Improve your fluency and confidence in speaking with a native speaker.

Participants will meet every week (twice a month optional) in a virtual room and will have the opportunity to speak about interesting topics such as Culture, History, Education, Politics, Current Affairs.

You will learn new topic specific vocabulary and expressions.

You will develop strategies to help you communicate more effectively.

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Course Characteristics

This is a live virtual course that you can take part in from anywhere.

Each class a different topic will be explored. You will meet the teacher in a virtual room which integrates audio, interactive board and the use of webcam for those who want to use it.

Starting Date and Duration

Starting July.

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Further information

This course can be complemented with the __curso_41__, also delivered by a native teacher. The seminars offer an introduction to a topic that you will later discuss in these classes.

Tutor of the course

Check the tutors and times available for this course.

Founded in 2001, the Greenwich Institute is a Cambridge English Exam Preparation Centre and has been recognised as:

• 2011- Pioneers in implementing an international Teaching Practice award from Cambridge English.(International Recognition-Issue 25)
• 2012 – Winner of the Cambridge English Competition for preparation centres.(University of Cambridge - Language Assessment)
• 2014 - Publishing of our story as a Preparation Centre in Cambridge English web page.(University of Cambridge - Language Assessment)
• 2015- awarded a Highly Commended Certificate as Ambassador of Digital Innovation &Technology .(University of Cambridge - Language Assessment)

It is ideal for students and teachers of English who wish to expand their knowledge about different topics and gain communicative skills.

What is needed to do the course?

You just need to have the right level of English

Level of English required

B2 - Upper-Intermediate Advanced

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What can I do after this course?

You can take part in our talks  Phonology & Pronunciation

You can do a Phonology course to get a more complete knowledge of the English language. Phonology & Pronunciation

You can do a TTC (Teaching Training Course) to become a qualified English teacher by getting a TEFL Certificate, done completely online. This course gives you credit for the TTC course. 230-Hour TTC Course: Teacher's Certificate in TEFL

You can prepare an international English exam (Cambridge English)

You can do other specific courses according to your needs (Writing, Speaking)

Content

The course will help you practise different speaking skills

It consists of:

• Activities to improve your fluency
• Techniques and strategies to help you deal with the language more confidently, such as ways of disagreeing or interrupting politely, ways to link and support ideas, etc.
• Work on pronunciation on the spot

Course Development

This is an intensive course which consists of virtual encounters of approximately 1,30 hours each.

It will be carried out in small groups at a pre-arranged time. You will meet the teacher in a virtual room which integrates audio, interactive board and the use of webcam for those who want to use it.

Assessment

N/A

Certificates awarded

You will receive a Statement of Completion for you to save and print.

How to enrol in a course?

In order to enrol in one of our courses, just follow these steps:

1. Register

Complete all your details in our Registration Form (click ENROL NOW at the bottom of this page).

2. Confirmation of Application

Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email message, stating the course you have registered for and its main characteristics.

3. Details for payment

You will also receive an email message from PayPal with a payment request. Please follow the instructions there to complete the process. You do not need to have a PayPal account in order to proceed with the payment.

4. Login details and instructions

Once the payment has been processed, you will receive an email message within the following 48 hours. It will have your login details and instructions for accessing our virtual campus where you will have everything at hand to successfully complete the course.

If you do not receive these messages, please check your spam/junk/bulk folder or you can contact us at register@onlinelanguagestudies.com

Please be sure to provide your full name and the title of the course for which you have registered.

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