Currently, there are several hundreds of schools of English in Great Britain. All the linguistic centers of England àre accredited by the British Council, and are included into the Association of Accredited Schools of the English Language (ARELS). The basic types of language courses are as follows.
The General or Base course. It is offered practically by all schools. The course is based on a combination of instruction in reading, writing, aural comprehension, informal speaking, and also covers the basic aspects of grammar. The course is subdivided into standard, intense and super intense stages. As a rule the studies take place in the morning, and the second half of the day can be devoted to excursions, rest, or independent preparation.
The intense course combines morning studies and studies in the second half of the day by special educational modules of professional or academic preparation.
Examination courses allow to be prepared for entrance examinations to colleges or while applying for a job. The qualifications recognized by universities and leading employers are: IELTS, TOEEL, Cambridge CAE, Cambridge CPE, etc.
Academic year combines the profound studying of the language with preparation for examinations to universities and colleges. Its duration is from half a year to 1 academic year. This course is very favorable as to the price, but it has the fixed beginning dates.
Business English is the course for special purposes with orientation on studying of professional lexicon.
English + Rest. These courses combine studying of the language with an active rest, going in for sports, or an excursion program.
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