Clubclass English Language School Malta

JULY 2010

FELTOM Teacher Training

FELTOM recently invited experienced teacher trainer Ms. Judy Copage to come to Malta to deliver a seminar on 'Top Tips for Teaching Teens'. This session, held at the Radisson Blu in St. Julians, was attended by a team of teachers at Clubclass led by Linda Azzopardi, our Director of Studies. Our teachers found it very useful as it looked at practical solutions that teachers can apply to motivate their teenage students attending the Junior Programmes offered by Clubclass.

JUNE 2010

Teacher Training at Clubclass – Using Film in the EFL Classroom

Research has shown that audio-visual aids like films are tools that can benefit our students as they enhance the learning process. Films are contextual and so, it is much easier to learn and remember the English. They are also a fun and very enjoyable way of learning and improving English grammar, vocabulary and listening skills. As films provide students with authentic, natural English they help students with stress, intonation and pronunciation. Rohan Eyre, a highly qualified teacher at Clubclass, led an interactive in-house training session that looked at ways that teachers could use films in the EFL classroom to create a concrete link between things being learnt in class and their practical application. He also explored different ways to help students better understand films.

MAY 2010

English for Professional Business Presentations

Many high-level professionals are now being asked to make presentations in English. Often they may have an excellent command of English but lack the confidence to speak in front of an audience. Over the last few months this course that Clubclass offers, aimed at people seeking to improve their ability to present clearly and effectively in English, is proving to be very popular with professionals from all over the world. Using state of the art technology, whereby lessons are recorded and reviewed with a private business teacher, professionals are given all the confidence they need to give presentations in English.

MARCH 2010

Teacher Training at Clubclass - Generating Student Motivation
All learning activities in the classroom are filtered through students' motivation. According to Michael Rost, student motivation has been called the 'neglected heart' of language. Linda Azzopardi, Director of Studies at Clubclass led an interactive in-house-training session that looked at ways to help teachers generate student motivation in the EFL classroom.

FEBRUARY 2010

EFL Exam Results
Once again Clubclass students, who sat for the December session of the Cambridge FCE and CAE examinations, received excellent results which should stand them in good stead for their work or study purposes.

JANUARY 2010

Teacher Training
As everyone enjoys music and it stimulates the imagination, Theresa Azzopardi, a CELTA trained teacher at Clubclass, recently led an interactive workshop on 'Using Music in the EFL Classroom'. In this seminar she explored ways in which song lyrics provide an endless supply of real language. Theresa gave practical ideas of how teachers could take advantage of this ample source of material to stimulate conversation and practice language and language skills. These were demonstrated with several classroom music activities which the teachers could try out with their own students.

DECEMBER 2009

FREE Wi-Fi
Free WiFi is now available within the school building during opening hours. Students with laptops and smart phones are now able to access the internet and their email from anywhere inside the school. Lessons are also going to become more interactive because teachers will now be able to connect to the internet and discuss current issues during lessons.

NOVEMBER 2009

Christmas and New Year in Malta
For the past few years it has been our school's policy to operate throughout the festive season in order to be able to offer courses to prospective students who can only get time off from their work, course or other duties during the holidays. Since this has always proved to be a popular time for students to attend an English language course at Clubclass, this year we will stick to the same policy and the only days when the school will be closed (i.e. no lessons will be held) will be Friday 25 December 2009 - Christmas Day and Friday 1 January - New Year's Day. Both these days are Public Holidays in Malta.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Clubclass Fees for 2010
Clubclass fees for 2010 are now available and may be downloaded from the ‘Rates’ menu on the left. The school is offering very attractive rates for the Exam Preparation and Long-Stay Courses. The low season rate for the respective course chosen will apply for the whole duration of a student’s stay, as long as the course booking is for 13 weeks or longer. This arrangement is also applicable to shared accommodation at the Student House and Shared Apartments. Following the acquisition of the school in London, Clubclass are also offering a Twin Destination programme too. Clubclass will be attending the following workshops in 2009: Study World London - 7-9 September (Table Hall2/L4), FELTOM Malta Workshop - 12th September and ICEF Berlin - 1-3 November (Table G3).

JULY 2009

FREE two-week course in London
Clubclass have just acquired their first English language school outside Malta - the East Finchley School of English (http://www.efse.co.uk) - an EnglishUK and British Council accredited school located in London. Presently we are in the process of updating courses, operations and systems at the school in London, to harmonise them with the school in Malta. In 2010 the school will be re-branded Clubclass London. To introduce clients to our new school, we are making 200 two-week Standard Courses in General English at the school in London available when students book a course and accommodation package at Clubclass in Malta for July or August 2009. Terms and conditions apply

JUNE 2009

Staff Training
Linda Azzopardi, the director of studies at Clubclass has just completed a course in ‘Training the EFL Trainer’ which was organized by FELTOM and delivered by the renowned EFL trainer Tim Bowen. This workshop-based course covered a number of issues central to teacher training, namely planning a teacher training course, techniques for leading input and workshop sessions, designing observation tasks, lesson observation, techniques for giving feedback and planning in detail different types of input sessions (language and methodology).

MAY 2009

Student Houses–Refurbishment
The two student houses which are situated across the road from the school have just been completely refurbished; all bedrooms have been redecorated and furnished with modern furniture and new WC and shower facilities have been installed. Each house consists of 10 bedrooms with 5 shared bathrooms and a shared kitchen. Bedrooms include a fan. Weekly cleaning and change of bed linen and towels are also included. The residences are once again accommodating students and this budget accommodation is ideal for individuals who would like to experience student life to the full.

APRIL 2009

WIFI in Apartments at Residence
Communication services for students at Clubclass have recently been upgraded with the introduction of WiFi hotspots which have recently been installed throughout the residence where the apartments with one bedroom and shared apartments are located. In addition to the internet café at the school / residence which is open 24-hours-a-day, this means added convenience for students staying in the apartments because they can make use of their laptops from the comfort of their own accommodation. Charges to make use of the internet are as follows: € 1.00 for 20 minutes, € 2.00 for 60 minutes, € 3.00 for 100 minutes, €5.00 for 180 minutes, € 10.00 for 400 minute, and € 20.00 for 900 minutes.

MARCH 2009

Staff Training
True to our commitment in staff development and ongoing teacher training, a half-day seminar for all Clubclass teachers was organised a few weeks ago. This seminar was delivered by a top teacher trainer in Malta and focused on ways that our teachers can make better use of the course book and supplement them with relevant course material. Linda Azzopardi, the director of studies at Clubclass has also just completed a 4-week full time teacher training course which has introduced her to innovative teaching methods and techniques. She will now be introducing them to the academic staff at Clubclass so they can be implemented in the classroom.

JANUARY 2009

Clubclass Director on FELTOM Board
Alex Fenech, the Sales and Marketing Director at Clubclass was elected as a FELTOM Board Member for 2009. Alex Fenech was assigned to the role of Industry Relations Director and, together with the other members of the Executive Board, are working together to reach FELTOM’s core objectives and goals for 2009.

Clubclass Official Facebook Page
Clubclass set up an official page on facebook for past and existing students and teachers at Clubclass who would like to keep in touch. Monthly updates are included in this page so as to keep you up-to-date with what’s happening at the school. To join kindly go to the following link and feel free to upload any photos, videos or comments which you would like to share with friends you made during your stay at Clubclass.

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