We offer top quality English language
training to adults, younger learners and professionals in the school, in companies
and public authorities, teach extracurricular classes in junior and secondary
schools,
and organise language courses abroad
.
ADULT COURSES
Our main aim is that our students can really communicate in English
with fluency, accuracy and good pronunciation. All aspects of the language are
worthy of attention but we place special emphasis on the natural use of English
and on encouraging our students to communicate with confidence and independence.
All of our teachers are native and highly
qualified. We
form homogenous groups of students according to our level
system. Further details of courses in the Spanish
version.
TERMLY COURSES
We
offer courses of 2, 3 and 6 hours per week between 8am and 9.30pm and
3 hour courses on Friday evenings or on Saturday mornings. All groups
have a maximum
of 10 students.
FIRST CERTIFICATE,
CAE Y PROFICIENCY
Our popular and successful Cambridge exam preparation courses for First Certificate,
CAE and Proficiency have a pass rate of over 90%.
CONVERSATION COURSES
Our 3 hours a week conversation courses have a maximum of eight students per
group. The teachers prepare a series of activities according to the needs, level
and interests of each group with the aim of encouraging the active participation
of all the students.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
TOEFL (Test Of English
as Foreign Language)
ILEC (International Legal
English Certificate)
Our popular specific exam preparation courses with timetables adapted to student's
needs.
INTENSIVE COURSES
Intensive
courses are ideal for those students who need to make rapid progress
in their language learning. They are organised on a monthly basis and each
class is 2½ or 3 hours long
SUMMER COURSES
During the summer months of July, August and September we offer
Intensive and Immersion Courses,
Fluency, Cambridge FCE Immersion and English for Work classes
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH COURSES
Designed for working adults who need to improve their professional language and
communication skills, these 2 hours a week courses are organised on a termly
basis.
BOOK CLUB
Students practice reading, speaking, listening, writing, pronunciation
and vocabulary through the use of extracts from modern texts.
YOUNG LEARNERS COURSES
Taught by native, qualified and experienced teachers,
these are extremely active courses where children and adolescents learn to
speak English and use their knowledge
through games, activities and theatre. We form homogenous groups according
to age and our young learners level system.
IN-SCHOOL COURSES
Hyland Language Centre has 18 years experience teaching extra-curricular
English classes in some of the most prestigious primary and secondary schools
in Madrid.
The courses take place on the schools' premises, either outside normal school
hours (at mid-day or in the afternoon) or during normal class time. The classes
are complementary to the classes already being taught by the schools themselves
and place great emphasis on oral communication and pronunciation. The academic
year is the same as that of the schools.
Further
details in the Spanish
version.
TERMLY ON-SITE COURSES
Two hours a week on Mondays and Wednesdays or 2 hours on Fridays.
Further
details of courses in the Spanish
version.
SUMMER COURSES
Courses of 2½ hours a day for 8 to 15 year olds enabling young learners
to improve their English in the summer without having to travel abroad.
COMPANY COURSES
The teaching of English to management and employees
of companies and public authorities is a key activity of Hyland Language Centre,
and is one of our most active and
successful departments. Our clients clients
range from
multinationals and government bodies to small and medium sized firms. Further
details in the Spanish
version.
CLOSED COURSES
Either in one-to-one classes or groups made up of personnel from the same company,
these courses can be made-to-measure to the specific needs of the client, taking
into account the recommendations of Hyland Language Centre.
These courses are adjusted to the client's requirements of length, frequency,
timetable and location of the classes.
"OPEN" COURSES
The personnel of the company join existing groups in our centre. We offer
general, conversation and specific needs courses all year round.