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Introduction
English for exams
English for business
English for tourism
Introduction to Professional English .
We offer a range of courses for professionals. These courses are intensive and have a small student/teacher ratio (less than 6 students per class) and a one to one element is built in to every course. There is also an option of further follow-up via the internet when students have returned home through our internet-link option. Each course is tailor-made to suit individual students' needs. Elements of each course such as hours of study, course content, additional one to one tuition, additional activities, and follow on tuition can be designed to meet each individual students requirements. Accommodation, meals, airport transfers, and transport can also be arranged as requested by each student.
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English for Exams.
We offer intensive English Language courses for learners who wish to take Oxford or Cambridge English language exams and also for students applying to study Irish university courses. The class sizes are small with 6 students or less in each class. The course comprises 18 hours of small group classes and two hours of one to one per week. Following a placement test, a curriculum will be designed, so that students will have covered all areas of study necessary to pass exams, including exam practise sessions.
The location of the Connemara School of Language and Cultural Studies in Letterfrack provides a perfect place for English language learners to learn, study and integrate into Irish culture. The school, which is located in one of the large Heatherhill cottages, is an oasis of tranquility and learning, in a very beautiful setting. The village of Letterfrack is picturesque and lively, it has a vibrant music and arts scene, a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants, and beautiful scenery. The village is busy throughout the year as it is the base for the Letterfrack campus of the Furniture College , a third level college which is part of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology. Over two hundred students a year study full time undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Letterfrack. Some classes from the Connemara School of Language and Cultural Studies are held at the G.M.I.T campus in Letterfrack.
Letterfack is also home to the Connemara National Park which is the starting point for hillwalking through the Twelve Bens mountain range, attracting 250,000 visitors a year. Letterfrack is a costal village, with a working pier, where boat and fishing trips can be arranged with the local fishermen.
There are a range of accommodation options available including host family, shared accommodation at Heatherhill Cottages and luxury accommodation at Atlantic Vista. All accommodation is carefully chosen and of a very high standard. Meals and a cleaning service are available as requested by language learners.
Students on the English for Exams course can choose from an extensive range of extra-curricular activities. Connemara is well known as the adventure capital of Ireland and therfore there are lots of activities available close to letterfrack, including; surfing, kayaking, windsurfing, waterskiing, horse riding, climbing, hillwalking, gorge walking, and scuba diving. More leisurely activities such as, golf, fly fishing , angling, cooking, playing music, dancing, yoga, painting and many more can also arranged as requested by individual students.
The course and accommodation vary in price depending on length of study, accommodation type and additional services and activities included. The course and accommodation package are tailor-made for each student so please contact Carmel Curran for a full quotation of the cost of your individual course.
Courses are very competitively priced.
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English for business.
This course is designed to improve English communication skills in a business context. Important business skills can be practised including marketing presentations, taking part in meetings, negotiating, and telephoning. Students will also have the oppurtunity to develop writing skills (business letters, memos, etc..) and business vocabulary through the study of topics such as advertising, business travel, intercultural communication, personnel and business ethics.
Students can study for a minimum of one week, 15 hours perweek but can increase the length and duration of the course as needed. Students will have three hours of one to one tuition built into their course as a minimum but this can be increased as required.
Teaching on this course is of a very high standard and teachers are experienced in business as well as qualified teachers.
The location of the Connemara School of Language and Cultural Studies in Letterfrack is an ideal place to concentrate on studies and to relax in very scenic surroundings. The Heatherhill campus is a further oasis of tranquility and beauty, which encourages maximum learning and relaxation for students. The campus is set on 11 acres of landscaped gardens and natural terrain in the shadow of the beautiful Diamond mountain and Connemara National Park. Lessons may also be held at the Letterfrack Furniture College which is a third level campus of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, only three minutes walk from the Connemara School of Language and Cultuural Studies.
Accommodation can be provided at the campus at Heatherhill in one of 8 large, 6 bedroomed houses. The Heatherhill Cottages offer a very high standard of accommodation. Business students can also opt for accommodation in the 5 star Atlantic Vista which is in near-by Renvyle. This luxurious house has the most amazing ocean views and is once again a tranquil and idyllic place to study English. Meals can be provided at all accommodation options, and are prepared by a chef who is from a local award winning restaurant. A daily cleaning service is available on request.
Hotel and host family accommodation can also be organised as requested by students.
Additional activities are recommended to business English students and there are lots to choose from including; fly fishing, sea angling, hillwalking, sailing, golf, surfing, scuba diving, cooking and painting to name a few. Evening entertainment can also become an integral part of the business students' course of study and can include Irish music and dance, music sessions, evenings at the theatre and taking part in local events.
Airport transfer and additional transport can be organised for students as requested.
The cost of the course and accommodation will vary depending on hours of study, accomodation, length of stay, additional services and activities included. Contact Carmel Curran for a full quotation of cost.
All courses are very competitively priced.
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English for tourism.
English for Tourism is an English language course for people who work, or plan to work in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries. The course aims to increase confidence in customer service delivery through focusing on all aspects of communication in the service and tourism industries such as telephoning, taking orders, taking bookings, dealing with complaints, reception duties etc.. The course will also focus on writing skills including, writing up menus, answering emails, business letters, and memos. An essential element of the course will be practical placements in local tourist orientated businesses. Connemara is an essential destination for the majority of tourists visiting Ireland and as such has a vibrant and well established tourism industry. Students will study in classrooms with a maximum of 6 other students in the morning and take up local work placements in the afternoons and evenings.
The Location of the Connemara School of Language and Cultural Studies is ideal for tourism students. The school at Heatherhill, Letterfrack is a beautiful place to study and learn. Students may also have some lessons at the near-by G.M.I.T campus which is a third level college only three minutes walk from Heatherhill. As one of Ireland's premier tourist destinations Connemara has a innovative, well established tourist industry. There are a whole range of tourism and hospitality businesses in Letterfrack and its' environs including :visitor attractions, hotels, bars, restaurants, craft shops, tour operators and adventure centres , such as; Kylemore Abbey historic building and gardens, Killary Adventure centre, Renvyle House Hotel, Avoca Craft shop, and Connemara National Park. Students can specify their area of interest in the tourism industries and every effort will be made to match eah students to a suitable tourism business.
Accommodation can be provided on the Heatherhill campus of the Connemara School of Language and Cultural Studies. The 8 large six bedroomed houses at Heatherhill provide high quality self-catering accommodation for students with lots of shared living space and large individual bedrooms. Students can also opt for host family or hotel accommodation.
Additional activities are also available to Tourism students and range from adventure activities such as surfing, climbing, gorge walking, mountain biking, scuba diving etc.. to more leisurely activities such as golf, fishing , cooking and painting. Artistic and cultural pursuits are also readily available for students and range from Irish dancing, singing, Irish music, art exhibitions, theatre and cultural events.
Airport transfers and additional transportation can be arranged for students as requested.
The cost of each course will vary depending on length of course, hours of tuition, additional activities and services rerquested and accomodation choice, therefore in order to get a fulll quotation of cost please contact Carmel Curran.
Our courses are very competitively priced.
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