Learning English Language

There are a lot of things to consider when debating the courses you want to offer your students. Ultimately, you want to give them the best start possible in both their academic and professional careers. This means being able to offer them courses that are engaging and fun, but also useful on a grander scale.

If these last few years have taught us anything, it is how connected our world truly is. People can now work without the commute and easily connect with business partners from the other side of the globe without the need for travel. We have always understood how useful it is to have a second language, but it is now looking to become a necessity, and many people are wondering what language they should be offering to their students in order to help them excel in this inter-connected world.

Here at Ardmore, we think that in order to help young minds meet the world, the best path forward is through English Language Learning. Out of the world’s approximately 7.8 billion inhabitants, 1.35 billion speak English. Not only this but English is considered the global lingua franca as it is widely viewed as the global language of business. The US and the UK have the first and fifth largest economies in the world, respectively, and English is the primary language in both countries. Therefore, if you are looking to offer your students the chance to study a second language, English Language programmes are your best choice.

To help with English Language Learning, we also wanted to share a few tips to improve your students’ studies:

1. Immerse students in the culture

Fluency and proficiency in a language comes from more than just understanding the vocabulary and grammar. So many words in dictionaries are outdated or unused by the native speakers, making anyone trying to learn it as a secondary language sound clunky and unpracticed. One way to avoid this is to immerse students in the culture of the language they are learning. They will pick up colloquialisms, understand more about how native speakers interact with each other, when to use formalities and when not. It will give them a greater understanding of the language.

2. Encourage frequent use of the language

We all know that practice makes perfect. Studying a language solely in a classroom will take years to perfect, and even then, there are many conversation topics you might not introduce. Encouraging students to continue their lessons outside the classroom will make them develop greater confidence with the language. If you have students who have different native languages, why not pair them together for trips, excursions, or activities. The language they have in common will be the one they are both learning. They will practice it more than they would have in the classroom.

3. Connect it to their interests

It is all well and good teaching students a new language, but if they do not have any interest in taking it past their lessons, it will not stick. Find a way to connect their language lessons with their hobbies, passions or future career plans. Once they see that the language can be more than just grammar, vocabulary and syntax, they will take a greater interest in it and apply themselves more.

Here at Ardmore, our goal is to help young minds meet the world. We do this by providing agents like yourselves with a range of courses from summer to year-round programmes, from school integration to academic experiences that let students integrate into British and American schools.

Speak to our team to find out more.