As advances in communications technology shrink the world, the need to talk to another becomes increasingly important. Over 800 million people worldwide speak English.

Academy of Professional studies offers the necessary skills and facilities to teach English for all requirements, from basic level to highest standards.

Lessons are carefully planned to be clear and useful but also to be enjoyable and memorable. Our teachers are well-qualified, experienced and professional. Every effort is made to combine students of different nationalities in each class. The use of course books is practiced. Computer-based training supplements are available in addition to traditional classroom teaching. Classes are held at four levels.

Objectives
· To teach English to students in structured lessons at a pace to suit each individual
· To encourage a friendly but disciplined atmosphere
· To offer a friendly and relaxed social atmosphere
· To help students practice, develop and succeed in their studies
· To develop fluency in English to enable students to undertake further studies in universities

Class Levels

Elementary

In this course, students learn how to describe processes and procedures, how to tell simple stories and write simple letter, and how to listen to natural speech and understand the gist of what is being said. At the same time, further aspects of the English tense systems are studied including present continuous, past continuous, the first and second conditionals, future time clauses, and the use of the passive in the present simple and the past simple.

Intermediate

At this level, students learn how to recognise and use all aspects of the English tense system, how to use modal verbs, how to talk with reasonable ease in the usual social situation, how to give descriptions of films, programmes, and persons' characters. The student is encouraged to read newspapers and simple popular books for pleasure and to take part in discussions. The student learns how to write simple narratives, summaries, and also formal and informal letters.

Upper Intermediate

This course prepares students for the Cambridge First Certificate Examination. This level equips the student to understand and respond to spoken English and various registers of written English, to write compositions on various subjects in different styles, to re-phrase sentences, and to handle idioms and verbs.

Summer School

Our summer school programme aims to afford everyone a golden opportunity to 'brush-up' their English skills in the country of its origin. Computing skills together with a full interesting and exciting social programmes including visits to museums and trips around the UK are designed in this programme.

Examinations:

APS provides tuition to students to prepare them for these internationally recognised qualifications. The exams are held externally.
IELTS: International English Language Testing System.