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Languages Abroad
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http://www.languagesabroad.com/
Location: Kowloon - Hong Kong
Highlights: Our school is a leading language school in Hong Kong,
specializing in Cantonese and Mandarin learning.
Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese
Academic Credit: No
Accommodations: Homestay, Other
Description: Our school is a leading language school in Hong Kong,
specializing in Cantonese and Mandarin learning. program. Located in
a pleasant part of Hong Kong City on the Kowloon Side and just above
the Yaumatei MTR station Exit C. The school is a modern building
(3000 SQ feet) with 7 classrooms, a language laboratory equipped
with audio and visual aids to facilitate language training. The
school also has a small café area; social area where students gather
between breaks for refreshments and is close to all amenities. The
school has more than 50 Cantonese and Mandarin teachers who bring
years of experience and all are native speakers, either born in Hong
Kong or Guangdong in the cases of the Cantonese teachers. Classes
are small with a strict maximum of 7 to a class; average 5 to ensure
that each student receives the maximum of individual attention.
Standrad program: 3 Lessons of daily instruction (15 lessons per
week). Classes can take place either in the morning or afternoon.
Class size: 7 to a class, average 5, there are 10-minute breaks
between each sessions. Private lessons are also available. The text
material is designed by the school and each language session is
divided into 3 sub-sessions. 1st) Sub-session is a teaching session,
a native instructor who can speak fluent English will teach new
words. 2nd) Sub-session is a conversational session, a native
instructor who can’t speak English will drill what students have
learnt in the previous session. 3rd) Sub-session is to listen to the
cassette tapes at the language lab, to ensure the accuracy in
pronunciation. Each student takes a placement test upon arrival.
Sport and gym facilities are located nearby in Kowloon Park in Tsim
Sha Tsui, YMCA in Yaumatei. Free e-mail access is at the library,
which is a 15-minute walk. Weekend trips are sometimes organized and
this would be at an additional charge.
URL:
http://www.languagesabroad.com/
