Languages school
IPSI’s languages school was established in 1987 with the main objective of fostering the effort of the students in learning English, German and French to:
. Provide and help the students to get a higher oral and written level in the use of these languages.
. Prepare the students to get the official qualifications of the EU (Cambridge in the English exams, Goethe-Zertifikat in German and DELF for the French exams).
Access to the timetables and prices of the languages school.
Timetables and levels:
Between two and three hours per week is offered. To optimize the student’s and family's time, the lessons tend to be offered at midday or in the afternoon coinciding with the end of the school time.
IPSI’s languages school has as a reference the six levels of the common European structure to programme the courses:
A1: Elementary level
A2: Pre-intermediate level
B1: Intermediate level
B2: Upper-intermediate level
C1: Advanced level
C2: Proficiency level
Timetables and levels
Between two and three hours per week is offered. To optimize the student’s and family's time, the lessons tend to be offered at midday or in the afternoon coinciding with the end of the school time.
IPSI’s languages school has as a reference the six levels of the common European structure to programme the courses:
A1: Elementary level
A2: Pre-intermediate level
B1: Intermediate level
B2: Upper-intermediate level
C1: Advanced level
C2: Proficiency level
Methodology and faculty
The culture of the language school is that the students take an active role in class. The pupils learn by doing, so they develop the ability of communicating in a foreign language not only practising the theory but also through experience. The average number of students in class is only 10. Then, teachers can closely follow the progress of each student.
Our English, German and French teachers have a large experience in teaching children and teenagers.
IPSI’s department of foreign languages is made up of natives and non natives that are highly qualified with the University qualification in the specific foreign language. Moreover, our English teachers also have the qualification of EDEXCEL (UK’s examining board) in the EU.
English
The languages school offers English courses from P3 to university levels divided in five stages:
Toddler/Snapper stage (P3, P4 and P5 students)
Two hours per week.
The aim of this stage is to introduce the English language to children learning in a ludic way the contents of their immediate surroundings (objects in class, parts of the body, house, transport, weather… etc).
Kid stage (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Elementary school)
Two and a half hours per week.
The purpose of this stage is the recognition and the deepening of the vocabulary of the surroundings of the student, the global comprehension of oral and written texts and an introduction to the oral and written production.
Junior stage (5th, 6th Elementary school and 1st ESO)
Three hours per week.
The objective of this stage is global and detailed comprehension of oral documents and written texts corresponding to the student’s age, oral and written productions in communicative situations of the everyday life and the use of the corresponding sources of information.
In the first half of this stage (6th Elementary school), the student can take the A2 level exam: FLYERS of Cambridge or Oxford Test of English A2.
Senior stage (2nd, 3rd and 4th ESO):
Three hours per week.
The aim of this stage is to improve the global and detailed comprehension of oral and written documents, the perfection of the oral and written production and the deepening in using corresponding sources autonomously.
In the half of the stage (2nd ESO), the student can reach the corresponding level to pass the B1 exam (Cambridge Preliminary Test or Oxford Test of English) and at the end of the stage (4th ESO), the student can take the B2 exam (Cambridge First Certificate in English or Oxford Test of English).
Advanced stage (Bachillerat’s students)
Three hours per week.
The purpose of this stage is the control of the different aspects of the english language in order to comprehend and express themselves in oral and written ways, in all possible situations.
At the half of this stage, the students reach the level to be able to pass the C1 exam (Certificate Advanced Level in English) and at the end of the stage, the student can get the C2 level (Proficiency in English).
French
The languages school offers French courses from 2n ESO to 2nd Bachillerat divided in 5 levels:
DELF A1 for 2n ESO students.
The pupil can reach the level to pass the official exam DELF A1.
DELF A2 for 3rd ESO students.
The student can reach the level to pass the official exam DELF A2.
DELF B1 for 4th ESO students.
The student can reach the level to pass the official exam DELF B1.
DELF B2.1 for 1st bachillerat students.
DELF B2 for 2nd bachillerat students.
The student can reach the level to pass the official exam DELF B2.
German
The languages school offers German courses from 2n ESO to 2n bachillerat divided in three levels:
FIT 1 for 2nd ESO students that study German during school time and that want to take the official exam: FIT 1 by the Goethe Institute.
FIT 2 for 4th ESO students that study German during school time and that want to take the official exam: FIT 2 by the Goethe Institute.
German 5 for 1st bachillerat students that have studied German during the 4 years of Secondary Education and that want to keep learning this language.
German 6 for 2nd bachillerat that have studied German 5 and that want to take the official exam: B1 Zertifikat Deutsch by the Goethe Institute.
