IH-Newcastle

General English

ㆍ Developing speaking fluency

ㆍ Improving listening comprehension

ㆍ Levels from complete beginner to advanced

ㆍ Flexible - 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 hours per week

ㆍ 15, 25 and 30 hour courses include PSP

ㆍ Combinations available with Academic English for IELTS and Business English General English courses include grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, listening and speaking. Students are classed according to the level achieved in the placement test ranging from complete beginner to higher advanced. Students can combine a 10 or 20 hour General English (GE) course with a Personal Study Programme (PSP) class to increase study up to 15 or 25 hours a week. General English 10 hours per week can also be combined with English for Academic purposes (AE), Business English (BE) or Cambridge Examination Courses (CE) to increase study up to 25 hours a week. Every student will be assessed on the first day by a written and oral test. International House Newcastle teaches using the communicative method and particular emphasis is placed on enabling the student to communicate effectively in English. All International House Newcastle teachers are fully qualified teachers of the English language and most have many years of experience teaching in different parts of the world. Progress in learning English is monitored by continuous assessment from the English language teacher, tutorials and internal tests. All English language students will receive a weekly work plan from their teachers and personal tutorials will take place on a regular basis. Course materials will be provided for all students, including a study pack and vocabulary book.

Academic English Standard ? 15 hours a week EAP/IELTS

ㆍ10 hours a week of Academic English Preparation classes plus

ㆍ5 hours a week of Individual Academic English Personal Study Programme Intensive

ㆍ 25 hours a week of EAP/IELTS plus General English

ㆍ10 hours a week of Academic Engish Preparation Classes

ㆍ5 hours a week of Individual Academic English Personal Study Programme plus

ㆍ10 hours a week of General English language and skills

Business English Business English - 25 hours per week

ㆍ10 hours a week of Business English + 5 hours Business PSP + 10 hours General English Business English - 15 hours per week

ㆍ10 hours a week of Business English + 5 hours Business PSP Topics include:

ㆍmeetings

ㆍpresentations

ㆍtelephoning

ㆍnegotiations

ㆍmarketing

ㆍfinance

Cambridge Exam Preparation Option 1 - Standard Cambridge Preparation Course ? 15 hours per week

ㆍ10 hours a week of classroom teaching and

ㆍ5 hours a week of Individual Examination Programme (PSP) Option 2 - Intensive Cambridge Preparation Course ? 25 hours per week

ㆍ10 hours per week class based preparation

ㆍ5 hours per week of Individual Examination Programme in PSP

ㆍ10 hours per week of general English skills classes to improve accuracy and fluency * Cambridge Examination ClassesInternational House is a Cambridge Examination Centre