English Language Courses

In this era of globalization and information technology, where the world is dynamically evolving into a virtual global village, communicating effectively is the key to success. Language is very often the barrier for effective communication whether it is doing business with foreign nations, pursuing academic goals overseas or taking up lucrative job offers where your technical skills are ideally suited but your language skills are not.

Traditional language teaching and learning methods having proven to be inadequate or time consuming, GCE has come up with a high-tech language learning facility. Our program offers decisive, intensive and phonetically correct internationally approved course modules to students under the expert guidance of a qualified linguist. We offer excellent language mastering modules that are precise, clear-cut and very effective. Our language lab facility seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology with internationally proven foreign language teaching and mastering methods to offer a fully computerized, modular and easy-to-use course program.

A Language Lab is a facility where a student or any aspirant can learn a language with the help and guidance of a teacher through a system, to improve his/her speaking and listening capacity. One can go deeper to familiarize oneself with dialects and accents in the language.

Through repeated practice sessions at a language lab, one adapts the correct pronunciation and accent. The teacher assigns session-wise lessons for each batch at the commencement of the course. The students will automatically receive pre-recorded lessons from the master source through the teacher while logging in and can use these lessons for practice.

Benefits

Effective communication skills are critical in today's technology-driven workplace. GCE is uniquely positioned to help you with your goal of learning and using English for your career success.

Through GCE's English Language Program, you will:

• Improve your scores on English examinations, like TOEFL or IELTS.
• Improve your pronunciation and accent with the help of a LANGUAGE LAB and work with a variety of interactive materials that keep you motivated, interested and challenged.

There is a place for all levels of learners in the GCE's English Language Program, regardless of your English proficiency.

The learning experience begins with a needs analysis followed by an online placement and oral assessment. Your Advisor will use the results of these tools to determine your English proficiency and place you at the appropriate level. In the classroom, you will be provided with a workbook, topic-related handouts, and a guided discussion lesson plan, as well as detailed information about online and face-to-face assignments.

GCE brings immediate value to your business through our Integrated Learning approach. Integrated Learning is a complete method of training, reinforcing, supporting and validating learning through flexible delivery modes that include Exercise Classes, Online Language Labs, Conversation Skills Classes and Mini-Projects.

Exercise Classes - Classroom lessons led by specially trained teaching professionals provide the necessary preparation for learners before the Online Language Lab session that follows.

Learners actively participate in role-plays. Information-gap activities are used to enhance the learner's experience. Practicing writing skills for a complete language learning experience. A topic-based approach is used throughout the learning experience.

Online LANGUAGE Lab - Captivating multimedia using the latest technologies maximize the eLearning experience by activating the learner's prior knowledge of the subject. Learners are presented with highly interactive, real-life situations from which to learn. All language skills are covered: Listening, Reading, Speaking, Grammar and Writing. All features are supported with full audio.
Conversation Skills Class - Real use of the language is crucial for effective communication. Conversation Classes allow for social interaction in English with other learners.

Mini Projects - Learners have a unique opportunity to enhance specific skill areas by working on projects, which are customized by the instructor.

Business Skills: Negotiations, Presentations, Report Writing
Social Skills: Cultural, Protocol
Communications: Idioms, Accent Reduction
Test Preparation: TOEFL, TOEIC, Cambridge Exams, IELTS

Unlike many English language-training companies that deliver only classroom instruction using publicly available courseware, GCE offers its proprietary curriculum using the latest technology for computer-based training blended with classroom instruction. The blended approach takes advantage of the best aspects of both to deliver a powerful language learning solution unlike any other English Language Training programs.

All the English language courses are comprised of the following lessons to develop the English Pronunciation and Listening capabilities of the candidate.

English Pronunciation

This module helps our students to acquire the correct pronunciation, learning systematically the characteristic sounds of spoken English and its stress, rhythm & intonation.

