General English (Elementary to Advanced)

The course has been designed to run at 5 proficiency levels, each taking 10 study weeks to complete: Level 1 (Elementary), Level 2 (Pre-Intermediate), Level 3 (Intermediate), Level 4 (Upper Intermediate), and Level 5 (Advanced). Students can be level-tested on application for enrolment and/or on arrival.

Classes are delivered over 5 × 4-hour study days, totalling 20 contact hours per week. Classes run Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 12:45pm (morning) and 1:15pm to 5:30pm (afternoon), each session consisting of 4 hours of class with a 15-minute break. An average of 2–4 hours of self-study per week is also required, plus an optional 2 hours of Self Access.

Students will undertake a mid-course assessment in week 5 and an end-of-course assessment in week 10. Assessment encompasses a traditional revision-style test of learning (as a way for the school to monitor progress), a continuous assessment writing program for each level based on 'English File' but with significant supplements as determined by the teaching staff, and a self-evaluation (a way to train students to reflect on and evaluate their own learning, encouraging the movement towards a more autonomous learning style).

The core classes will run across all study days and will follow the popular series 'Oxford English File Fourth Edition' from their Elementary to Advanced texts. The Electives program will run in conjunction with the Core classes for the 8 to 10 remaining hours of the scheduled class sessions, totalling 20 teaching hours per week plus optional 2 hours of Self Access.

Students can enrol for a minimum of 2 weeks to a maximum of 60 weeks. It takes approximately 10 weeks to complete a level, and after every 10 weeks of study there is a 3-week scheduled study break.