Extensive research has been done to show us the best conditions to learn English. This research has influenced the way the best English language schools teach and so in turn the way you learn.

Below are some features of life in a classroom here at Saint George International Language School London. As you will see you are expected to put a lot of effort into your learning but you will also see that learning a language can also be a lot of fun and needn’t be the frustrating experience many of us may associate with our schooldays!

 » You are an individual! You have strengths and weaknesses and individual needs. We recognise this and so try to provide you with what you want as an individual.
 » The classroom should be a stress-free and relaxing environment. You learn most effectively when you feel relaxed.
 » Learning a language is fun and hard work! It is important that you participate in your classes. The more you get involved in the classroom the more speaking and communicating in English will seem natural to you. That is why you will do a lot of pair-work and group-work with other students.
 » Your teachers will be enthusiastic, friendly and well-organised so you will enjoy your lessons more and learn more.
 » We try to help you get involved by relating the classes to your experiences in life and making the class fun with interesting activities.
 » Games and laughter are part of the learning process. We often use communicative games in our classes because they are a very good way of practising spoken English through ......

• Practising structures/vocabulary you have recently learnt.
• Providing opportunity to use all the English you know in an enjoyable way without worrying about making mistakes.

To learn English efficiency, remember it is useful and important to speak with the other students in the class not just the teacher! The teacher is also there to guide you; not just to give you a standard model.

You must remember that sometimes making mistakes is OK. It depends on the objective of the activity. If the objective is to practise your speaking in a communicative activity where communicating is the objective then making mistakes is not so important. If the objective is to correctly structure a sentence then the mistakes need to be corrected.

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