ENGLISH LANGUAGE
FOR 9 - 17 YEAR OLDS
Our UK-based English language programme, which offers a minimum of 15 hours of English language tuition per week, is carefully designed to improve students’ receptive and productive language skills with a strong focus on oral communication. Accredited by the British Council for teaching English in the UK, Exsportise offers students the opportunity to pursue a passion or interest and use it to improve their English language skills.
15 hours of English tuition per week +
15 Hours of Arsenal Football Development coaching per week
EDUCATION
THE ENGLISH + PROGRAMME
ENGLISH THROUGH SPORTS
DAILY TUITION
Each morning or afternoon consists of 3 x 60-minute lessons with a 15-minute break between classes. Students study three different topics to develop all receptive and productive language skills, expand their vocabulary, improve their accuracy in speaking and writing, and boost their confidence.
Our teachers aim to help students feel at ease, join in and make friends. All lessons are interactive, engaging, fun, and reactive to the needs of our students. Each three-hour session will include:
Core English - Grammar / Lexis: This lesson includes vocabulary building, improving students’ understanding and use of grammar and perfecting their pronunciation. This section gives students the confidence to speak.
Enrichment - Integrated Skills / Communication Skills: Focus on improving the four main receptive and productive competencies of reading/listening and writing/speaking using interesting and relevant topics to our students.
Exsportise Projects - CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) / Collaboration: Students engage in stimulating, task-based projects to enable students to work together to achieve a common goal whilst developing their 21st Century Skills (creativity, collaboration, and communication) and fluency. This section makes the teaching particularly real and engaging for our students with relevant content, including English and British culture and includes presentation skills to increase confidence.
Attention will be paid to pronunciation and fluency throughout.
LEVELS OF ENGLISH
Five levels of English are available from A1 (Beginner - Elementary) to C1 (Advanced). This programme does not accommodate complete beginners who have no knowledge of English or students who have already reached C2 (Proficiency).
CONTINUOUS LEARNING
At Exsportise & Arsenal Football Development camps, English becomes an integral part of students’ daily life. English is heard, spoken and practised during all football sessions and recreational activities so students will have many opportunities to put into practice what they have learned in the classroom and fully immerse themselves in the language.
ACADEMIC SUMMARY
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CLASS SIZE
The maximum class size is 14 to allow for individual attention and greater interaction.
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PLACEMENT TEST
Our placement test takes place on the first Monday morning and enables the Director of Studies to create the classes according to students’ level and age.
The testing will involve both written and spoken elements.
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TEACHING STAFF
Our academic staff are dedicated and passionate about helping students succeed. They are either native speakers or have a near-native level of English. All teaching staff are suitably qualified according to the criteria of Accreditation UK.
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METHODOLOgY
Our teachers teach in a communicative, open, and friendly way. They plan and deliver interesting lessons using relevant and current topics that encourage active and authentic participation from all students.
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EVALUATION
Exsportise teachers regularly monitor the progress of their students and carry out weekly tests to ensure they are sufficiently challenged and are learning. Students will leave Exsportise Summer Schools with a course attendance certificate and an academic report from their Core English teacher.