Learning Method Syllabus

Blended learning method

Our multimedia learning resources enable students to immerse themselves in the English language.
Using a range of audio-visual materials, students can revise the stories and dialogues used in class whenever and wherever they want. Students can then record themselves speaking in English and listen back to assess their pronunciation. This is an ideal way for students to practice listening and reading outside of the classroom.

Learning Objectives

Our courses are designed to fit around students’ personal and professional commitments. Learners using the first 5 levels of Direct English courses will be able to use English for travel, upgrade career, job meetings, purchases, job applications, social and professional networking, but most of all SPEAK WITH CONFIDENCE.

Students choose between ‘Intensive’ and ‘Flexible’ course options, set personalized academic goals and gain confidence by learning English at the pace that suits them best.

We’ve developed an advanced selection of interactive learning materials to help you engage with your studies.
Many of our materials are stored on our student learner portal – Direct English Online – enabling you to practice English whenever and wherever you want. At Direct English we do believe that each language learner is different and has individual needs. We help student to identify their particular needs and to devise a study plan that works for them. Language Learning demands time and commitment but with the flexibility of Direct English it can easily be fitted around students ‘life.

Academic Approach

Our courses gradually layer knowledge to give students confidence in their spoken and written English language abilities. Our method ensures students engage with two primary aspects of English from the very first class:

Our courses are based on a cyclical syllabus, which helps students use English confidently by revising knowledge at each stage. If something doesn’t make sense straight away, then they can come back to it later on.

Teaching Technique

Through regular assessments and interactive lessons, our teachers can identify any knowledge gaps and help you develop in these areas.

Our teachers take a positive approach to academia, focusing on encouragement, motivation, and individual guidance. Read here to know more. Teaching is delivered through a combination of the following students’ skills objectives:

Learning – Learning how to learn

Speaking – developing communication strategies

Grammar – Rehearsing and reproducing correct grammar from real language examples

Revision – Consolidation of knowledge through repetition of learned objective, on a fixed pattern

Self-Assessment – Checking and monitoring progress

Who is Direct English for?

We provide a versatile English Language Teaching service that’s adaptable to your specific corporate needs.
Our international schools can give the skills employees need to make more overseas sales, or help a senior executive acquire the language abilities required for you to grow into new markets.
We’ve established lasting partnerships worldwide with major corporations and Government bodies, helping successive generations of employees gain confidence with English at a professional standard.
Our Direct English students have worked for companies including: HP, IBM, Microsoft, Maersk and more.

Discover the power of Direct English

Direct English is proud to have been the English language training provider of choice for the following companies:
New professional capabilities based on English Language skills, including improved written English understanding and communication, enhanced conversational and public speaking ability.
Globally recognized qualification that formally certifies English aptitude and specific knowledge of Business English.
International networking opportunities with other highly skilled and motivated professionals, opening up opportunities for new business.
Enhanced business prospects in foreign markets built on clear communication, understanding and a shared international outlook.
Improved operational efficiency in the workplace derived from clearer written and verbal communications between a mutli-national staff and client base.
Confidence to use English conversationally with colleagues and clients anywhere in the world, increasing your operational capabilities and enhancing client communications.
Teaching is delivered through a combination of:

• Conversational classes
• Tutorials
• Multimedia and online
• Key Learning Stages:
• Commitment to objectives: objectives are set out inviting the learner’s commitment
• Understanding native speakers: the learner hears and reads the language of native speakers used to fulfil the objectives
• Imitation: the student imitates and understands the language, developing confidence and competence in the way it is used, in different verbal context and with different meanings
• Grammar patterns: the student, having heard, read, spoken and written WITH CONFIDENCE, examples of the key language, then naturally learns the grammar patterns and rules that emerge from it.
• Empowerment: the learner is empowered to extend the language by applying the grammar in his/her own spoken and written production.