Octorial Programme

Descripción del curso

The course is designed to develop knowledge, skills, and confidence through intensive programmes to ensure maximum progress and results.

The combination of language skills lessons and communication skills workshops in the Octorial Programme enables students to develop their confidence, skills, and fluency.

What you achieve
Fluency and listening skills to communicate with both native speakers and international colleagues.
Accurate English when speaking and writing by enhancing grammar and vocabulary knowledge.
Formal and informal language for a range of situations.
Confidence in English which will help you succeed both personally and professionally.
25 hours per week
COURSE CONTENT

Morning Plenary
Designed to bring students together at the start of the school day. The morning plenary acts as a warm-up session.

Lexical Development workshop
Develop and analyse functional language and expressions
Explore idiomatic expressions and their use in English.
Apply the learned vocabulary to authentic situations

Pronunciation and Delivery workshop
Develop an understanding of natural pronunciation such as weak forms, intonation and
stress.
Analyse pronunciation in authentic materials like poems, presentations, limericks and
speeches.
Look at nonverbal forms of communication and their impact on how we communicate

Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric
Develop an understanding of language, form, purpose and how to use the language.
Demonstrate an ability to communicate using new and existing language.
Increase fluency and accuracy in English.

Actualisation of Purpose
Learn, develop and use essential useful skills for the 21st century. Skills which can be
applied in our everyday lives, business settings and the academic world.
Investigate topics which will help with skills like communication, creativity, leadership,
team working and negotiating.

Spoken Performance Workshop
The aim of the Spoken Performance Workshop session is for the student to hone their
performance skills in a range of speaking situations.
Discover and become aware of the features of spoken English. In addition, sharpen
performance skills such as eye contact, body language, voice quality, pause, tempo and
rhythm.
Each workshop has a performance element where the student or students perform the
task or language function in front of the others.