“Our teaching gets you talking”...“Our teaching gets you talking” Welcome to inlingua...
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“Our teaching gets you talking” Welcome to inlingua Edinburgh, your language school in the centre of Edinburgh.
Business, General, Academic English and Foreign Language Courses in a relaxed atmosphere with expert guidance and teaching.
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Welcome to beautiful Edinburgh!
You will love the stunning architecture and wonderful setting of our beautiful capital city!
•UNESCOWorldHeritagesite–compactandeasytowalkaround.
•Parks,hillsandopengreenspaceswithmagnificentviews.
•NotfarfromtheseaandbeautifulScottishbeaches.
•WonderfultouristattractionssuchasEdinburghCastleandthePalaceofHolyrood.
•‘TheFirstCityofLiterature’–seewhere‘HarryPotter’wasconceived,‘SherlockHolmes’birthplace,SirWalterScott’smonumentandmanymore!
•Worldclassmuseums,galleriesandtheatres.
•Adiverseselectionofbars,restaurantsandshopping.
•HomeofTheEdinburghInternationalFestivalsandFringe(www.edinburghfestivals.co.uk).
•ExcellentTransportSystemaroundTheCityandlinkstotherestofScotlandandTheUK.TheHighlandsandLochNessareonlyadaytripaway!
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“Welcome to inlingua Edinburgh!”“Since2005wehavebeenofferingarelaxedandfriendlyenvironmentinwhichlanguagelearningisenjoyable.MyteamandIwillensurethatyouhaveasuccessfulandmemorabletimewhilelearninganewlanguageorimprovingyourexistingskills.”Roland Becker, Director
inlingua Edinburgh offers you:•Afriendlyandrelaxedatmospherewhereyouareknownbyname.
•A variety of coursestosuityourlearningrequirements.•Experienced,qualifiedandenthusiasticteacherswhocareaboutyourprogress.
•Smallclasssizesof8 students maximum.•Conversational courses thatmaximiseyourspeakingtime.•Areallifeexperience– teachers are rotatedmeaningthatyouwillexperiencearangeofaccentsandteachingstyles.
•A central locationintheheartofhistoricEdinburgh.•Bright,comfortableandindividuallydecoratedclassrooms.•Useofcomputersandfree WIFIthroughoutthebuilding.•Studentsloungewithself-accessstudymaterialandinformationaboutScotland.
•Complimentaryteaandcoffeewithbiscuits.•Excellent teaching materialandresourcesusingTheinlinguaMethod.•Flexiblemultilingualstaffwithafocusonpersonalservice.
About Inlingua InternationalinlinguaEdinburghispartofInlingua International,oneoftheleadinglanguageorganisationsintheworld.Formedin1968,InlinguaInternationalnowhasover350 language centresin44countriesinEurope,Africa,Asia,MiddleEast,NorthandSouthAmerica.
Languages à la Carte:
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ArabicBulgarianCroatianDutchEnglishFrenchGermanGreekHungarianItalianJapaneseKiswahiliKoreanMandarinNorwegianPolishPortugueseRussianSlovenianSpanishSwedishTurkish
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Whattoexpect?Afterashortassessment,studentsareplacedinagroupsuitablefortheirlevel.Ourexperiencedteacherswillensurethatmuchofyourtimewillbespentspeakingandlisteningwhileatthesametimedevelopingyourgrammar,vocabulary,readingandwritingskills.ThedailycoffeebreaksprovidetheperfectopportunityforyoutopractiseyourspokenEnglishandmeetotherstudentsfromaroundtheworld.
•CoursebookandCDincluded.
•Freecoffee,teaandbiscuitsatbreaktimes.
•FreeWIFIanduseofcomputers.
•Self-accesslibraryprovidingextrastudymaterials,booksandinformationaboutScotland.
•Longtermstudentswillbenefitfromaweeklyprogressmeetingwithatutor.
Example Morning Programme:StudentsontheGeneral English Half-Daycoursecanexpecttocoversomeofthecoremodulesbelow.
09.45 to 11.15 – Language Development and Spoken Performance•Introductionsandneedsanalysis.
