The methodology used is the Communicative Approach, which is based on the following tenets:
Communicative Methodology For General English and Business English
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Emphasis on conversation with great exchange of meaningful information;
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Opportunities for personalisation;
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The language is always contextualised;
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All the skills are integrated;
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The students are encouraged to reach their own conclusions about how the language works. By being mentally engaged in the learning process, the retention of the language is more effective;
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The students are encouraged to communicate by using the language as English native speakers do, i.e, by having meaningful communication which intends to reach an outcome;
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Opportunities to use English in activities that focus on fluency as well as on grammar so that accuracy can be improved;
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Visual prompts are used extensively in order to help learners remember things better;
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There is value in repetition since it will probably lead to accurate oral production;
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Dynamic and varied classes that intend to keep students’ motivation high;
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Carefully planned lessons where previous topics are revised and linked to new ones.
Methodology For Exam Preparation
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In the exam preparation classes, the students do exercises which are the same as the ones in the test so that they can get familiar with the exam and get to know the format and style of the questions.
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Apart from that, several exercises are done in order for the students to get acquainted with the time they have to finish each task.
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Reading and writing are usually done at home and speaking and listening in class. Grammar and vocabulary revisions are also done in class.
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The reading and writing mistakes are worked on in class and every doubt is cleared.