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Come and talk to us about English language classes for children and teenagers at the British Council!

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Storytime English
New course starting saturday 20 April 2013

We have a new a story time course which will be held on Saturday afternoons in Rua de Breiner.

  • the course starts on Saturday 20 April
  • it lasts for 10 weeks.
  • each story time will be 1.5 hours
  • the children will read a different story each week.

The price is EUR 185.00 for 15 hours with no registration fee.
Please contact porto.enquiries@pt.britishcouncil.org

On this course your child will:

  • develop a wide vocabulary on a range of themes
  • learn social skills such as co-operation and turn-taking
  • enhance fine motor skills and release creative energy through arts and craft activities
  • practise interacting positively with peers and adults

A typical lesson will begin with start-up routines and a song or game building on the language learned in the previous class. After this, the teacher will tell the main story before teaching your child to play games and do activities that practise vocabulary based on the content or theme of the book.

At the end of the term, you will receive a report on the progress your child has been making in class.

YOUNG LEARNER EXAMS
Preparation for the Cambridge English Young Learner exams
See our Exam preparation page

ENGLISH FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS (FROM 6 TO 17)

Our Young Learner courses range from primary school to secondary school and aim to develop students' confidence and command of spoken and written English within the structured framework of the Council of Europe. The courses are designed to consolidate and extend the English learnt at school  

For a look inside our Young Learner classrooms:  

At each level, teachers use a variety of teaching methods ensuring that lessons are both effective and enjoyable. In addition to following a course book, all students are involved in different types of activities suitable for their age group. These include pair and group work, role-play, interactive language games, music and CD-Roms. Students also have access to library facilities.

Primary students (for students aged 6 - 9)

Courses for learners who are 6 and 7 years old (P1 and P2) have a maximum of 12 children in each class.

Our Primary school courses are topic-based and are designed to be communicative, motivating and fun. Our lessons focus on developing children's confidence in speaking, listening, reading and writing through creative activities, language games, songs, stories and videos.

Our courses are divided into 5 levels from beginner/false beginners upwards and run once-a-week (3 hours) or twice-a-week (1.5 hours each lesson).

Maximum number of children per class (P3, P4 and P5) : 16

Junior students (for students aged 10 - 12)

Our Junior level courses are for beginners, false beginners and pre-intermediate students and offer the chance to develop language skills in English through a range of communicative and personalised topics and tasks. The lessons maximise and build on students’ grammatical knowledge and integrate strategies to enable them to develop greater learner autonomy.

Our courses integrate preparation for the Cambridge ESOL exams: KET.

Our courses are divided into 4 levels from beginners upwards, and run once-a-week (3 hours) or twice-a-week (1.5 hours each lesson).

Maximum number of students per class: 16  

Teenager students (for students aged 12 - 17)

Our Teens courses offer students the opportunity to begin learning English on a fast-track programme taking them through beginner and pre-intermediate stages before progressing to regular courses which consolidate skills, vocabulary and grammatical areas through integrated lessons using the communicative method. Learner autonomy is a key area at teenager level.

Our courses are divided into 8 levels from beginner/false beginners upwards and run once-a-week (3 hours) or twice-a-week (1.5 hours each lesson).

Maximum number of students per class (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T8) : 16

All our courses integrate preparation for the Cambridge ESOL exams: KET, PET, FCE and CAE.

TERM DATES - ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/13

90-hour courses from September 2012 to June 2013, lessons once or twice a week - three hours per week

Term 1 (30 hours) – 28 September to 15 December 2012
Term 2 (30 hours)– 07 January to 23 March 2013
Term 3 (30 hours) – 08 April to 22 June 2013

Course Hours per term Price per term EUR Annual registration fee (EUR 60.00)
General English for children and teenagers
(aged 6 to 17)
30 380.00 Yes

Payment can be made by cheque made out to 'British Council', or by Multibanco.

We hold placement tests throughout the year. Tests are valid for 6 months. The test fee is EUR 10.00 which will be refunded against your course payment.

For more information, please contact:

British Council
Porto
Rua do Breiner, 155
4050-126 Porto
T 210 456 210
Opening hours
porto.enquiries@pt.britishcouncil.org

British Council Foz do Douro
Oporto British School
Rua da Cerca, 326 • 4150-201 Porto
T 210 456 210
Opening hours
porto.enquiries@pt.britishcouncil.org

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