Communicative English
[With special focus on Speaking]

Indians, though they get their education mostly in English, do not have the fluency or confidence to converse in English. This has increased the need for freshers and professionals to improve their proficiency in English.

Characteristics of the programme that distinguish Phoenix from its competitors

• Specially designed programme for the needs of students over 16 years of age.
• Fast pace and systematic development in all language skills through creative exercises and assignments. Special emphasis is given on Speaking.
• Friendly and familiar classroom environment.
• Teachers, with specialized teaching skills for English speakers as a second language, give students many learning opportunities to be focused on communicative English.
• International Training materials from Cambridge are used.

The course is a very novel approach to teaching the art of spoken English. It takes into consideration the factors that hinder us from using the language and works on them to build confidence. This is followed by a systematic approach where grammar, vocabulary, fluency are all imbibed into the student through a series of activities and games. Thereby, every student's experience is an exciting one.

Our small classes allow students to speak much more than in schools with bigger classes. A combination of grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs, and pronunciation help our students improve their speaking skills quickly and effectively through conversational interactivity. Lessons are based on interesting topics and class discussions support learning natural communication skills. Meaningful, communicative activities allow students to utilize their own opinions, knowledge, and experiences.

The course is offered as full time and part time programmes. Full time course is on week days from 10.00am to 4.00pm for a period of 1 month. The part time programme is on week days from 4.30pm to 6.00 pm for a period of 3 months. The course is also offered as weekly programme on Saturdays from 10.00am to 4.00pm for a period of 3 months. The main beneficiaries of this programme are students after their 12th looking for admissions in professional colleges, marketing professionals, front office executives, teachers and others who wish to improve their competence in English.

Some useful websites
www.cambridge.org/elt/professional  
http://www.eltweb.com/
www.oup.com/elt/ 
www.eltpodcast.com/