General English

EFSE offers general English language courses at six different levels set within the Common European Framework for language ability and assessment. Our General English classes cover all skills of language: reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, oral and written comprehension, as well as pronunciation and phonetics, letter writing, idioms and colloquialisms.

Our courses are organised into three terms – Autumn, Spring and Summer – with a Summer Programme run during July and August. Each term is 12 weeks and the Summer Programme is 6 weeks. Students can enrol at any point during a term, for any number of weeks, although it is suggested they enrol for at least one term to maximise their progress.

EFSE offers a flexible timetable enabling students to choose from:

Part-time - (6, 9 or 12 hours of study per week)
Full-time - (15 hours per week or more)

Classes are held in the morning (9:30 -12:30) or evening (18:45 – 20:45), Monday to Friday. Each lesson includes a coffee break. Our group classes are small and friendly, with a maximum class size of 14. We use course books with additional individual topic material and listening aids.

Teachers are the most important asset of any school. At EFSE, we have a team of professionally qualified and highly experienced teachers, who are not only excellent at teaching but are enthusiastic about their work and understand and appreciate the needs of students.

Skills Workshops

To compliment our General English courses, EFSE offers skills workshops in the afternoons that provide more intense tuition on a particular aspect of language. The workshops are particularly suitable for students wanting to maximise their progress whilst in London or are preparing for examinations. Each workshop is 2 hours (13:00 – 15:00) with no more than 6 students per class to maximise the learning experience.

Workshops for 2007/8 are:

• Writing and Grammar (Mon)
• Conversation and Pronunciation (Tues)
• Cambridge Exam Preparation (Wed)
• IELTS Preparation (Thu)

Students can take the workshops on their own or combined with a General English course.

Exam Preparation

All courses offered by EFSE follow a syllabus and have objectives that are designed to equip students with the necessary skills in all aspects of language to sit for exams appropriate to the level of their course. All students are encouraged to discuss their readiness for an exam with their teacher or the Director of Studies.

For students wanting more intense exam practise and development of exam technique, it is recommended that students also enrol on an afternoon workshop in preparation for either the Cambridge (FCE, CAE and CPE) or IELTS exams as required.