{"id":68097,"date":"2025-09-17T09:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/?page_id=68097"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:46:05","slug":"semi-intensive-general-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/semi-intensive-general-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Semi-intensive General English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Teacher Programme - Semi-Intensive General English<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Format<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>20 hours per week: 15 hours of General English + 5 hours of Special Topics OR 5 hours of Electives classes<\/li>\n<li>Class times: 08:00 \u2013 12:15 OR 09:00 \u2013 12:15, and 12:25 \u2013 13:25<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for students from A1 to C1 level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Course Description<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Semi-Intensive General English course offers participants the opportunity to strengthen their language skills, grammar, and vocabulary in a supportive international environment. Classes are led by ISI\u2019s experienced ESL teachers, using a communicative methodology focused on practical, everyday communication.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Course Content<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>General English:<\/strong> Participants are tested and placed in the appropriate CEFR level. The course includes orientation, needs analysis, setting learning outcomes, language focus and skills workshops, assessment of learning, one-to-one feedback, and a certificate presentation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The course covers general English skills, pronunciation activities, communicative exercises, writing assignments with feedback, communicative projects, assessment of learning outcomes, and progress tests with feedback. Using a communicative approach, students focus on real-life communication, exchanging ideas, opinions, and experiences that are meaningful and long-lasting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Special Topics:<\/strong> In addition to the 15-hour General English programme, this 25-hour programme includes 10 specialised elective lessons per week, which can be chosen before arrival.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Special Topics Options Include:<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Resilience and Well-being<\/li>\n<li>Communication and Collaboration<\/li>\n<li>Technology and Social Media<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Development<\/li>\n<li>AI and Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Irish Culture and History<\/li>\n<li>Critical Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Drama in the Classroom<\/li>\n<li>Creativity\/Fostering Imagination<\/li>\n<li>Digital Game-based Learning<\/li>\n<li>General Conversation (A1\/B1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our available start dates <a href=\"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/special-topics-calendar\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Who This Course Is For<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This course is ideal for professionals, students, or individuals seeking to improve their English skills for work, study, or personal development.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<section class=\"vc_cta3-container\"><div class=\"vc_general vc_do_cta3 vc_cta3 vc_cta3-style-classic vc_cta3-shape-rounded vc_cta3-align-justify vc_cta3-color-classic vc_cta3-icon-size-md vc_cta3-actions-right\"><div class=\"vc_cta3_content-container\"><div class=\"vc_cta3-content\"><header class=\"vc_cta3-content-header\"><h4>Are you wondering what is your level of English?<\/h4><\/header><p>Take the test online anywhere, anytime. Answer grammar and vocabulary questions and get your results immediately after completing it.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"vc_cta3-actions\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container  wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeInUp fadeInUp vc_btn3-inline vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-color-default\" href=\"https:\/\/languagequiz.studyinireland.ie\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Test your level<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teacher Programme - Semi-Intensive General English Format 20 hours per week: 15 hours of General English + 5 hours of Special Topics OR 5 hours of Electives classes Class times: ...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68115,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"%%sitetitle%% %%sep%% %%post_title%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"This Intensive General English course gives you the opportunity to develop your language skills as well as your grammar and vocabulary.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Intensive General English,Erasmus+ funding,Erasmus+,Study English in Ireland,intensive general english course","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68097","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68097"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129255,"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68097\/revisions\/129255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachertraining.studyinireland.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}