GENERAL ENGLISH
Develop practical english skills through our immersive programs in Dublin
Course Overview
Minimum Age : 18 Years
Levels Offered : Beginner (A1) to Proficiency (C2)
Course Duration : 25 weeks
Our comprehensive English program provides structured progression through all CEFR levels. Each 12-week cycle includes continuous assessment with formal progress testing every 6 weeks to ensure you’re always in the right class for your ability.
We strive to create multilingual learner groups to optimize English language immersion. At our English school, we are committed to creating a fully immersive learning environment. To support this, we operate as an English ZONE only. This means that English is the only language used within the school premises – in classrooms, common areas, and during school activities.
We strongly encourage our students to use English before arrival, throughout their stay, and after completing their course. This total immersion approach helps learners build confidence, improve fluency, and make the most of their time in an English-speaking environment.
By maintaining multilingual learner groups, we further promote English as the common language, ensuring students communicate and collaborate in English at all times.
Available Levels
A1 CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
●Communicate in simple, routine situations using basic English.
●Understand and use common everyday vocabulary and expressions.
●Form simple sentences using essential grammatical structures.
●Participate in short, guided conversations on familiar topics.
●Develop confidence in pronunciation, stress, and sentence rhythm.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
Listening
Understand familiar words and very basic phrases when people speak slowly and clearly. Follow simple instructions and short conversations related to everyday topics.
Speaking
Use simple phrases and sentences to describe themselves and others. Ask and answer basic questions about personal information, routines, and preferences. Interact in a simple way in everyday situations (e.g., shopping, ordering food, travel).
Reading
Understand short, simple texts such as notices, forms, menus, and short articles. Identify specific information in simple written materials.
Writing
Write short, simple sentences and messages. Complete basic forms with personal details.
B1 CEFR Level
B1 Overall Learning Goals
● Consolidate and extend core grammatical structures.
● Expand high-frequency and topic-based vocabulary.
● Improve clear, intelligible pronunciation.
● Develop confidence in speaking at greater length.
● Strengthen listening, reading, and writing skills for real-life contexts.
● Activate previously learned (passive) language for effective communication. CEFR Skills Descriptors At the Intermediate level, learners are supported to:
● Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar topics.
● Deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling. ● Produce connected text on topics of personal or general interest.
● Describe experiences, events, opinions, and plans with reasons and explanations.
C1 CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
By the end of the course, students aim to:
● Use English flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes
● Express ideas precisely, fluently, and spontaneously.
● Handle complex topics with nuance, appropriate register, and cultural sensitivity.
● Understand a wide range of demanding spoken and written texts.
● Demonstrate control of advanced grammar, lexis, discourse markers, and pronunciation.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
Learners are expected to:
● Speaking: Express ideas fluently with well-structured arguments; adapt register appropriately; participate confidently in discussions.
● Listening: Understand extended speech, lectures, and authentic unscripted conversations, even with idiomatic language or varied accents.
● Reading: Understand long, complex texts from authentic sources; infer meaning, attitude, and implied opinion.
● Writing: Produce clear, well-organized texts with controlled style, coherence, and appropriate tone for different purposes.
A1+ CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
At completion of A1, learners should be able to:
• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and simple phrases.
• Introduce themselves and others.
• Ask and answer questions about personal details (e.g., name, nationality, job, family).
• Communicate in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly.
• Write short, simple notes and basic personal information.
• Understand simple signs, notices, and short texts.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
Listening: Can understand basic instructions and familiar words/phrases.
Speaking: Can participate in simple exchanges if spoken slowly; can introduce self.
Reading: Can understand short, simple texts with predictable language.
Writing: Can write simple phrases and short sentences.
B1+ CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
● Consolidate and extend Intermediate-level grammar and lexis.
● Increase fluency, accuracy, and confidence in spoken English.
● Expand high-frequency vocabulary and functional language.
● Improve comprehension of authentic spoken and written texts.
● Prepare learners for Upper-Intermediate (B2) academic or professional study.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
Learners at this level can:
● Understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics.
● Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity without strain for either party.
● Produce clear, detailed spoken and written discourse on a wide range of subjects.
● Explain viewpoints, give reasons, and speculate on outcomes.
