students to use English makes a real difference to how soon they can master the language. We can make this difference for your child too.
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