•SpeakingandListeningskillsincludingfluencydevelopmentforsocialinteraction.
•Grammaractivitiesandvocabularydevelopment.
•DiscussionsonUKcultureandcurrentaffairs.
•Pronunciation,rhythm,intonationandstress,errorcorrection,idiomaticandcolloquiallanguage,phrasalverbs.
11.30 to 13.00 – Written Communication •Readingtextsforvocabularyandgrammardevelopment.
•Writingskillsincluding:letterwriting,note-taking,reportwritingandemails.
•Tellingastory:describingandlinkingwordsandexpressions.
•Expressingattitudesandideas.
•Register:useofformalandinformallanguage.
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General English CoursesStudentscanjoinoneofourGeneral EnglishcourseseveryMonday.GeneralEnglishstudentscanstudyontheHalf-Daycourse09.45to13.00orFull-DaycoursebychoosingoneoftheafternoonOptions14.30to16.00.Thereisamaximum group size of 8 studentsforallgroupcourses.
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General English + Spoken PerformanceIfyouwanttoseefastprogressandgainconfidenceinyourspokenEnglish,thentheSpoken Performanceoptionisforyou.ThisoptionisforstudentswhowishtotakestepstowardsobtainingfluencyinEnglish.ThecoursewillalsoincludediscussionsonUKcultureandcurrentaffairs.ThisoptionwilltakeplaceMondaytoFriday14.30to16.00andwillcover:
•Speakingandlisteningskills
•Fluencydevelopmentforsocialinteraction
•Grammarandvocabularydevelopment
•Commonerrorcorrection
•Pronunciation,rhythm,intonationandstress
•Idiomaticandcolloquiallanguage.
Half-day + OptioninlinguaEdinburghoffersarangeofoptionalcoursesthataredesignedforstudentswhohaveaspecificgoalinmind,andwouldliketorapidlyimprovetheirEnglishlanguageskills.Optionsarevariedandareofferedonaone-to-onebasisoringrouptuition.
StudentswillstudytheGeneral English Half-daygroupcourseinthemorning,beforemovingontoamorespecialisedoptionintheafternoon14.30to16.00.GroupOptionsconsistof30lessonsperweekinaclasssizeof8studentsmaximum.
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Optionsavailable•SpokenPerformance
•IELTSorTOEIC
•CambridgeExamPreparationforacademicorBusinessEnglishexams
•BusinessEnglish
•One-to-onetuition
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“Well prepared for my uni life in Edinburgh… have all the tools I need now…”H Daneshvar Isfahan
ExamPreparation
General English + Exam PreparationinlinguaEdinburghhasastrongreputationforpreparingstudentstositAcademic English Examsinourcitycentrelanguageschool.Studentswillbenefitfromtheexpertiseofourexperiencedteacherswhohaveanexcellenttrackrecordofsuccessfullypreparingstudentstositarangeofexamsincluding;IELTS,TOEIC, PET, FCE, CAE and CPEaswellasarangeofBusiness English Exams.
StudentscanimprovetheirgeneralEnglishandprepareforsittingoneoftheseexamsbychoosingtheGeneral English + Exam Preparation course.EachcoursewillconsistofGeneral Englishgrouptraininginthemorning09.45to13.00,followedbyamorespecificExam Preparationoptionintheafternoon14.30to16.00.Thiscoursewillconsistof30lessonsperweek,andamaximumclasssizeof8 students.
Options will cover:
•Theformatandproceduresoftheexamination
•Grammarandvocabularydevelopment
•Examinationerrorcorrection
•Academicvocabularyandstyle
•Criticalthinkingandreflectivelearning
•Continuouspracticewithuseofpastpapersandothermaterials.
Exam preparation courses ensure that students are adequately prepared by focussing on each part of the examination including:
•Listening,speaking,readingandwriting
•Multiplechoiceandgappedtext
•UseofEnglish
•Wordformationandsentencecompletion.
