General English

The General English course teaches students everyday English with a focus on listening and speaking. You will cover all the skills necessary to improve your English level.

Levels

All levels from Beginner to Advanced.

Your study

• Course length: 2 – 52 weeks
• 21 hours per week plus 2 hours optional conversation class and 5 hours of self study
• Full-day elective every Wednesday for students who are Intermediate level and above

Sample Timetable

Who is the course for?

General English is the best choice if you want to be able to use English better in a variety of situations. While all skills are taught, General English emphasises speaking and listening, and includes a wide range of functional English to help you feel at ease in any situation. At all levels, General English is fun as well as instructive. You will start to feel more at home in the English-speaking world right from the beginning. Students do a progress test every term to measure their improvement.

All major skills are covered:

* Speaking & Pronunciation
* Listening
* Reading
* Writing
* Vocabulary
* Grammar

Course features:

* Project work
* Task-based lessons
* Discussions
* Individual counselling
* Video lessons
* Computer learning
* Using English in the real world, e.g. shopping, eating out, going to a post office or bank
* News-based lessons

One-to-One

If you have limited time or specific needs, you may be interested in private lessons. We can arrange short-term one-to-one private tuition with a SELC teacher.