ALC COURSES
Schedule of Face-to-Face Language Classes
1st Period
8:45 am - 10:15 am
2nd Period
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Afternoon Enrichment Classes: 1:00 pm–3:00 pm
ALC COURSES PROGRAM OFFERED
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Basic English for Adults (17 years old or older)
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Basic English for Teens (13-16 years old)
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Basic English for Children (5-12 years old)
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Conversations in English
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Business English
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Functional Grammar
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Functional Vocabulary
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Academic Writing
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English for Theological Studies
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Speaking and Pronunciation
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English for Exam Preparations (IELTS)
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English for Exam Preparations (TOEFL)*
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Spanish
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French
Adult learners in this class learn all the four macro-skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using the communicative approach. The use of authentic materials in learning English is emphasized to prepare learners for the use of English in real-world language situations.
Teen learners in this class learn all the four macro-skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using the communicative approach. The use of authentic and canned materials in learning English is emphasized to prepare learners for the use of English in real-world language situations.
Child learners in this class learn all the four macro-skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using the communicative approach. The use of fun canned materials in learning English is emphasized to prepare learners for the use of English in real-world language situations.
Through individual and group activities, learners work on improving their spoken communication skills by practicing conversation strategies in both formal and informal real-world situations. This course emphasizes the development of fluency and intelligibility in spoken English.
Learners learn Business English language skills by developing their vocabulary, reading and listening skills, understanding of tone, style and knowledge of communication methods. Learners will also learn how to enhance basic business communication strategies.
Learners learn the grammatical patterns and sentence construction used in everyday conversation and communication. Learners will focus on improving sentence-level grammatical accuracy in the use of the English language in a variety of real-world situations.
Learners learn high frequency vocabulary used in everyday conversation and communication. Learners will focus on improving their functional vocabulary—both in their reception and production skills in English in different real-world situations.
Learners learn how to write clear and well-developed multi-paragraph academic essays using various methods of organization through the process of planning, drafting, revising, editing and peer reviewing. Learners also learn to work with sources. Grammatical structures relevant to the methods of organization are reviewed and practiced.
Learners learn the language skills that will help them participate in graduate-level theological studies classes. This class gives emphasis on learning theological vocabulary, giving presentations, participating in seminars, and writing essays in response to theological treatises and essays.
Through individual and group activities, learners work on improving pronunciation by practicing conversation strategies and delivering oral presentations. This course emphasizes the development of fluency and intelligibility in spoken English.
Learners in IELTS Review and Preparation course develop the necessary skills required for the IELTS test: speaking, listening, writing, and reading. The course is intensive in nature and requires a lot of work on the learners' part. Learners not only develop their language skills, but also have to focus on developing language taking strategies and critical thinking skills that will help them prove to evaluators that they have the required skills needed to study in a university that requires an average IELTS band of 5.5 or higher.
*This class uses a curriculum based on the latest version of the IELTS test.
Learners in TOEFL Review and Preparation course develop the necessary skills required for the TOEFL test: speaking, listening, writing, and reading. The course is intensive in nature and requires a lot of work on the learners' part. Learners not only develop their language skills, but also have to focus on developing language taking strategies and critical thinking skills that will help them prove to evaluators that they have the required skills needed to study in a university that requires a TOEFL score of 60 or higher.
*This class uses a curriculum based on the latest version of the TOEFL test.
Learners in this class learn all the four macro-skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using the communicative approach. The use of authentic materials in learning Spanish is emphasized to prepare learners for the use of Spanish in real-world language situations.
Learners in this class learn all the four macro-skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing using the communicative approach. The use of authentic materials in learning Spanish is emphasized to prepare learners for the use of Spanish in real-world language situations.