Annotation
The focus of this class will be to consolidate the students' pre-existing knowledge of the English language through discussions, based on academic topics consistent with the syllabus. The aim is to increase the students' fluency and confidence with conversational English, both in terms of vocabulary and pronunciation ("accent").
This will be achieved through the study of written articles and subsequent discussion and role-play games. Students will be encouraged to correct each other's mistakes and reinforce each other's confidence, helping them to learn in a positive and organic fashion.
If sufficient progress is made, and if the timetable allows it, the Upper-Advanced class will also offer a gentle yet thorough approach to written English; both informal writing and academic essay writing techniques. The class will provide the students with the groundwork for writing essays in a manner consistent with Oxford and Cambridge Board (OCR) level exams. They will learn invaluable techniques surrounding written sentence and paragraph structure, as well as how to put forward judgements, the evidence to back up those judgements and the ensuing conclusion to their argument.