STANDARD COURSE

Suitable to all levels, the standard course aims to give students a basic grounding in the language, in order to properly handle most everyday situations and to express him/herself with self-assurance and pertinence. Students will learn to read and write, but he focus on the course is on active skills: speaking and listening.

duration: 9 months - 105 hours (full 60')
period: Oct - Jun
lessons per week: two lessons of 1.5 hours
students: 6/10 timetable: early evening / evening

durata: 8 mesi - 90 ore
periodo: ott - giu
frequenza: 1.5 ore bisettimanali
studenti: 6/10
orari: pre-serali / serali

INDIVIDUAL COURSE

- AVAILABLE IN ALL LANGUAGES

The Regency School provides two types of individual course: the conventional type, with one student only, or a semi-individual course, with 2 or 3 participants. The contents are tailor-made to individual requirements and advantages include a flexible timetable and a sharp focus on individual needs

no. of students: one
duration: 20 hours (full 60')
period: to be agreed
lessons per week: to be agreed
timetable: to be agreed

Semi-individual P2

no. of students: two
duration: 20 ore (full 60')
period: to be agreed
lessons per week: to be agreed
timetable: to be agreed

Semi-individual P3

no. of students: three
duration: 20 hours (full 60')
period: to be agreed
lessons per week: to be agreed
timetable: to be agreed

COURSES FOR EXAMINATIONS

CAMBRIDGE EXAMS – ENGLISH

Cambridge University certificates of language ability are recognised throughout the world as proof of competence in English. There are four levels:

• KET – Key English Test
• PET – Preliminary English Test
• FCE - First Certificate in English
• CAE – Certificate in Advanced English
• CPE – Certificate of Proficiency in English

Each exam tests all four skills - Listening, Reading, Writing e Speaking – and require classroom work and self-study.

duration: 8 months - 96.5 hours (full 60')
period: Oct - May
lessons per week: twice a week for 1.5 hours
students: 6/10
timetable: early evening / evening

duration: 8.5 months - 100 ore (full 60')
period: Oct - June
lessons per week: twice a week for 1.5 hours
students: 6/10
timetable: early evening / evening

TOEFL – ENGLISH

TOEFL is an examination in American English and is recognised throughout the world. Often it is a requirement for students who wish to study or work in America. The Regency School organizes two courses to prepare for the TOEFL examination, both of three months, to prepare for the February and May sittings. Courses are open to anyone on the Regency School 6^th level or above. The oral examination is voluntary.

duration: 3 months - 39 hours (full 60')
period: Oct/Feb and Feb/May
lessons per week: twice a week for 1.5 hours
students: 6/8
timetable: early evening / evening

OTHER LANGUAGES

The Regency School also provides courses to for DELF (French) and ZERTIFIKAT DEUTSCH ALS FREMDSPRACHE (German) with the same features and costs as the Standard Course.

COURSES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

These courses aim not only to teach the language but to foster an enduring interest in it, by learning through enjoyment, so participants wish to continue with their studies after the course.

ENGLISH

duration: 8 months - 64 hours (full 60') period: Oct - June lessons per week: twice a week for 1 hour students: 7/12 timetable: afternoon

This course can start any time during the year, provided there are four participants with the same level of language skills. The course was specifically designed for people who wish to reach a certain level in a short time. Contents are similar to those of the Standard Course.

ENGLISH

duration: 2 weeks - 30 hours (full 60')
start: every Monday
students: 4/6
lessons per week: 3 hours daily
timetable: morning/afternoon

FRENCH – GERMAN

duration: 2 weeks - 30 hours (full 60')
start: every Monday
students: 4/6
lessons per week: 3 hours daily
timetable: morning/afternoon

INTENSIVE COURSES

ENGLISH AT WORK - seminars on 'Business' English

ENGLISH AT WORK is for people with a good grounding in general English, but with difficulties related to the specific terminology of work, and unable to use business terms accurately. The programme includes the following subjects:

• On the Telephone Making Conversation Meetings and Discussions
• Getting About (travel) Entertaining Giving Presentations
• Company Performance

Each subject is dealt with in two sessions (one seminar). The first is a presentation of specific language and an analysis of the problems involved. The second is a workshop with the opportunity to use the language learnt in roleplays and simulations. The course also includes five 'case-studies' (real or realistic) where the language of the 7 seminars (see above) needs to be used accurately and forcefully.

duration: 9 months - 51 hours (full 60')
period: Oct - June
lessons per week: 3 hours a week (every other week)
students: 4/6
timetable: early evening / evening

What is self-access and how does it work? 

Self-access means the ability to use additional teaching materials on your own, outside class time, for language practice and learning. Progress in language learning is a question of exposure to the language, so self-access provides a further learning opportunity by increasing the contact with the language.  

What type of material can I use?

a) Computerized learning system - C.A.L.L.

In addition to other teaching advantages, C.A.L.L. is also fun. It includes a variety of games and computer activities in English, French, German and Italian. Programmes are easy to use and don’t require specialist knowledge of computers.

b) Language lab

A language lab with 12 work stations and specially chosen materials for improving the student’s listening comprehension. Exercises include a wide range of day-to-day activities, including: street indications, airport announcements, booking a hotel room, and so on. They help students feel at home in the language by picking up listening skills. There are also over 100 Speak Up cassettes available, and a range of business tapes will also be available shortly.

For radio fans, the self-access room notice-board gives information about how to tune in to BBC for students.

c) Multimedia books on CD-ROM

Fun, different, and all in English. A multimedia book isn’t just for reading: you can look at it and listen to it, and this is particularly useful for language learning where a combination of skills is required. The Regency School has a selection of the best CR-ROMs currently available, with subjects ranging from art, dinosaurs, ancient civilization, cinema, anatomy, encyclopaedias and much more.

d) Video library

The Regency School has a number of excellent films on video, in the original language (many are subtitled in English), which students can borrow. For students interested in English literature, the video library includes the biographies of major writers including Blake, Wordsworth, Shakespeare, Dickens and others.

e) Reading at all levels

Simplified versions of novels and tales, at 6 different levels. These books may be borrowed. Many of the books also have an audio cassette. For advanced students original texts are also available, in all genres.

f) International means of communication

The Regency School has a satellite dish for various programmes in: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic etc.

There are also English, German, French, Spanish and Italian newspapers and magazines available for students.

g) Internet

Want to surf the cyberspace in English or another language? The Regency School has an internet link for students to use.

When can I use the self-access centre?

Anyone taking part in a language course at the Regent School can use the self-access centre. All services are free, except the use of Internet. The centre is open:

• Monday - Thursday 9.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m.
• Friday 9.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.
• Saturday 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon.