FAQs

Our English courses cover all four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. Grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation are also included. The focus is on real-life communication.

We use the communicative method, with less emphasis on teacher-centred lessons and more emphasis on students learning through meaningful and interactive communicative activities in pairs or groups.

Twin English Centre London operates a two-course book rotation system using New English File and Face to Face. Also built into the syllabus are Teacher`s Choice, Learner Training, and Class Outing (weather permitting). Teachers at Twin English Centre Eastbourne choose from a selection of course books and enrich the content with supplementary materials.

The students are provided with a book to use in the classroom. If they want their own copy, they can buy it from the school for £32.00

At the end of the week, students evaluate their own progress by completing the weekly syllabus. There is a progress test every month and a tutorial with the teacher every two weeks.

It depends on what the starting point and the objective are. Generally, it takes three months to move up one CEFR level (or one IELTS point).

Students take a grammar and written test on Twin e-Learning before the start of the course. On the first day, they do a short oral assessment with one of the Academic Team.

They should talk their teacher. If the teacher is in agreement, they will be moved to the correct level. In cases of disagreement, students can request to be re-tested.

All of our teachers are proficient users of English and have as a minimum a CELTA or equivalent qualification.

The maximum class size is 15.

Between 5 and 20, depending on the time of the year.

In 22 we hosted students from: Italy, Turkey, Brazil, Spain, France, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Denmark, Colombia, Japan, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Israel, Russian Federation, Argentina, Mexico, Algeria, Switzerland, Hungary, Oman, Chile, Thailand, Jordan, China, Ukraine, Bahrain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Uruguay, Albania, Morocco, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Austria, Romania, Kuwait, Guinea, Sri Lanka, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Senegal, Belgium, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, Togo, Cameroon, Malaysia, Iraq, Georgia, Malta, USA, Venezuela, Guatemala, Egypt, Estonia, Qatar, Yemen, Sweden, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Canada, Latvia, Mozambique, Slovenia, Libya, Finland, Iran, Bosnia, Ecuador, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Cyprus, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Paraguay, Uganda, Belarus, Palestine, Norway, Syrian Arab Republic, Armenia, Philippines, Somalia, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Costa Rica, Congo, Uzbekistan and Bangladesh. Our adult students average age is 23.

On Twin e-Learning, students can improve their English with: Flash Point, Weekly news lesson; My Study Plan, an adaptive set of approximately 45 lessons best suited to the student’s current level; exam practice: IELTS, FCE, CPE and CAE

Students can make up for missed lessons if they produce a doctor’s note.

Each of our English Centres has a weekly social programme of activities and excursions. Some are free, and some cost a small amount. Find out more about the programme and check out the schedules here.

We run an IELTS preparation course starting every Monday, and there are extra IELTS practice materials in our self-study centre and on our virtual learning environment. We also help students with registering for their exams at a nearby centre. Students wanting to prepare other exams can take one-to-one lessons.