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Options:Lessons can cover a range of subjects including:•BusinessEnglish
•LegalEnglish
•ExamPreparation
•GeneralEnglish
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“Learning is fun and varied… atmosphere fantastic… a successful experience.”P Zemke, Company Director, Berlin
One-to-One TuitionOne-to-onetuitionisavailableallyearroundwithoneofourexperiencedteachers.Studentswillbenefitfromindividualattentionandlessonstailoredtotheiruniqueneedsandrequirements.One-to-onetuitionisavailableinblocksof20,30,40or50lessons,andisidealforstudentswhowanttoseefastprogressintheirEnglishinashortperiodoftime.
TheCombinationOptionCombiningprivateEnglishlessonswithgroupsessionsgivesstudentsthebestofbothworlds.Studentscanbenefitfrombothpeerlearninginagroupandindividuallearningonaone-to-onetuitionbasis.
StudentswillfollowtheGeneral English Half-daycourseinthemorning09.45to13.00followedbyOne-to-onelessonsintheafternoon.Studentscanpickbetweeneither20,30or40one-to-onelessonsperweek.
Studentsarefreetopickthecontentoftheirone-to-onelessonsandaprogrammecanbediscussedbeforearrival.
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Options will cover:
•BankingandFinance
•InterviewSkills
•MeetingsandPresentations
•Socialising
•TravelandTourism
•BusinessCorrespondenceincludingtelephoneskills
•HumanResources
•Negotiating
•RealEstatelanguage
One-to-oneBusinessEnglishThisintensivetotal-immersioncourseisdesignedforthosepeoplewhoneedtomakefastprogressinashorttime.EachBusiness Englishcourseistailor-madeanddesignedtocaterforspecificneedsandobjectives,butwillincludethefollowingmodules:
•Speakingandlisteningskillsincludingfluencydevelopmentforsocialinteractionandprofessionalpurposes
•Grammarandvocabularydevelopment
•Pronunciationandrhythm,includingintonationandstress
•Readingandwritingskillsincludingsentencestructure
•Businesscorrespondence–emailandletterwriting
•Reportwriting
Individualscanchoosefrom20,30,40or50lessons.
Mini-GroupTheBusinessEnglishMiniGroupisdesignedforprofessionalandbusinesspeoplewhowouldliketoworkinasmallgroupofmaximum 4 students.Thisisidealforclientswhowishtocombinethebenefitsofhavingplentyofaccesstoatrainerandalsobeingabletoparticipateingroupconversationandcomprehensionthatcomesfrompeerlearning.ItisdesignedtogivetheclienttheskillstocommunicateeffectivelyinEnglishandtoimprovetheirconfidencewhenworkinginabusinessenvironment.
Business EnglishinlinguaEdinburghoffersavarietyofBusiness Englishcoursesonaone-to-onetuitionbasisorinmini-group.BusinessEnglishmodulesatinlinguaEdinburghconcentrateonanumberofkeyareasincluding:
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EnglishPlusCultureThecourseoffersGeneral Englishatalllevelsinthemorningfrom9.45to13.00plusacultural componentintheafternoonfrom14.30to17.30.TheafternoonprogrammeintroducesthestudentstoEdinburghandTheScottishArts,HistoryandCulture.
AswellasprovidingafascinatinginsightintoEdinburghandScotland,studentswillalsobenefitfromtheextrauseofconversationalEnglishoutsidetheclassroomaseachEnglish PluscourseisaccompaniedbyaninlinguaEdinburghteacher.
TheSocial and Cultural Programme willincludesomeofthefollowing:
•ToursofEdinburgh–TheCastle,TheOldTown,TheRoyalPalaceandTheScottishParliament
•ArtGalleriesandExhibitions:TheNationalGallery,ThePortraitGallery,TheModernArtGallery,andTheDeanGalleryandothers.
•TheNationalMuseumandothers
•ScottishCulturalandHistorical/TraditionsTours
•LecturesonScottishPolitics.
EveningsareoptionalandmayincludeMusicandConcerts,Folksinging,Theatre,Films,WhiskyTastingsandPubvisits.
WeekendoptionscanalsobebookeddirectlyatinlinguaEdinburghandinclude;coachtoursoftheScottishHighlandsaswellasGolfandothersportingactivities.
