Sunday, July 10, 2011

English as Second Language (CELI)

General English
Cleverlearns General English Program (GEP) is focused on building confidence in communication with the use of the English language. It is achieved through intensive training further enhanced by three class types namely one on one, one on four and one on eight.
The method used in the General English Program (GEP) enables the student to improve their holistic ability in English by providing a complete program. It includes classes in structure practice, conversation, reading and sentence construction. These are combined with a wide range of video, audio and computer assisted learning tools along with social and cultural activities.
From courses under the General English Program (GEP) to the customized Educational Tours and Learning Activities, students can choose from the variety that will challenge their skills for the better.

Course Level
is determined by the results from their oral and written evaluations. Both of the oral and written evaluations are initially taken on the first day the students reports to school.

Class Schedules:
                                     Morning                              Afternoon
                              8:00 am - 9:50 am                 12:40 pm - 2:30 pm
                            10:00 am - 11:50 am                2:40 pm - 4:30 pm
                                                                          4:40 pm - 6:30 pm
                                                                          6:40 om - 8:30 pm
Language Activities
At Cleverlearn, we believe that language learning is not confined to the classrooms. Cleverlearn communicative approach ensures that students will be given the opportunity to make use of what they have learned in calss. Each week, there is a variety of supervised language activities that are held indoor or outdoor. Aside from which, students can also join in the Speech Club, Movie Watching Club, Book Lovers Club and Debate Club, among others. Through these, they can interact with moderators, teacher's and classmates.
General English-Junior
Cleverlearn's General English-Junior is a specialized program good for six hours. It focuses on buildng vocabulary, reading comprehension, critical thinking, sentence construction, listening comprehension, correct pronunciation and speaking fluency. Since this course is designed for youngsters, meetings are given to parents and guardians regularly. In this manner, there is close monitoring on the students' progress.
General English-Junior can be summed with one-on-one with a local teacher, one-on-four with a local teacher and one-on-four with an English Native Speaker. Over the weekend, varied excursions are organized so students will experience an avenue of fun while learning.
General English Semi-Intensive
The Cleverlearn General English Semi-Intensive Course was initially designed for parents and guardians who accompany the children enrolled under General English-Junior. However, this also develops kids as little as they are.Psychologist actually believe that the best time of formation is when individuals are still very young. Kids can easily grasp new things the adults.

This course is mainly focused on building
vocabulary, conversation and speaking fluency and reading comprehension. It will be for three hours a day where there is room to accomplish other things aside from attending classes. For parents and guardians, they have more time to look over their children. For kids, they have longer hours for fun, games and they can also explore the island with thier families.
Intensive English
The cleverlearn Intensive English is designed
for all ages, be it a working adult or a young
student. This covers the four skills of
communication namely, reading, writing,
listening and speaking, as well as phonetics
and vocabulary building. This is taught in a
communicative way, with the aim of
improving students' general English ability
through progressive practice and use of the
new language. This intensive-extensive course
is a personalized program that appeal to
different learning styles. Based on the immersion concept that has proven to be successful in training ESL learners, each student will study with three different teachers in one course. In the first class, students will learn correct pronunciation, develop speaking fluency and listening comprehension. Second class, they will be able to build vocabulary, learn reading comprehension skills and critical reading skills. The last one will allow them to study specific skills in grammar,reading,writing,listening and speaking based on their needs and request. There are reassessments exams given after every four weeks to check student progress.
Advanced English
Medical English
is program focuses on the language of medicine in both spoken and written English. It is designed to help them master specific medical vocabularies and idiom, and to improve their ability to communicate in English.

This program consist of two parts; the English component structure, vocabulary enhancement, reading, listening comprehension and speaking practices in a medical setting. The second component will  be more on medical subjects like basic health and care concepts.

Business English
This course ranges from topics namely American Business, Marketing, Finance, International Trade, Business Management, Business Writing and Human Resource. It will focus on making presentation, negotiating , meeting skills, business vocabulary and writing while surveying different topics. Facilities, instructors, education events and social affairs are integrated into a program of the highest quality.
Exam English 
Nominal Duration: Minimum of 4 weeks
Qulification Level: Pre-Intermediate High - Advanced
This program is designed for students who wants to gain a specific English test score for the purpose of studying in universities abroad or applying or getting a new job. The focus of this program is to familiarize the students with the format of the exam and to be acquainted with question types and tasks. This emphasizes specifically on the TOEFL, IELTS and TOEIC exams.
 Exam English is composed of 3 hours 1:1 class and 2 hours 1:4 class with local teachers and 2 hours 1:8 class with a Native Speaker. The 1:1 classes are separated top the skills that students need to master on. The 1:8 class is helpful for the students to gain confidence and pronunciation building which are essential in taking the speaking tests.
Through this program, students would practice on the techniques in taking the tests and on how to attack a certain question type without even  have to worry with time limitation.
TOEIC Preparatory Test
It concentrates on developing students speaking, reading,writing and listening skills. All of these are in business context in addition to TOEIC test taking strategies. Students can expect daily vocabulary and homework exercises, frequent quizzes, week listening reviews and regular full-length TOEIC practice tests.
IELTS Preparatory Test
Focusing on examination techniques and study skills required to help students obtain a substantial score for the IELTS Test, this classes will help develop examination strategies. They will focus on the listening section through test structure analysis, sample questions and full exam-condition practice tests.
TOEFL Preparatory Test
This is designed to help students prepare for the TOEFL examination and to improve their English. Students practice listening, reading comprehension and grammatical structure skills. Other elements of the course include pre-writing and organizational strategies for weekly tests and review session.
The Cleverlearn Exam English is created for students who already have a high level of English proficiency. It is specifically aimed for individuals who have plans to work and study abroad. Aside from introducing concepts for career success, this course focuses on enhancing ones ability to gain satisfactory results in Test Preparatory Programs namely TOEIC, IELTS and TOEFL
Exam English is composed of four hours one-on-one with a local teacher with an option to choose among the international preparatory tests such as TOEIC, IELTS and TOEFL. The four hours of one-on-one will be broken down into two classes focusing on the specific skills needed to be studied by the students. A 2-hour class with a Native Speaker is also added to polish students conversation and pronunciation skills.
With the Exam English program, students skills will be more challenged and be pushed to a greater extent.


Academic English

This program is designed for students who wants to pursue their studies in English speaking universities. This is created to help the develop pertinent skills that would help them cope with the demands of university studies abroad.

Academic English is composed of 3 hours 1:1 class and 2 hours 1:4 class with local teachers and 2 hours 1:8 class with Native Speaker. These are separated into 1 class of Academic Speaking and Listening, 1 class of Academic Reading and another class of Academic Writing.

Academic Writing
This course helps students gain knowledge in grammar and vocabulary to express their ideas and opinions in writing. Students develops skills in a brief essay level, and according to their progress, they also review English grammar to their writing.

Academic Speaking and Listening
By the name itself, this course is designed for students who wants to develop their speaking and listening ability. The aims of the classes are to encourage students to speak English with confidence, to expose them to a variety of challenging and activities in listening and speaking and to stimulate discussion on various topics using the English language.


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