LANGUAGE COURSES
Our PAY-AS-YOU GO language courses are based on conversation pieces focusing on the practical use of the language in daily life scenarios and not following necessarily each other: this to help our students to join their wished course at any time, as there is not a necessary progression order from a studied lesson and the one following after. Thanks to that students are also not obliged to attend necessarily over consecutive weeks.On the contrary, they can choose the days to attend on the base of their own commitments!For further info please see your preferred language Timetable below and see if any seat available on the date/s you wish to attend and just make your booking.
A programme to follow for each level is also provided (please see below Levels).
Please find in this web page the following informations in the order as below:
1)Terms and Conditions applying to all our courses (including our booking procedure);
2)Language courses Timetables;
3)Levels & Topics covered by each level of our courses;
4)Booking procedure (bottom of this web page).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Please see the Terms and Conditions applying to our language courses courses (voucher courses & discounted courses included) below:
1)STUDENTS ARE ALLOWED TO MIX/MATCH DIFFERENT LANGUAGES COURSES;
2)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT FROM FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2013 ONWARDS IT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO STUDENTS BOOKING LESSONS TO BE ATTENDED OVER CONSECUTIVE WEEKS ANYMORE;
3)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT BOOKING A CLASS IN WELL ADVANCE GIVES THEM MORE CHANCES TO MANAGE TO GET THEIR BOOKING SCHEDULED ON THE DAY/S THEY WISH.
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4a)STUDENTS BOOKING FROM FRIDAY 15TH FEBRUARY 2013 ONWARDS ARE AWARE THAT LESSONS NEED TO BE BOOKED AT LEAST WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS FROM THE SCHEDULED LESSONS DAY AND THAT LESSONS CAN BE BOOKED TO BE ATTENDED OVER CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, EITHER NOT OVER CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.THE WAY LESSONS CAN BE BOOKED IS EXCLUSIVELY BY FILLING THE BOOKING FORM AVAILABLE ON THE WEB SITE PAGE CALLED "BOOKING FORM".STUDENTS ALSO ARE AWARE THAT LESSONS DAYS NOT BOOKED THROUGH THE BOOKING FORM ARE NOT RESERVED;
4B)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT THEIR BOOKING IS NOT CONFIRMED UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A BOOKING CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM THE SCHOOL WITHOUT WHICH THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO ATTEND ANY LESSON;
4c)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT ONCE THEY RESERVE ONE OR MORE CLASSES -PROVIDING THE SCHOOL THEIR WISHED CLASSES DATES - THEIR RESERVATION CANNOT BE CHANGED, CANCELLED AND NEITHER POSTPONED AT ALL ONCE THEY RECEIVE A BOOKING CONFIRMATION EMAIL BY THE SCHOOL.
4d) STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT LESSONS ARE HELD AS PER SCHOOL'S AVAILABILITIES. THEREFORE THE SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO BOOK STUDENTS ON THEIR PREFERRED DAY/S WHEN SPACES ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE.IN THAT CASE SCHOOL IS GLAD TO HELP STUDENTS FINDING A FURTHER AVAILABLE LESSON DATE TO ATTEND;
5)STUDENTS HOLDING A VOUCHER COURSE OR A COURSE BOUGHT THROUGH THE SCHOOL ARE AWARE THAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BOOK THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF LESSONS PURCHASED WITHIN THEIR VOUCHER EXPIRING DATE.
6) STUDENTS APPLYING THROUGH A VOUCHER ARE AWARE THAT THEY CANNOT CLAIM TO BE REFUNDED FOR THEIR VOUCHER BY THE SCHOOL.STUDENTS APPLYING THROUGH A VOUCHER CAN CLAIM A REFUND JUST CONTACTING THE MARKETING COMPANY THEY PAID THE VOUCHER TO.
7)STUDENTS APPLYING TO COURSES PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOL AND CLAIMING A REFUND FOR ANY REASON ARE AWARE THAT THEY CANNOT BE REFUNDED OF THEIR COURSE EXPENSE AS THE SCHOOL DOEAS NOT REFUND COURSES AT ALL.
8)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT THE BOOKING PROCEDURE IS CLEARLY DESCRIBED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COMPANY WEB PAGE CALLED "LANGUAGE COURSES" AND THAT IT IS COMPULSORY IN ORDER TO BOOK ANY LESSON WITH US (THIS APPLYING ALSO TO LESSONS BOOKED THROUGH VOUCHERS);
9) THE LANGUAGE CENTRE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO POSTPONE/CANCEL SCHEDULED LESSONS/COURSES IF NECESSARY;
10) THE LANGUAGE CENTER DOES NOT SWAP LANGUAGE COURSES WITH ONE-TO-ONE TUITIONS;
11)STUDENTS ARE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE PROVIDED WITH MATERIAL EACH LESSON THEY COME TO ATTEND.