C1+ CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
● Communicate fluently, accurately, and appropriately across academic, professional, and social contexts.
● Express subtle meanings, attitudes, and evaluations.
● Understand and respond to implicit meaning, irony, and cultural references.
● Produce well-structured, coherent spoken and written texts at an advanced level.
● Demonstrate confident control of register, tone, and discourse strategies.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
Aligned with advanced CEFR descriptors, learners will be able to: Speaking: Speak fluently and spontaneously, structure extended contributions, justify opinions, and adapt register sensitively. Listening: Understand extended speech on abstract and complex topics, recognize implicit attitudes, humor, and nuance. Reading: Understand complex literary, non-literary, academic, and technical texts, including implicit meaning and writer intention. Writing: Produce clear, well-organized, complex texts with appropriate style, register, and cohesion.
A2 CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
● Communicate effectively in routine social, travel, and work-related situations.
● Describe people, places, experiences, and plans using connected sentences.
● Understand the main points of clear, standard spoken and written English.
● Express opinions, preferences, and simple comparisons with confidence.
● Use a broad range of high-frequency vocabulary accurately and appropriately.
CEFR Skills Descriptors Listening
● Understand short conversations and announcements on familiar topics.
● Follow the main idea and key details in everyday spoken English. Speaking
● Participate in simple, routine exchanges.
● Describe past events, future plans, and personal experiences.
● Handle common functional situations (shopping, travel, services). Reading
● Understand short texts such as articles, emails, messages, and narratives.
● Identify specific information and overall meaning. Writing ● Write short, structured texts such as emails, descriptions, and messages.
● Use appropriate register, basic connectors, and common fixed phrases.
B2 CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
● Communicate fluently and spontaneously with minimal hesitation.
● Understand extended spoken and written texts on abstract and concrete topics.
● Express opinions, arguments, and explanations clearly and in detail.
● Use a broad range of vocabulary and grammatical structures with increased accuracy.
● Participate effectively in discussions, interviews, and real-world situations.
CEFR Skills Descriptors
At B2 level, learners can: Listening: Understand extended speech, lectures, and authentic conversations, even when ideas are complex. Reading: Read articles, reports, and authentic texts, identifying viewpoints and implied meaning. Speaking: Interact fluently with native and non-native speakers; present arguments and respond appropriately. Writing: Produce clear, well-structured texts such as essays, reports, and formal correspondence.
C2 CEFR Level
Overall Learning Goals
To help learners:
●Communicate powerfully and proficiently in English in professional and personal contexts.
●Build confidence handling authentic listening input (TED Talks) through structured pre-teaching, listening strategies, and follow-up language work.
●Develop high-level communication competencies: persuasion, argumentation, evaluating ideas, and presenting information effectively (including presentation techniques modeled through TED).
●Strengthen “21st century outcomes” (course-defined life/work skills such as expressing ideas clearly, evaluating ideas, and producing clear professional writing).
CEFR Skills Descriptors
It is a multi-syllabus course integrating grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, writing, listening, speaking, plus explicit strands for authentic listening skills, critical thinking, and presentation skills – all anchored in TED Talks as the unit engine. The course format includes:
●TED-based units (for authentic language + ideas).
●Review lessons (after every two units).
●Grammar summaries + extra exercises supporting accuracy and deeper form control.
●A strong teacher-support model: full notes, transcripts, tips, alternative procedures, extension tasks, and photocopiable communicative activities.
Our Dublin Campuses
Both campuses are easily accessible by public transport and located in dynamic areas full of Dublin’s cultural attractions.
Our Teaching Methodology
1️⃣ Communicative Approach
Prioritizing speaking with strong focus on accuracy and immediate feedback, using real-life communication2️⃣ Grammar Instruction
Using Guided Discovery and Test-Tech-Test framework to promote active learning and understanding.3️⃣ Structured Flexibility
Coursebooks from Oxford and Cambridge provide framework, supplemented with tailored materials to meet class needs4️⃣ Continuous Review
Weekly review sessions help consolidate learning and integrate new students smoothly.
Certification & Progression
✅ CEFR-aligned certificate upon completion
✅ Detailed progress report
✅ Academic students must complete IELTS/TIE for final certification
✅ Regular assessments to track development