Spinnaker School of English

Why Spinnaker School of English?

Spinnaker School of English has a caring family approach, where all students are taught and cared for as individuals. Our friendly staff will provide and create the right environment for you to learn and live in.

Courses

General English

Our General English courses provide a stimulating, relaxing, engaging and interactive environment for you to learn English. Key elements of our approach include:

Learner needs analysis when students arrive to determine what your goals are which is reviewed throughout the course.
Stimulating classroom methodologies and activities that enable you to understand key concepts of the language and practice of the four skills.
Regular assessment so you can see your progress.
Flexible weekly syllabus appropriate for each group/level.
Use of graded readers of popular and authentic literature titles are used for all levels to extend vocabulary, promote extensive reading in English and to incorporate a variety of reading strategies.

Levels Available:

Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced

Exam Preparation

All exam courses include the following:

Techniques and strategies to help you pass the exam
Focus on specific areas of the language such as vocabulary and grammar needed to answer the different sections and tasks
Practice tests to help build your confidence
Continuous assessment

Our exam preparation courses for IELTS, Cambridge and Trinity are designed to give students the techniques and strategies needed to pass the exam as well as lots of practice of various parts of the tests.

The course is sensitive to student needs by regular assessments and formal IELTS tests – every 4 weeks, or at shorter intervals depending on the duration of study.
Helping students understand what examiners want, e.g. by analysing different exam tasks

Levels Available:

Lower
Intermediate
Higher

English Language Skills

Our English Language Skills courses are topic based and integrate the four skills so you can develop and gain confidence in:

Reading skills (skimming, scanning, inference, understanding details as well as reading for pleasure etc.)
Writing skills (how to write specific styles such as formal/informal emails, reviews, essays etc.)
Speaking skills (debating, making presentations, giving opinions, how to talk to people in certain social situations etc.)
Listening skills (listening for specific details, general meaning, understanding regional accents etc.)

Prices

01.

General English (15 hours/week)

Times

Mon to Fri - 09:15 to 12:30 (15 mins break)

Start

Any Monday

Course Facts

Minimum Age: 18 years old

Maximum Class Size: 10 students/class

£325 per week

(minimum 2 weeks)

+ £50 registration fee (new students)

(Course-book(s) - Entry level test (written & oral) - Certificate of completion - Student ID card - Access to library (Books & DVDs) - Free WiFi access

02.

General English (20 hours/week)

Times

Mon to Fri - 09:15 to 13:45 (30 mins break)

Start

Any Monday

Course Facts

Minimum Age: 18 years old

Maximum Class Size: 10 students/class

£375 per week

(minimum 2 weeks)

+ £50 registration fee (new students)

(Course-book(s) - Entry level test (written & oral) - Certificate of completion - Student ID card - Access to library (Books & DVDs) - Free WiFi access

03.

Exam Preparation (10 hours/week)

Times

Mon to Thur - 13:30 to 16:15 (15 mins break)

Start

Any Monday

Course Facts

Minimum Age: 18 years old

Maximum Class Size: 10 students/class

£250 per week

(minimum 2 weeks)

+ £50 registration fee (new students)

(Course-book(s) - Entry level test (written & oral) - Certificate of completion - Student ID card - Access to library (Books & DVDs) - Free WiFi access

04.

Language Skills (10 hours/week)

Times

Mon to Thur - 13:30 to 16:15 (15 mins break)

Start

Any Monday

Course Facts

Minimum Age: 18 years old

Maximum Class Size: 10 students/class

£250 per week

(minimum 2 weeks)

+ £50 registration fee (new students)

(Course-book(s) - Entry level test (written & oral) - Certificate of completion - Student ID card - Access to library (Books & DVDs) - Free WiFi access