Diana from Spain - Learn English in Ireland

"I lived in Ireland for three weeks. I loved my stay in Dublin and at Dorset College. I met a lot of people and I made good friends also. I feel my English has improved."

Diana, Spain
- July 2008

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Standard General English Course - GE1

This Standard General English course, 20 Lessons per week, is structured to provide a solid grounding and improvement in the core English language and communication skills of English. It covers the four main skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. It gives the student the opportunity to attend out-of-class activities and to explore Dublin. As a general English language course, it is open to students from beginners to advanced levels and focuses on a communicative approach to learning. This English language course can be taken in combination with our afternoon group English classes or afternoon one-to-one lessons.

Intensive General English Course GE2

This Intensive General English course, 30 lessons per week, includes all the elements of Standard General English (GE1) in providing a solid grounding and improvement in the core language and communication skills of English; reading, writing, listening and speaking. To focus on improving levels of English, through an intensive programme of 45 lessons per week of 45 minutes duration. The total breakdown of the hours is 22.5 hours per week. The morning General English component comprises of 15 hours per week and the afternoon comprises of 7.5 additional hours per week. The intensive portion of the programme is delivered individually or to a small group of students. The intensive programme is ideally suited to short-stay students who are interested in improving their level quickly but is also open to long-term students who want to really focus on achieving a good level of fluency in an academic year.

Combination General English

The Intensive English language course, 30 lessons per week, is structured to provide a solid grounding and improvement in the core English language and communication skills of English. It covers the four main skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. It gives the student the opportunity to attend out-of-class activities and to explore Dublin. This English language course is open to students from beginners to advanced levels and focuses on a communicative approach to learning. It is a combination of our morning group English classes and our afternoon elective classes.