14)STUDENTS APPLYING THROUGH A VOUCHER AND NOT EMAILING THE DIGITAL COPY OF THE VOUCHER ITSELF BEFORE COMING TO ATTEND THEIR FIRST LESSON ARE DUE TO BE CHARGED A FULL PRICE COURSE IF COMING TO ATTEND EVEN JUST ONE LESSON.
15)NEW STUDENTS ONLY CAN APPLY TO OUR COURSES THROUGH A VOUCHER.STUDENTS WHO WISH TO PROGRESS WITH US, AND THEREFRE RENEW A COURSE, THEY KINDLY NEED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL TO ENQUIRY ABOUT PRICES AND BUY THEIR WISHED COURSE DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOL.
LANGUAGES & TIMETABLES (also available for voucher courses):
our language courses are endless courses (we run each level throughout the year).Please find our Timetables below:
ITALIAN (Week days:Monday & Tue, 1 hour or 2 hours evening lessons-any level;Saturday, 2 hours course: from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm - just Beginners);STARTING DATES (any level) :choose your own starting date and let us know in your booking and we will manage with the teacher to arrange it for you!
-Beginners: AFTERNOON LESSONS: Monday lessons: from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm - available seats from today onwards: YES - subscriptions open; EVENING LESSONS: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm ;1) Monday lessons:available seats:from Mon 29th April 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open; 2)Tuesday lessons, available seats from Tue 4th June 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open; 3)Saturday lessons: available seats now: YES -subscriptions open.
-Improvers:from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - EVENING LESSONS :1) Monday lessons: available seats: From Mon 29th April 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open; 2)Tuesday lessons: available seats now:YES - subscriptions open;
-Advanced:from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm (students' attendance depends on the results of a preliminary entry level test - please require it).1:Tuesday lessons: available dates to be adviced.
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
SPANISH (Week days:Mon, Wed and Thu 1 hour or 2 hours slots evening lessons (please see below where specified) or 1 hour afternoon lessons - any level;Saturday, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm, Beginners only); STARTING DATES (any level): choose your own starting date and let us know in your booking and we will manage with the teacher to arrange it for you!
-Beginners- MORNING LESSONS: from 8.00 am to 9.00 am (lessons available from April 2013 onwards only - dates to be advised yet);2)Saturday lessons-from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm - seats available from Sat 13th April onwards only - -subscriptions open; AFTERNOON LESSONS:from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm - 1)Wednesday lessons: available seats: from Wed 15th May 2013 onwards only -subscriptions open;2)Thursday lessons: from Thursday 2nd May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open;
EVENING LESSONS: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm (where specified); from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm (where specified); from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm (where specified) - 1)Monday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm (1 hour classes course) OR from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm (2 hour classes course) - 2 hours lessons - seats available from Mon 27th May 2013 only - (no lessons on summer closure: from Tue 13th August to Tue 3d September) - subscriptions open; 2)Tuesday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm - 1 hour class - seats available from 14th May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open; OR from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm - available seats now:YES - subscriptions open; 3)Wednesday lessons:from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm - seats available from Wed 15th May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open;4) Friday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm - available seats now:YES - subscriptions open;
4)Saturday lessons: - available seats now:YES - subscriptions open.
-Improvers: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm (from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm where specified only) - 1)Monday lessons : from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm - available seats now:YES - subscriptions open; 2)Wednesday lessons: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - seats available from Mon 1st May only - subscriptions open; 2)Thursday lessons: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - seats available from Thu 25th April 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open; 3)Friday lessons: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - seats available now:YES - subscriptions open;
-Advanced: from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm - 1)Wednesday lessons: seats available now: YES -subscriptions open; 2)Thursday lessons: seats available now: YES -subscriptions open;
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
FRENCH (Week days:1 hour Thursdays evening classes; 1 or 2 hours Friday evening classes ; 2 hours 10.00 am to 12.00 pm Saturday morning classes (Beginners only); 1 hour 8.00 am to 9.00 am Tuesday classes (Beginners only). STARTING DATES (any level) : choose your own starting date and let us know in your booking and we will manage with the teacher to arrange it for you!
- Beginners :MORNING LESSONS: Tuesday lessons: from 8.00 am to 9.00 am - seats available from May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open;Saturday lessons, from 12.00 pm to 2.00 pm (2 hours classes) - available seats from Sat 1st June 2013 only - subscriptions open;
AFTERNOON LESSONS: from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm - Friday lessons: available seats now: YES - subscriptions open;
EVENING LESSONS: 1)Wednesday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm (2 hours classes) - seats available from Wed 15th May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open;
2)Thursday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm (1 hour classes) - seats available from Thu 4th July onwards only - subscritpions open; 3)Friday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm (2 hours classes), seats available from Fri 24th May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open.