English Plus CoursesinlinguaEdinburghoffersarangeofEnglish PluscoursesthatofferEnglishlanguagestudentsthechancetodiscoverScotland’sfascinatinghistoryandculture.WithsomuchgoingoninEdinburgh,itwouldbeashametomissout!English PluscoursescombineatraditionalclassroombasedEnglishlanguagecoursewithasupplementarycultural option.
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English for Education ProfessionalsTeachersofEnglish as a foreign languageoreducationprofessionalsfromwithintheEU,canapplyforComeniusorGrundtvigfundingtostudythiscourse(UK-2013-1977-037).
TheEnglish for Education ProfessionalscourseisdesignedforprofessionalsandeducatorswhowishtodevelopfluencyandgainconfidenceinEnglish.Studentsonthecoursewillimproveallfourcommunicationskillsinaprofessionalcontext.Thecourseispracticalwithinteractivegroupwork,andwillinvolvelinguisticcompetencewithpracticalfeedbackfromtrainers.
Thecoursealsofeaturesateaching methodologycomponentwhichrunsfortwoafternoonsperweek14.30to17.30.Eachcourseispreparedaroundtheparticipantsneedsandrequirements.Itwilllookatteachingandlearningstyles,practicesandbeliefsandestablishinglearnersneeds.Itwilllookatthefourskills–teachingstrategies,techniquesandproblemsolving.Classroommanagementandteachingresources,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroomandCLILarealsodiscussed.
ForthreeafternoonsperweekthecoursewillalsointroduceparticipantstoEdinburghandTheScottishArts,History,CultureandEdinburghFestivals.ThiscomponentvariesaccordingtothetimeofyearbutwilltypicallyincludeguidedtoursandvisitstoplacesofinterestinEdinburgh.
ThisEnglish for Education Professionalscoursecanbebookedforoneortwoweeksthroughouttheyear.
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English + FestivalEdinburghisfamousthroughouttheworldforitsfestivalscene.ForthemonthofAugust,thecitybecomesaliveasboththeEdinburgh International FestivalandThe Fringe Festivalcombinetoformthebiggestcelebrationoftheartsontheplanet.
GenerallystudentswillfollowtheGeneralEnglishHalf-daygroupcourse09.45to13.00,beforefollowingtheinlingua Edinburgh Festivalprogrammeintheafternoon.
ThecoursewillintroducestudentstothehistoryandcultureofEdinburgh,aswellastheEdinburghfestivals.
The festival programme will include cultural and festival activities such as:•ToursofEdinburgh–TheCastle,TheOldTown,TheRoyalPalaceandTheScottishParliament
•ArtGalleriesandExhibitions–TheNationalGallery,ThePortraitGalleryandTheModernArtGallery
•TheEdinburghFestivalandFringeFestivalperformances
•TheEdinburghBookFestivalandlectures.
Entrytoallsitesandeventsisincludedintheprice,andstudentswillbeaccompaniedbyaninlinguaEdinburghteacher.Eveningandweekendactivitiesareavailableasasupplement,andcanbebookedatinlinguaEdinburghlanguageschool.
Thiscourseisopentoindividualorgroupbookings.Afullitinerarycanbeproduceduponrequest.
Fancy another destination?Contactustofindoutmoreinformationabouttwocentreprogrammeswithotherinlinguaschools.
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inlingua Edinburgh PartnershipsWhy not take a language course in two of our inlingua schools?
WeworkwithinlinguaCheltenham.ThisschoolisbasedinabeautifulcountrytownincentralEngland.
YoucanstudyatinlinguaEdinburghforoneweekormoreandthentransfertoinlinguaCheltenhamforthenextpartofyourcourse.Bydoingthis,youwillexperiencelifeinbothScotlandandEnglandandlifeinthecityandthecountry.
YouwilldiscovertheUKasawholeandwillexperiencethedifferentculturesthatmakeupthiscountry.Youwillmeetavarietyofpeople,heardifferentaccents,sampledifferentfoodanddiscovernewplaces.
