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Course Structure
Course Levels
Pre-Course Assessments
Textbooks
Course Structure
Each course takes 60 hours (30 lessons) to complete.
The 30 lessons are delivered in 3 x 10-week terms, which follow the pattern of the academic year.
Our courses are designed to teach students how to communicate effectively in their chosen language.
All four skills are taught: reading, writing, listening and speaking, with particular emphasis being placed on oral communication.
Our courses present the language as it is spoken today in everyday situations, covering basic survival skills for beginners through to fluent communication at advanced levels.
Class sizes allow maximum involvement of all participants and vary between 4 - 15 participants.
Course syllabi are available upon request.
Our evening courses are non-credit bearing, but on completion of the three terms of their course, all students with an attendance record of 60% or above are issued with a certificate of attendance.
Course Levels
| COURSE LEVEL | ENTRY REQUIREMENTS | PRE-COURSE ASSESSMENT | COURSE OUTCOMES |
| Beginners |
You have no previous knowledge of the language. | NO - if beginning in October
YES - if joining an existing Beginners Course in either January or April | By the end of this course, you will be able to communicate in a number of practical everyday situations, including: introductions and talking about yourself, describing people, communicating in restaurants, making travel arrangements and going to the doctor. |
| Lower Intermediate |
You have some knowledge of the language, and wish to extend your range of basic skills. You have studied the language for approximately 1 year and may have recently completed a Beginners Level Course. (i.e. you have already received around 60 hours of language tuition) | YES | By the end of this course, you will be able to hold conversations in different real-life situations, understand authentic materials of appropriate level, and create texts and dialogues. |
| Upper Intermediate |
You have a good basic knowledge of the language and its grammar. You have studied the language for approximately 2 years and may have recently completed a Lower Intermediate Level Course (i.e. you have already received around 120 hours of language tuition) | YES | By the end of this course, you will be able to converse reasonably fluently with native speakers and discuss personal, social and current issues, using appropriate grammatical structures. |
| Advanced |
You have a strong command of the language and its main grammatical structures. You have studied the language for approximately 3 years, and may have recently completed an Upper Intermediate Level Course. (i.e. you have already received around 180 hours of language tuition) | YES | By the end of this course, you will be able to converse with native speakers, follow debates, give short presentations and discuss current issues using more complex structures and vocabulary. |
| Advanced Plus |
You have a high level of proficiency in the language, which you have studied for approximately 4 years or more, or you may have recently completed an Advanced Level Course. (i.e. you have already received around 240 hours of language tuition) | YES | By the end of this course, you will have broadened your vocabulary and increased your fluency, varied your writing and speaking styles, thus enabling you to use language in a wide range of situations and explore a variety of cultural topics. |
Pre-Course Assessments
When enrolling for an Upper Intermediate Language Course, you will need to submit a completed assessment form with your enrolment form. In addition, Russian language students will also have to complete a short multiple choice test.
When enrolling for a Beginners Course starting in January or April, you will need to be assessed as part of the enrolment process.
Please ensure that you enclose a fully completed assessment form with your enrolment form.
More information on the assessment process is available on the Enrolment page.
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Textbooks
Our teachers generally provide bespoke course materials. Many of them also use materials drawn from textbooks. We have provided a list of recommended textbooks/course materials for general reference.
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This page last modified
Wednesday 20 March 2013.
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