• The English consonants -
• The English vowels and diphthongs -
• The week forms of words in unstressed
• Position in connected speech -
• Intonation -
• Stress and rhythm -

Listening Comprehension

This portion of the course helps the students to develop their listening comprehension by studying natural speech. The recorded text includes conversations, telephone announcements and news items as well as a wealth of material from BBC radio. The subjects are varied; travel, music, natural history, social-life, and there are extras from interviews, a quiz and talk shows.

• Why and how we listen
• How people speak
• Predicting what you will hear
• Identifying important information
• How information is organized
• Repetition and re-phrasing
• Increasing your vocabulary
• Following a news broadcast
  

General English Courses are offered at all levels from Beginners to Advanced and designed to improve your overall accuracy and fluency in English.

What is General English?

General English courses develop your English skills in grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing and pronunciation.

How will General English help me?

General English courses will help you to:

• improve your accuracy in grammar and pronunciation
• expand your vocabulary
• develop your skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing

What LEVEL are General English courses?

There are 3 different LEVELS of General English and each one has three COURSES - 1, 2 and 3. Before you join, you take a test and an interview and our teachers decide the right course for your English ability.

This chart shows the General English levels available, and the minimum General English level required before you can do our more specialized courses.

Will one COURSE help me speak English fluently?

In order to really improve your skills, we recommend that you complete all the courses at three LEVELs. You have to pass the end of term test in order to join the next COURSE.

How do you teach?

We follow the communicative approach so your lessons will be very interactive. You work in pairs and small groups and USE English as much as possible

Spoken English    |Course Duration: Part 1 : 2 Months, Part 2 : 2 Months|

Basic SPOKEN ENGLISH Course is designed to develop your spoken fluency through developing skills such as group discussions, interview skills, public speaking and more. The language lab exercises are extensively practiced in this course to improve your pronunciation and accent.

What Is Spoken English Skills (SES)?
Spoken English Skills courses improve your fluency and pronunciation in English through developing particular skills.

SES Course	Level	Skills
Spoken English Skills Part 1	Intermediate level Upper-Intermediate level	Interview Skills Group Discussion Skills Conversation Skills Public Speaking Skills
Spoken English Skills Part 2 (an extension of SES Part 1 only students who have done SES Part 1 are eligible)	Upper-Intermediate level	Debating skills Interview Skills Group Discussion Skills Conversation Skills Public Speaking Skills

Will Spoken English Skills help me speak without making mistakes?

No, these courses focus only on your fluency and pronunciation skills and do not have any grammar content at all.

What LEVEL are Spoken English Skills courses?

There are 2 different LEVELS of Spoken English Skills - Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate. Before you join, you take a test and an interview and our teachers decide whether you are eligible to join these courses. If your level of English is not high enough, you will be recommended a General English course at your level.

Will one COURSE help me speak English fluently?

One course will help you improve and will equip you with the skills you need to continue improving in your own time.

How do you teach?

We follow the communicative approach and all the exercises are done through a language lab set up so your lessons will be very interactive. We select interesting reading materials and audio-visual aids to stimulate your interest in a topic. You are given plenty of opportunity to practise speaking and listening, by working in pairs and small groups.

Business English    |Course Duration: 3 Months|

LEARN ENGLISH FOR THE WORKPLACE
..Gain confidence in any business situation ..

If you want to get the edge over your colleagues, and keep ahead in global English standards then try one of our business courses designed to help you do just that. Our Business English courses offer professional people the chance to improve their English which they need for work. You will cover a range of grammar and vocabulary used in business settings, and builds your skills in areas such as writing for business, giving presentations, talking on the telephone and holding meetings.

Our Business Communication Skills courses will help you:

• Use English in a realistic working context
• Improve your accuracy in grammar and pronunciation
• Develop your skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing

The course will focus on:

• presentation skills
• meeting skills
• writing skills (letters, emails)

In addition there are optional areas including:

• customer care
• telephone skills
• negotiating skills
• pronunciation skills
• time management skills
• social etiquette

Call Centre Training    |Course Duration: 3 Months|

Our Call Centre Skills course is designed to prepare people for the skills necessary to work in a Call Centre. It is mainly task-based and aims to build your skills in Pronunciation and phonetics, Informal and idiomatic English, Active listening, and conducting telephone calls.