- Improvers: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm (from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm if specified only) - 1)Thursday lessons : seats available from Thu 27th June onwards only - subscriptions open;2)Friday lessons (from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm): seats available now:YES - subscriptions open;
-Advanced:from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm - Thursday lessons: seats available now: YES -subscriptions open.
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
CHINESE MANDARIN - (Fri 1 hour and Wed 2 hours evening lessons).STARTING DATES (any level): choose your own starting date and let us know in your booking and we will manage with the teacher to arrange it for you!
- Beginners: EVENING LESSONS:1) Wednesday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm - 2 hours classes - seats available from Wednesday 24th April 2013 oGwards only - subscriptions open ;Friday courses: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm - 1 hour classes - seats available now: YES -subscriptions open;
-Improvers: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - Friday lessons - seats available now: YES - subscriptions open .
-Advanced: from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm- Friday lessons: seats available from May 2013 onwards only (dates TBA).
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
ARABIC - Modern Standard Arabic & Middle Eastern Arabic Dialects- (Thursday 1 hour evening lessons.No Saturday lessons available.)
- Beginners: AFTERNOON COURSES: from 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm - Thursday lessons: seats available now: YES ; EVENING COURSES: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm - Thursday lessons: seats available from Thu 23d May 2013 onwards only -subscriptions open.
-Improvers: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - Thursday lessons: seats available now: YES - subscriptions open.
-Advanced: from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm - Thursday lessons - from May 2013 onwards only (dates TBA) - subscriptions open.
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on the following dates (so no lessons will be on those): 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
GERMAN:Mondays 2 hours evening lessons (Beginners only) & Tuesdays 1 hour evening lessons (any level). No Saturday lessons.
-Beginners: AFTERNOON LESSONS: Monday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 8.30 - 2 hours classes - seats available now: YES ; or from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.EVENING LESSONS:1)Monday lessons - from 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm - 2 hours classes - seats available now: YES; 2)Tuesday lessons: from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm - 1 hour class - seats available from Tue 21st May 2013 onwards only - subscriptions open.
-Improvers: Tuesdays lessons: from 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm - seats available now: YES -subscriptions open.
-Advanced: from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm -Tuesday lessons: lessons available from May 2013 onwards only (dates TBA).
Bank Holidays and Boxing days: the school is closed on the following dates (so no lessons will be on those): 29th March 2013;1st April 2013; 6th May 2013; 27th May 2013;from 14th August 2013 to 2nd September 2013 (summer closure).
If you are applying through a voucher and you need to make an enquiry please email us at: info.theconversationcorner@gmail.com, we will reply you within the following 3 working days; a phone service is also available from Mon to Thu from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm calling at: 07583019169 (for enquiries only - no bookings are taken over the phone. To make your booking please fill in the Booking Form available on the web page Booking Form on the right hand side menu of our Home Page).
To require your language entry level test (compulsory for not Absolute Beginners - voucher courses included) kindly email us to: theconversationcorner@gmail.com
To apply to any of our courses (valid also for vouchers courses): please see HOW TO APPLY TO OUR COURSES at the bottom of the web page.
Place: The Conversation Corner language center, 1st floor, Room 106, Empire House, London Guildhall College, 67 New Road, London E1 1HH. Nearest Tube Station: Whitechapel (5 minutes walking from the school).The learning center is in front of the Queen Mary Innovation Centre.
LEVELS & COVERED TOPICS:
The levels available are the following:
1st Level: Beginners (students from Level A1 to Level A2 of the European Common Framework for Language Learning).Covered topics: conversational pieces going through the following grammar: regular verbs; verb to be; verb to have; numbers; colours; days of the week; months; the time; the weather;prepositions.Conversational pieces are provided along with files related to the above said grammar topics.
2nd Level: Improvers (students from Level B1 to Level B2 of the European Common Framework for Language Learning).Covered topics:conversational pieces going through the following grammar: sentences connectors; irregular verbs; particularity of the langauge;structured conversational pieces will be provided along with files related to the above said grammar topics.
3d Level: Advanced (students from Level C1 to Level C2 of the European Common Framework for Language Learning);Covered topics: conversational pieces going through the following grammar: the double negative sentence; the third conditional; most common irregularities of the language in the daily use of it.Conversational pieces from newspapers and magazines will be provided along with files related to the above said grammar topics.
Lessons structure:every hour lesson is structured by two modules, Grammar and Conversation sessions.
Entry Level Test:To know which is your level kindy email the agency and require to be sent an entry level test (this does not apply Absolute Beginners students - who can apply directly to a Beginners course)
Number of students per class: we have 12 people class courses only.
Teachers: all our teachers are qualified native speakers.
HOW TO APPLY TO OUR COURSES
(also compulsory for courses bought through vouchers & courses bought through the school):
In order to book your language course kindly:
1st step: If you are applying for the first time through a voucher and you need to enquiry about our voucher courses please email us at: info.theconversationcorner@gmail.com.
