5-12 graders
Length: 2 weeks, every day from 10-12 or 13-15, /June, July/
The focus of these courses is SPEAKING! Teens communicate only in English in combination with qualified and experienced native speakers and Bulgarian teachers.
The classes are designed according to the age and level of the students. We use a variety of topics which are interesting and engaging – fashion, movies, music, films, love and friendship, lifestyle, etc.
Students not only learn how to express themselves freely and confidently in English, but they also work on their creativity and communicative skills, which will be useful in the future.
How do we achieve that?
- Games – problem-solving, wordgames
- Projects – working on interesting topics, teens are given the opportunity to develop their presentation skills as well as computer-based knowledge and spelling.
- Teamwork – they love races which involve their imagination, competitiveness, and the desire to win!
- Pair work – working with others helps both students to master the language and feel comfortable
- Discussions – students practice critical thinking and build up confidence.
- Roleplays – creating different situations, practicing key vocabulary and grammar
All language skills are practiced and improved:
- Listening skills – watching videos, listening to podcasts, conversations with native speakers.
- Reading skills – increase vocabulary, the correct pronunciation is very important and can be corrected when reading texts, and comprehension is assessed.
- Writing – some of the tasks require writing short texts to assess comprehension and language output.
- Speaking – gaining confidence to speak fluently on a variety of topics
We know that it’s summer and teens expect to have fun, so we incorporate entertaining learning programs. For example, we have outings to different places in the city and students pretend they are foreigners. The idea is to escape from the typical classroom environment and at the same time ensure our students are acquiring new skills.
The summer academy at Central Language Hub is the perfect place to meet new people and to make friends while practicing the language in a different and amusing way!
Teachers:
Megan Maginniss
English
Megan was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Megan graduated Sociology at Wilfrid Laurier University and obtained a certificate for Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Toronto.
Dessislava Iovtcheva
English
Dessislava Iovtcheva graduated from English philology and Ethnology at Plovdiv University in 1999.
Silvia Alexieva
English
Silvia completed her education in America. She graduated from Saint Petersburg Junior College, Florida in 2007. After that she came back to Bulgaria and started teaching English language to children and adults.
Boryana
English
Boryana holds a bachelor's degree in applied linguistics from the University of Veliko Tarnovo. She studied languages at the Free University of Brussels and was a lecturer in foreign languages, participating in various volunteer projects.
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ul. "Knyaz Alexander I" 14, 4000 Tsentar, Plovdiv
5-12 graders
Length: 2 weeks, every day from 10-12 or 13-15, /June, July/
The focus of these courses is SPEAKING! Teens communicate only in English in combination with qualified and experienced native speakers and Bulgarian teachers.
The classes are designed according to the age and level of the students. We use a variety of topics which are interesting and engaging – fashion, movies, music, films, love and friendship, lifestyle, etc.
Students not only learn how to express themselves freely and confidently in English, but they also work on their creativity and communicative skills, which will be useful in the future.
How do we achieve that?
- Games – problem-solving, wordgames
- Projects – working on interesting topics, teens are given the opportunity to develop their presentation skills as well as computer-based knowledge and spelling.
- Teamwork – they love races which involve their imagination, competitiveness, and the desire to win!
- Pair work – working with others helps both students to master the language and feel comfortable
- Discussions – students practice critical thinking and build up confidence.
- Roleplays – creating different situations, practicing key vocabulary and grammar
All language skills are practiced and improved:
- Listening skills – watching videos, listening to podcasts, conversations with native speakers.
- Reading skills – increase vocabulary, the correct pronunciation is very important and can be corrected when reading texts, and comprehension is assessed.
- Writing – some of the tasks require writing short texts to assess comprehension and language output.
- Speaking – gaining confidence to speak fluently on a variety of topics
We know that it’s summer and teens expect to have fun, so we incorporate entertaining learning programs. For example, we have outings to different places in the city and students pretend they are foreigners. The idea is to escape from the typical classroom environment and at the same time ensure our students are acquiring new skills.
The summer academy at Central Language Hub is the perfect place to meet new people and to make friends while practicing the language in a different and amusing way!