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English Plus+ Academy
Topics covered include Linguistics, Creative Writing, Poetry and Public Speaking and Presenting.
ACADEMIES
English Plus+ Academy
Topics covered include Linguistics, Creative Writing, Poetry and Public Speaking and Presenting.
Our English Plus+ Academy is held every Tuesday and Wednesday for up to 3 hours each week. 2 x 1.5 hour sessions.
This Academy has one to two teachers per 12 students. For our English Plus+ Academy, a minimum English level of B1 (intermediate) is required and is aimed at our senior girls of 13 +. Students who are deemed not to be at the correct English level having initially signed up for an English Plus+ Academy, will join our Multi Activities Academy. English Plus+ is held every week starting from week 2.
English Plus+ focus includes:
English Plus+ Creative Writing
Poetry
Verse and rhythmic writing with imagery that creates emotional responses.
Biography/Autobiography
Narrative of a person’s life, a true story about a real person.
Critical Essay
A short literary composition that reflects the author’s outlook or point.
Narrative Nonfiction
Factual information presented in a format which tells a story.
Nonfiction/Reporting
Informational text dealing with an actual, real-life subject.
Speech
Public address or discourse.
English Plus+ Public Speaking and Presenting
Learn how to develop methods in structure and style of speaking and presenting. Build confidence and understand how to engage an audience.
In English Plus+ students have access to key facilities and will be able to build on their own experiences in this increasingly important and versatile skill.
English Plus+ Linguistics
Sounds
How we produce and hear speech sounds, what tools we can use to study them and why that might be important.
Words and Grammar
How do we decide what words mean? Where do dictionaries come from and what are they useful for? How do we keep track of how meanings change over time?
Language in context
Focuses on how language changes depending on when and where we use it.
Drama
Stories composed in verse or prose, usually for theatrical performance, where conflicts and emotion are expressed through dialogue and action.
Fiction
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.
What the parents say
An amazing experience that your daughter will cherish forever
for girls aged 8 to 17