The participants will be involved in activities such as conducting telephone conversations, presenting information and taking part in discussions. Participants will primarily work on improving their listening and speaking skills. The skills developed will be transferable to many other areas of work and leisure. The course will focus on pronunciation, British/American/Australian English, and oral communication skills.

Our course will help you to:

• Increase participants confidence & fluency in speaking skills
• Introduce to phonetics
• Focus on specific problem sounds
• Extend your vocabulary and deal with difficult grammatical areas
• Understand informal and idiomatic English
• Develop interpersonal skills such as active listening and understanding
• Focus on functional language (as appropriate).

The course is mainly task-based and participants will be involved in activities such as conducting telephone conversations, presenting information and taking part in discussions.

Courses are offered at Upper-Intermediate 1 level and above.

Presentation Skills    |Course Duration: 3 Months|

Our Presentation Skills course will help you:

• Prepare effective presentations
• Make sure your presentation is audience-oriented
• Learn techniques to enhance your presentations
• Develop appropriate intonation and body language
• Use visual aids and other resources effectively
• Understand the importance of timing to allow for audience concentration
• Handle follow-up questions

This course aims to improve the effectiveness of your presentations. It covers all aspects of making and preparing spoken presentations. We'll encourage you to learn practically. Participants are videotaped as part of the course and the tape is used to analyze and improve performance.

TOEFL    |Course Duration: 3 Months|

Everything you need to score higher on the new TOEFL Test -- Guaranteed.

Test your communication abilities in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. GCE's TOEFL Test Preparation Program provides you with a targeted review of the integrated English language skills and strategies you need to succeed on this demanding test.
The course sets out for 90 days of intensive learning through which a person can improve his or her score on the TOEFL test. Every day for a period of time, the students follow an assigned schedule by which they learn TOEFL skills through studying lectures, doing exercises, taking practice TOEFL tests and receiving instructor feedback. To achieve the course objectives, students should spend a minimum of 2 hours per day on the course work which in addition to TOEFL test practice includes the four online skills courses in a language lab.

Course Objectives

Having taken this course, one is expected to

• Gain familiarity with the directions and test-taking strategies for all sections of the computer based and paper based TOEFL test.
• Employ and sharpen strategies for the listening, grammar, reading, and writing sections of the TOEFL test.
• Become used to TOEFL test-taking conditions by working on timing and concentration while taking the daily practice material.
• Deepen one's general knowledge of academic English.
• Achieve the required score on the TOEFL test.

The comprehensive package includes:

• Intensive practice for each section of the test: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking
• Review of each question type
• Important information about the new test
• Exclusive score-raising tips and strategies
• Full-length practice tests
• Detailed answer explanations
• Tutorials on the new test format

IELTS    |Course Duration: 3 Months|

Welcome to the most EFFECTIVE IELTS preparation course available

Everything you need to score higher on the new TOEFL Test -- Guaranteed.

• Interactive lessons with audio and transcripts
• Exclusive Language Lab set up
• Practice tests in all IELTS modules with audio
• Up to date with IELTS latest standards
• Better than a real classroom!

What does your course include?

• Interactive course of instruction covering all IELTS Academic Modules in a Language Lab set up
• Practice tests in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking
• IELTS® study tools and learning aids
• Regular updates
• Exciting interactive sessions with audio

What Our Student's Are Saying About GCE's English Success.

"Using GALAXY's English system, I was able to raise my score on the IELTS test by ONE WHOLE Band Score! GALAXY helped me to gain a fantastic result! I definitely recommend GALAXY's English Success IELTS program!"

Yasuko, Abu Dhabi