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What
is BLC ? |
BLC
stands for Britannic Language Centre. We are an English
school which has specialised in teaching English as a
foreign language (TEFL) since 1984. |
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Are your
courses intended for intensive study? |
The
BLC programme is fully adaptable to your personal needs.
We offer an 'a la carte' system which allows you to
make your programme as intensive as necessary. You
can, for example choose the afternoon class programme,
which will give you 5 hours of lessons a day. Moreover
as an English organisation we create every possible
opportunity for you to practice your newly-acquired
language skills : you can participate in theatre
workshops, chat with teachers & monitors,
invite your host family's children to our parties and
excursions, conduct opinion research surveys for your
conversation class, write an article for the course
journal... |
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What progress
can I expect to make? |
We
usually estimate that in a 3 week course your class
average will increase by between18 and 25%.
Obviously your willingness to participate
is also important, which is why we do everything
to make you feel relaxed and confident. |
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How do you
decide which level of classes I should go into? |
When
you arrive we make a comprehensive assessment of your
language skills. After the first day's classes, our teachers
meet to decide whether any adjustments are necessary. |
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How do you
select your host families? |
The
BLC host family supervisor personally visits all candidate
families. The first inspection usually takes about
an hour and a comprehensive assessment of the family
is made. About 1 in 5 of the families
visited, are retained to receive students. At the
end of the stay we ask students to mark their family
on every aspect of the stay. Only the families which
receive the very highest marks are retained for future
students. We have undertaken these quality checks
for 20 years. |
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Can I be
moved from my host family if they are not suitable? |
Yes.
Naturally we do everything so that you are satisfied
with your family & don't have to change. In practice,
this is very rare as our objective, is
to get it right first time. |
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Are the
host families close to the centre? |
The
maximum distance is about 2Km. For most students it will
be much less. The ease of access is always a consideration
when we select a host family but other factors such as
the family's ability to regard their student as a member
of the family and the quality of the accommodation, have
a higher priority. |
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Does the
family do the washing? |
Yes |
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Does the
family provide bed linen? |
Yes |
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Who selects
my BLC centre? |
The
affectation of students to centres is decided by BLC
in England, according to age. All of our centres, however,
have the same qualities and are very close
to each other. |
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Why are
your centres situated where they are? |
There
are 3 basis reasons for this:
There
is no regional accent which makes studying the language
easier.
The
area has one of the highest socio-economic levels in
England, which means that our families don't take students
for the money & that it is a secure and attractive
environment.
The
geographical situation is perfect for visits & excursions.
We are on the Metropolitan line of the Underground
and access to central London is quick & easy. For
excursions, we are within easy access of Oxford, Cambridge,
Windsor, Brighton, Bath, Stratford, Winchester... |
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Do I need
to bring my sports equipment? |
Apart
from swimming trunks, BLC provides all equipment free
of charge. If, however, you wish to bring, for example,
a favoured tennis racket, you are of course free to do
so. |
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Do I have
to pay a supplement for the excursions, discos or sports? |
No |
