Course Profile: Academic English live online group course
This online group course is a series of ten 1-hour seminars sessions taking place over five weeks.
The course is designed to give students the opportunity to participate and to practise their seminar skills as they improve their Academic skills more generally.
What to expect:
Seminar session overview and optional self-study
- Session 1: Course introduction & seminar skills
- Listening & Speaking
- Cross-cultural communication
- Participating in groups
- Optional self-study: Video & student forum discussion. Reading
- Session 2: Writing
- Noun phrases
- Collocations
- Optional self-study: Worksheet. Online practice
- Session 3: Listening
- Active listening
- Summarising & paraphrasing
- Optional self-study: Video & student forum discussion. Reading
- Session 4: Writing
- Paragraphs & Linking
- Optional self-study: Worksheet. Online research & student forum discussion
- Session 5: Reading
- Critical thinking & developing a reading strategy
- Optional self-study: Video. Reading
Individual tutorial
- Session 6: Writing
- Editing & error correction
- Optional self-study: Video & online practice
- Session 7: Speaking
- Presentations
- Optional self-study: Online research & student forum discussion. Video
- Session 8: Writing
- Cause & effect
- Pros & Cons
- Optional self-study: Reading. Video
- Session 9: Writing
- Critical assessment
- Essays & literature reviews
- Vocabulary
- Optional self-study: Worksheet. Reading. Student Forum
- Session 10: Writing
- Personal statements & CVs
- Optional self-study: Video. Reading
Individual tutorial
Course Level
Suitable for:
Intermediate B1 — Advanced C1
Course Summary
- 10 x 1-hour seminars (1 hour = 60 minutes)
- 10 x additional self-study tasks for each seminar (optional)
- 2 x individual tutorial with your teacher
- Experienced and qualified teacher of English for Academic Purposes
- Course certificate
- Seminar times 08.00 - 09.00 GMT, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Course Outcomes
- Speak and write more fluently in English
- Use a wide range of appropriate academic vocabulary
- Be more confident in academic environments and situations
Course Profile: Academic English live online 1-to-1 course
Individual Tuition (1-to-1) classes are very adaptable to your specific needs. Topics and requested skills can be changed and added to throughout the course. Please feel free to discuss changes and extra requests with your teacher.
What to expect:
Focus on academic speaking skills
- presenting your ideas in a discussion
- presenting lectures and papers
- clarifying
- dealing with Q&A sessions
Focus on enhancing your pronunciation
- improving clarity
- reducing accent
Focus on academic writing skills
- sentence and paragraph structure
- cohesion and coherence in writing
- summarising, paragraphing and hedging
- proof reading
Focus on academic listening and reading skills
- as required
Corrective feedback
- throughout the course from your teacher
Course Level
Suitable for:
Intermediate B1 — Advanced C2
Course Summary
- A block of 5, 10, 15, 20 live teacher contact hours (1 hour = 60 minutes)
- 20-minute pre-course needs analysis review with your teacher
- Directed self-study tasks in the form of readings, writings and speaking preparation
- Experienced and qualified teacher of English
- Course certificate and language report
- Study times between 08.00 - 20.00 GMT, Monday to Saturday
- Live language sessions held via Zoom or Skype, as preferred by the client
- Minimum age 18
Course Outcomes
- Speak and write more fluently in English
- Use a wide range of appropriate academic vocabulary
- Be more confident in academic environments and situations
- Make progress in areas that you have particular difficulty with
Once you have booked your course, you will be sent a needs analysis form to complete with your topic and skills requests. Once we receive your needs analysis form and before your first class, you will have a 20 minute conversation with your teacher regarding your needs analysis form and course content.
Prices: Academic English live online group course
| Course | Session dates | Price of course |
|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | May 31st, June: 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th | £250 |
| August & September 2022 | August 30th, September: 1st, 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th | £250 |
Course: June 2022
Session dates: May 31st, June: 2nd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th, 30th
Price of course: £250
Course: August & September 2022
Session dates: August 30th, September: 1st, 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd, 27th, 29th
Price of course: £250
Course:
Session dates:
Price of course:
Prices: Academic English live online 1-to-1 course
| Individual Tuition (1-to-1) Online Course |
|---|
| 30 minutes = 25 GBP |
| 30 minutes x 4 (2 hours) = 99 GBP |
| 5 hours = 240 GBP |
| 10 hours = 450 GBP |
| 15 hours = 625 GBP |
| 20 hours = 750 GBP |
30 minutes = 25 GBP
30 minutes x 4 (2 hours) = 99 GBP
5 hours = 240 GBP
10 hours = 450 GBP
15 hours = 625 GBP
20 hours = 750 GBP
Class blocks to be completed within the following timeframes:
30 minutes x 4 within 1 month
5 hours within 1 month
10 hours within 2 months
15 hours within 3 months
20 hours within 4 months
Price Includes
- all teaching
- 20 minute pre-course assessment and needs analysis
- guided self-study throughout the course
- end of course language report
- certificate of attendance
Terms & Conditions for online classes
- 1 hour = 60 minutes
- Online teaching will take place via Zoom or Skype, as agreed with the client before the first class
- Payment for the agreed number of hours must be paid and received before the first class via Flywire https://www.flywire.com/pay/ecsscotland
- Client must provide the completed needs analysis form at least 72 hours before the first class. Email the form to [email protected]
- Classes to take place between 08.00 - 20.00 GMT, Monday to Saturday. Exact class times will be arranged at mutually suitable times for client and teacher
- If it is necessary to change the arranged class times, the client and teacher can negotiate mutually suitable days and times for classes. Changes can be made as necessary, provided both parties are aware of and agree to the change in advance
- Classes cancelled by the client 23 hours or less before the class start time will be charged at the full rate and will not be recuperated
- Classes cancelled by the client 24 hours or more before the class start time can be postponed to another mutually suitable day within 14 days of the original class
- In case of absence, the teacher will be substituted by an equally qualified colleague and the client notified in advance. The option to postpone the class will also be given
- Correction or proof-reading of a dissertation, thesis or academic paper will incur an extra cost. Please contact us to discuss these requirements
