**This course is cancelled due to the Instructor’s personal reasons. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.**

Date and Time

19 July – 16 August 2016

Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00AM to 12:30PM, 9 lessons in total

* There will be a 10 minute break in the middle of each class.

** If the Education Bureau announces the closure of schools due to weather conditions, SLAA will be closed. Make-up class will be scheduled on the next business day.

Overview

This course is designed to:

1) help students build a strong foundation in grammar and vocabulary;

2) improve their English speaking and writing, and

3) develop their critical reading and literary analysis skills.

While the course is designed for non-native English learners, it seeks to challenge students with literary pieces and longer essay assignments common to American high school English courses.

Small class teaching will be used to encourage class discussion and interactive learning (e.g. the Harkness method) in an English-only classroom. In addition, many one-on-one opportunities (e.g. writing clinic, extra help) will be available to cater to different learning needs. At the conclusion of the program, students should expect to show marked improvement in their English proficiency and consequently obtain better results in the DSE English paper.

Reading List

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Muriel Spark

Hamlet, Shakespeare

Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf

Instructors

Ms Hayley Keon

M.A. (First Class Honors) in Literature and History, The University of Edinburgh

Mr Stefano Hollis

Graduated from Graveney School

Candidate for B.A. in Sociology, London School of Economics and Political Science

Venue

Room 306, 3/F, Lucky Centre, 165-171 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Eligibility

All Form 3-6 students (or equivalent) are invited to apply. Strong Form 1-2 students (or equivalent) will be considered on a case by case basis.

Medium of Instruction

English

Requirements & Grading

Grading will be based on class participation and assignments. Participants who attain a score of 80% or above will receive a Certificate of Excellence.

Tuition

The tuition fee is $1,350 for the entire program.

There is also a $200 deposit, which will be returned to students with an 80%+ attendance rate at the end of the program. The tuition fee will be collected in monthly installments. The first installment is due a week after the student is accepted into the program or before the first class, whichever comes first.

SLAA is fully committed to making its courses accessible to students from all socio-economic backgrounds. Full or partial fee remission is available to students who require financial assistance. If you would like to apply for fee remission, please indicate accordingly on the application form.

Application

Please submit your registration here. In addition to completing the application form, applicants must also submit a writing sample (no fewer than 250 words) in English. A writing sample is a sample of your best writing that will help us to determine your English proficiency level. It can be an old essay submitted for school, an article published in your school/local newspaper, or even a blog entry. You do not need to write an original essay for the purposes of this application. Competitive candidates may be invited to an interview.

Students who are applying to an English course will be automatically considered for both courses, and, if admitted, will be offered a place in the course more suitable to their interests and ability levels.

SLAA reserves the right to make changes to course arrangements.