WhyinlinguaEdinburgh?EdinburghisScotland’scapitalcity.Withitsstunningarchitecture,hundredsoffreeattractions,vibrantnightlife,beaches,festivalsandwealthofhistory,EdinburghistheperfectbackdroptoyourEnglishstudies.
WhyinlinguaCheltenham?ArealEnglishtown,locatedintheheartofEngland.Thisisaplaceofnaturalbeautyandapopulartouristattraction.Cheltenhamhasareputationforitsexcellentshops,restaurants,cafes,bars,cinemasandtheatres.ItisalsoinanexcellentpositiontovisitmanyplacesofinterestorlargercitiessuchasBath,Oxford,CardiffandLondon.
Whytwoinlinguacentres?YouwilldiscovertheUKasawholeandwillexperiencethedifferentculturesthatmakeupthiscountry.Youwillmeetavarietyofpeople,heardifferentaccents,sampledifferentfoodanddiscovernewplaces.
Thistwo centre courseisavailablethroughouttheyearforindividualorgroupbookings.
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Social ProgrammeWe want you to enjoy your experience at inlingua Edinburgh and so we organise regular social activities for you to meet new people, have fun and practise your English!
•Pub/Pubquiznights
•Coffeebardiscussionnights
•TraditionalMusicnights
•Ceilidhnights(ScottishTraditionalDancing)
•OnedayguidedtourarounddifferentregionsinScotland
•Ghosttours
•Opentopbustours
•GuidedEdinburghGalleryandMuseumtours
•FineDiningNights
•InternationalFoodDays
•DramanightsatourveryowninlinguaEdinburghTheatreGroup
•5-a-sideFootballnights
•TableGames’nights
•WhiskyTastings:inlinguaEdinburghhasmembershiptotheexclusiveScotchMaltWhiskySociety(SMWS)andregularlyorganisesin-housewhiskytastingswiththeSMWS’sowntaster.
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Home-stay•Livewithafamilyinoneofourcarefullyselectedandcomfortablehomes.
•Singleroomwithsharedorprivatebathroom.
•BreakfastandDinnerincluded.
•Laundryfacilities.
•Keyprovided.
•Allhome-staysareeasilyaccessedbybusorfootforthosewishingtodiscoverEdinburgh.
•OpportunitytospeakEnglishwiththefamilyoutsidetheclassroom.
StudentFlat/Residence•Shareaflatwithotherinternationalstudents.
•Privatebedroomwithsharedpublicroom,kitchenandbathroom.
•SpeakEnglishwithyourflatmates.
•Studiosarealsoavailableinresidences(privatebathroomandkitchenette).
Self-CateringApartment•HomefromHome.
•Wehavecontactswithcityaccommodationagenciestofindthebestapartmenttosuityou.
BedandBreakfast•WehavespecialrateswithourchosenB&Bs.
•Goodoptionsifyouprefermoreprivacy.
•Fullbreakfastserved.
•Dinnernotincluded–flexibilitytodinewhenandwhereyouwant.
•Centrallocations.
Hotels•Wehavespecialrateswith3*,4*and5*hotelsinthecentreofthecityandwithineasywalkingdistanceoftheschool.
•Excellentoptionforthebusinesstravellerrequiringallthefacilitiesyoucanexpectfromourpreferredhotels.
HomeStay
AccommodationWe help you find a place to stay while you are in Edinburgh.
“…such a nice experience.. the best part of my experience was the host family…loved them as a second family and, after years, I am still in touch with them!”D Matarazzo, Avellino, Italy
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SelfCatering
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DirectionsWithEdinburgh’sInternational airportregularlyintroducingnewroutes,youcanchoosefromanextensivelistofflights.
inlingua EdinburghisinShandwickPlace,atthewestendofEdinburgh’sfamousmainstreet,PrincesStreet–rightinthecentreofthecity!
BoththeAirportbusandmanylocalbusesstopinShandwickPlacewhichistwominutes’walktoPrincesStreetGardenwithasuperbviewoftheCastle.HaymarketStationisalsofiveminutes’walkaway.Forprivateairporttransfers,pleasecontactusfordetails.
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