LANGUAGES
 

We select our teaching materials very carefully because we understand that every student has a different style and different needs, e.g. some may be weaker in pronunciation or need more grammar practice. Besides, there is no perfect book. Therefore, we carefully select textbooks with successful international recognition then we tailor our own additional materials to fit each student’s needs and level of advancement. All our materials aim to stimulate students’ interest and facilitate their learning.

Textbooks

Most of the textbooks we select have the following common features:
Cover all aspects of learning: reading, listening, speaking, writing and grammar
Usually supplemented with a workbook for exercises
Supplemented with Audio (CD/Tapes) materials
Often published overseas and by a well-known publisher specialising in teaching the target language
Used for many years by internationally renowned institutes and are the most internationally recognised by teachers and professionals
Colourful and refined printing with interesting pictures and photographs, fun dialogues, cultural information and stories
All texts including instructions written in the target language

Additional Materials

Depending on each learner, TLI Custom-Made Materials include but are not limited to:
 

Handouts to aid grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, word structures
 

Activities (games, songs, role-plays, word games etc)
1. Stimulate learning interest, more enjoyable, keep motivated
2. Facilitate grammar understanding
3. Use newly learnt vocabulary
4. Make the language usage more interactive

Colloquial (slangs, proverbs, sayings, regional words, etc)
1. Understand the culture & mentality
2. Learn the daily used phrases
3. Enjoyable

Cultural Snapshots (Reading/watching/listening to materials used and made in the target language country such as newspapers or websites)
1. Become more familiar with the country’s people, customs and news from up-to-date sources(newspaper / magazines / websites)
2. Stimulate interest and thinking
3. Read more, learn culturally related words & re-use them in discussion or writing exercises

Pronunciation (incl. CD, tapes, MP3)
1. Improve pronunciation of phonemes, syllables, intonation of phrases
2. Practice to differentiate sounds from speaking & listening exercises

Homework

It is easy to make excuses when learning a new language such as too much work, business trips, sickness etc. but in order to remember skills learnt in classes we try to keep our students on track with extra homework assignments. These include:
Preparatory work in advance of each lesson
Homework exercises on grammar, writing, reading, new vocabulary usage, etc
Self-work which, of course, is encouraged, if students can spend more time in reviewing and practicing what they are taught.

Tests

Beside the above, we conduct regular tests to review learners’ progress, understanding and ability of their language usage. This is a chance for them to review all they have learnt and apply it. Tests will be both oral and written.

 

 

 

The Learning Institute’s soft skills courses utilise BPP’s professional education materials.

 

BPP is the market-leading publisher of study materials for professional exams and they are used extensively by students all over the world. All of their products are developed after extensive consultation and feedback from students, clients and tutors and include a variety of innovative study aids, in formats ranging from audio products, CD ROMs and online learning.

 

Soft skills workshop materials will usually include:

Visually stimulating PowerPoint presentation

Handouts including printed power point

Exercises

Audio materials