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The Complete programme: towards a second mother tongue
OISE’s aim is to make a real difference to its pupils’ success in future life: in order to focus on this objective, OISE offers young learners the ultimate language programme designed for maximum language learning, stimulating entertainment and specifically tailored to give teenagers a productive learning experience.

The school day
To ensure maximum pupil participation class size is limited to 8 pupils. They attend lessons designed to develop their accuracy in the language every morning from 9.30 until 13.00. Lunch from 13.00 to 13.45 is followed by oral and communication skills workshops also held in groups of no more than 8 pupils until 15.15. Sports and games are from 15.45 to 17.15.

Morning programme 09.30 to 13.00
The morning lessons are designed to develop accuracy in the language and cover:
• 09.30 to 11.00 – the grammatical structures of the language – vocabulary building
• 11.00 to 11.30 – morning break
• 11.30 to 13.00 – formal comprehension training exercises – structured expression training exercises: essay, presentations, explanations.
Lunch 13.00 – 13.45
Lunch is taken at the school in the form of a packed lunch for those who live with a host family and salads or hot meal for those who live in the college.
Afternoon programme 13.45 – 15.15
Afternoons are devoted to workshops designed to encourage fluency and a spontaneous use of the language:
• guided debate practice
• presentations
• exchange of ideas and experiences
• active listening practice
• letter, memo, note writing
Afternoon break 15.15 – 15.45
Late afternoon games 15.45 – 17.15
To relax after concentrating on language learning pupils take part in games and sports activities; the range of which will typically include:
• team games such as football, cricket, volleyball
• sports games such as tennis or squash
• treasure hunts
• board and card games
• dance lessons
• photo challenge
These group activities encourage pupils to make new friends.
Dinner 18.00 – 19.00
Students who live with host families return home at 17.30 to have dinner and spend the evening with their host family. College boarders have a choice of a hot meal or salads at the college refectory.
Evening programme 19.00 – 22.00
College
A full programme of recreational activities is offered every evening to include for example:
• sports-based activities such as tennis, football
• theatre workshops
• casino night
• board games
• film night
• drama rehearsal
• talent show
Homestay
On one evening per week a social activity such as a disco or a barbecue or a party is organised for all students.
Saturday: excursion and culture familiarisation
Saturdays are devoted to a full day excursion to a place of interest and fun.
• visit to a capital city
• visit to a place of historic or architectural interest
• outing to a theme park

The school day is for illustrative purposes and specific details may be subject to change.

Course prices per week

Courses (price per week)
Homestay
College
£
£
The Complete Programme
22.5 hours tuition per week
All start dates except 29.06; 06.07; 13.07
640
960
840
1260
Start dates 29.06; 06.07; 13.07
680
1020
880
1320

Please note course prices shown are per week
• with a reduction of £50/€80 per additional week for courses longer than 2 weeks
• or a supplement of £50/€80 for a course of one week

Included in the course price

• Loan of all teaching materials
• Workbook and course certificate
• Homestay or college accommodation: full board
• Leisure activities according to the chosen course
• Full day excursion on Saturdays
• Arrival/departure transfer

2008 Course dates

22.5 hours tuition per week

Dates Weeks
England
Ireland
Germany
Spain
Homestay
College
Homestay
College
Homestay
Homestay
College
10.02 - 23.02 2         Heidelberg    
17.02 - 01.03 2         Heidelberg    
24.02 - 08.03 2 Newbury            
30.03 - 12.04 2 Newbury            
06.04 - 19.04 2 Newbury       Heidelberg    
13.04 - 26.04 2         Heidelberg    
20.04 - 03.05 2         Heidelberg    
08.06 - 21.06 2 Newbury, Swindon            
08.06 - 28.06 3 Newbury            
15.06 - 28.06 2 Dawlish,
Swindon
  Carlow   Würzburg    
15.06 - 05.07 3 Dawlish, Newbury   Carlow        
22.06 - 05.07 2 Swindon       Würzburg Segovia  
22.06 - 12.07 3 Newbury            
29.06 - 12.07 2 Dawlish, Reading, Swindon   Carlow        
29.06 - 19.07 3 Newbury            
06.07 - 19.07 2 Newbury, Swindon, Telford Cotswolds, Llandovery,
Wycliffe
    Würzburg Segovia Segovia
06.07 - 26.07 3 Dawlish, Newbury Badminton, Wycliffe Carlow   Würzburg Segovia  
06.07 - 02.08 4   Wycliffe          
13.07 - 26.07 2 Dawlish, Swindon, Reading   Carlow        
13.07 - 02.08 3 Newbury Oxford          
20.07 - 02.08 2 Newbury, Swindon Badminton, Llandovery, Wycliffe     Würzburg Segovia  
20.07 - 09.08 3 Newbury            
20.07 - 16.08 4   Wycliffe          
27.07 - 09.08 2 Dawlish, Swindon            
27.07 - 16.08 3 Dawlish,
Newbury
Badminton, Wycliffe Carlow        
03.08 - 16.08 2 Newbury, Swindon Badminton, Llandovery, Oxford, Wycliffe     Würzburg Segovia  
03.08 - 23.08 3 Dawlish            
10.08 - 23.08 2

Dawlish, Swindon

           
10.08 - 30.08 3 Newbury            
17.08 - 30.08 2 Newbury, Swindon       Würzburg Segovia  
24.08 - 06.09 2 Newbury            
26.10 - 01.11 1 Newbury       Heidelberg    
28.15-03.01.09 1 Newbury            

     

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