Short and long term General English courses
Why choose Erin School of English?
- Improve your English in every way – Our full time English courses are designed to help you with your speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar. All of the grammar and vocabulary work is drawn from the Common European Framework.
- Practical English – using syllabus based on the European Framework ‘can do’ tasks and real world environment.
- Precious feedback from your teacher – We award you a certificate at the end of your course (all academic course students are required to sit the TIE/Cambridge/IELTS exams in order to obtain the end of course certificate), and you have the option of getting a full report from your teacher.
- You get the opportunity to do a practice exam – Erin School is a practice test centre for Cambridge ESOL exams including KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE and TIE exam. The exams are corrected by Cambridge and TIE examiners who provide feedback.
- Learn English at the very heart of Dublin and Cork City – We are located on North Great George’s St (Dublin campus 1) and Mountjoy St. (Dublin campus 2) in the geographical and historical center of Dublin in two new renovated language centres. Everything is close to the school within walking distance and there are plenty of transportation options nearby. Also we have our brand new campus in Cork City, located on Parnell Pl.
More about the course
We teach general English at every level – from Beginner (A1) to Advanced (C1). The course programmes for each level are 12 weeks long with built-in assessment designed to monitor your progress and indicate when you are ready to move to the next level. Progress tests are held monthly and are designed to test your English skills relative to your specific level. This ensures that you are always in the right class for your development.
We operate an integrated syllabus which balances work on the four key skills of speaking, reading, writing and listening with contextualised language input including grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Our English language lessons develop skills in recognisable and useful communicative contexts. Our teacher training programme is designed to emphasise the importance of placing all language in the context in which it is used. Thus, helping teachers to continuously improve their skills at doing so.
Course programmes are mapped from the Common European Framework of Languages with set learning outcomes for each week and level of the course. These learning outcomes form the basis of your progress and final course report and are designed to assess and credit what you can do with English, not what you cannot.
On completion of your course you will receive your course certificate and an exit report which gives more detailed information on your ability to communicate in English.
Academic Visa Course (25 weeks) >>
Please note that all non-EU long-term international students are required to take an internationally recognised exam as part of their course by the conditions of their visa.
The class times are:
- Morning – 9:00 – 12:15, Monday to Friday/15 hours per week
- Afternoon – 1:00 – 16:15 Monday to Friday/15 hours per week
The course levels are:
- Beginner – CEFR level A1
- Elementary – CEFR level A1-A2
- Pre Intermediate – CEFR level A2-B1
- Intermediate – CEFR level B1-B2
- Upper Intermediate – CEFR level B2-C1
- Advanced – CEFR level C1-C2
*Adult classes may include students from age 16 and upwards