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English for Effective Communication at Work
Improve your core linguistic competences and develop English language skills for your work environment.
These intensive 2-week courses have fixed start dates in January, April, June, July, August and November and are on the EU Comenius-Grundtvig LLP database.
Sessions include professional and social English, language awareness-raising and activation through revision and recycling, feedback and error correction, confidence- building and strategies for self-directed learning.
| Hours per week | 21 + weekly cultural and social activities |
|---|---|
| Class Size | 14 maximum, 12 average |
| Language Level |
Intermediate or above. If you are not sure about your level of English, please contact the school. |
| Course Length | 2 weeks |
| Course Code |
For those applying for EU funding, the LLP database course code is UK-2009-950-010 |
Course content includes:
- 21 hours of input sessions per week
- a guided historical tour of Oxford
- a guided tour of Christchurch College or Punting on the River Thames
- one social evening with tutors per week
- wireless LAN Internet access
- refreshments: tea, coffee and mineral water
- end of course certificate outlining sessions attended and you will receive a detailed certificate of your proficiency in English showing your level as defined by the Common European Framework.
All participants are required to fill in a Pre-Course questionnaire. The Course Co-ordinator plans the course to meet the special requirements of the group. The course content is outlined and discussed on the first morning, and is then adapted as appropriate.
Where requested and where possible, visits in the local community are arranged. Some groups on summer courses also choose to attend an outdoor Shakespeare production in Oxford Castle or an Oxford University College garden. Course participants at other times of year often enjoy attending plays or concerts in theatres and music venues across the city.
Course tutors and guest trainers
Participants experience a dynamic, interactive style of teaching and receive personal attention from friendly, approachable tutors and guest trainers who have substantial experience of teaching English as a foreign language and teacher training. Trainers integrate a wide range of online and off-line resources to create a stimulating, professional and supportive learning environment and will adapt the content of the course to suit the needs and interests of the group, so that it is useful, relevant and enjoyable.
Comenius-Grundtvig Funding, Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)
Professional Development Courses at the Lake School of English are eligible for EU Comenius-Grundtvig funding (LLP) and can be found on the Comenius-Grundtvig database. The course reference is UK-2009-950-010 and is valid until 2012.
The LLP deadline for courses taking place between September and December 2010 is April 30th 2010. Don't delay, ask us for a pre-registration document and make your LLP Comenius-Grundtvig application in good time.
Under the Comenius-Grundtvig programme, grants are provided to people who work in education. Grants are provided to participants from: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey. Your National Agency will assess your application. If you would like to apply for Comenius funding, contact your local national agency.
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