Teaching Methods

Your education and the progress you make is the most important part of your stay with us. Our classes are friendly, informal and engaging and our teachers are kind and supportive and ensure that all our students feel comfortable.

Teachers

Our qualified, experienced teachers are carefully trained to ensure that you receive the best tuition, using a balance of traditional techniques and modern methodologies. Lessons are interactive, with an emphasis on communication; teachers encourage students to speak in class to increase their confidence and fluency.

Throughout your journey at Crest, your progress will be monitored and you will receive constructive feedback to ensure you get the most out of your course.

It is really important that you find your lessons engaging. Teachers make use of newspaper articles, TV and internet to make discussions relevant and interesting and introducing students to modern British culture and way of life. They also ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in class by using a combination of individual study, group activities and practice in pairs. In addition to classwork, you will be given homework to complete outside of class to help you digest the information from each lesson.

Students

With many different nationalities studying at Crest Schools, you will have the opportunity to meet and make friends with people from all over the world and from all different backgrounds. An advantage of this is that you will need to speak in English to communicate with your new friends, as it may be the only language in common. All our classrooms are ‘English-only environments’, which means that even when you meet students from the same country, you are encouraged to communicate as much as possible in English.

Socialise and enjoy

Our social programme is designed for students to make the most of their stay in the UK, with exciting trips on offer and fun days out. It is also a really enjoyable way of learning English outside class. For example, theatre productions, cinema, socialising and museums are all beneficial for consolidating your listening, speaking, reading and comprehension skills. Students who live with our homestays have an added advantage because they can practice speaking at home as well.

e-Learning and our e-Community

Our e-learning portal contains a wealth of resources to help guide your learning, whenever you log in. You can choose from a variety of online lessons to practice your English skills, contact teachers and check useful information like your school timetable. Because the portal is online, you can access it at any time from home or at school. In addition to the portal, our e-community has a variety of informal resources for students, which you can access without a login. Our school blog contains humorous and interesting articles that you can follow and comment on and our e-newsletter is delivered to your email inbox, with school news and updates for you to read. In addition, you can follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook to get the latest updates on our courses, special promotions and dates of social events.