British Council - Discussion

[oneheart]

I have registered my child with LCentral, after completion at PhonicsRead. Went to the review n like their program. It’s want I want for my boy…he’s gd with phonics but needs more practise to be fluent at same time I need him to be able to understand what he reads, able to answer comprehension questions and also spelling.


Called BC…they dun have any assessment for kindergarten, can join anytime thus I find not really structured? Also, I think they cover basic phonics which my son has already done. And with no proper assessment I believe the class will be a mixture of kids who dunno phonics/fluent/mid…etc. But I do admit I find they way they teach via learn n play interesting.

[MMM]

Frankly, I am at a dilemma whether to switch my P3 and P2 to LCentral next year. They enjoy BC classes but I feel that it also voice down to their results. So we are trying to monitor their results before making the move.


My P3 continues to be challenge with her tenses. So we need to work on her separately at home to sort of make her more conscious to check her work,etc… It doesn’t come naturally to her yet.

[ctct61t]

vlim:

Hi can any one let me know is British Council good? I am looking for a good english enrichment center for my p2 dd.

The same as me... for my P2 daughter

[bbsin]

Hi


I would like to find out if any child here attended or are attending the British Council course for Primary one.

Any review and is it good?

Thanks

[pondpebble]

Hi,


Could anyone give feedback or comments on the eng program by BC Toa Payoh for P4?

How good is their program esp the comprehension and cloze passage?

[happymom_aa]

bbsin:

Hi


I would like to find out if any child here attended or are attending the British Council course for Primary one.

Any review and is it good?

Thanks

Did you sign up?

[joconde]

Hi,


My girl is attending BC Pri 1 course. Their teaching style is more ‘enrichment’ than ‘tuition/drilling’. Lessons are made fun, not dry at all, my girl enjoys it. Some times they will have hands-on activities like cooking, or watch movies.

So, if you are looking for ‘tuition-like’ lessons, or want ur child to get ahead of their peers by learning at advanced pace, you may be dissapointed. From the worksheets they bring back, it will appear as though they cover very little. However, i believe tat’s becos they do a lot of non-worksheet activities in class. There’s also no homework or spelling at all.

Hope this helps.

[HyperKiasu]

the parent of my son’s classmate (P1) said British Council course is too easy for him so he withdrawed from it after only a few lessons…and they managed to get pro-rata refund…


why too easy? Can any parents share your kids’ experience?
is the course not exam-focus? thus not much worksheet, thus too easy?
or they put together kids of mixed level of capability into one class, thus too easy for higher learner?

[HyperKiasu]

joconde:

Hi,


My girl is attending BC Pri 1 course. Their teaching style is more 'enrichment' than 'tuition/drilling'. Lessons are made fun, not dry at all, my girl enjoys it. Some times they will have hands-on activities like cooking, or watch movies.

So, if you are looking for 'tuition-like' lessons, or want ur child to get ahead of their peers by learning at advanced pace, you may be dissapointed. From the worksheets they bring back, it will appear as though they cover very little. However, i believe tat's becos they do a lot of non-worksheet activities in class. There's also no homework or spelling at all.

Hope this helps.

Hi, Joncode,

thank you for sharing.
was your daughter not interested in Engl before?
so u put her there to develop her fondness of lang? or you want her to expose her to native speaker?
the last two questions are my purpose as I am looking for a non-exam focus program for my son who not yet interested in language...

[joconde]

HyperKiasu:

joconde:

Hi,


My girl is attending BC Pri 1 course. Their teaching style is more 'enrichment' than 'tuition/drilling'. Lessons are made fun, not dry at all, my girl enjoys it. Some times they will have hands-on activities like cooking, or watch movies.

So, if you are looking for 'tuition-like' lessons, or want ur child to get ahead of their peers by learning at advanced pace, you may be dissapointed. From the worksheets they bring back, it will appear as though they cover very little. However, i believe tat's becos they do a lot of non-worksheet activities in class. There's also no homework or spelling at all.

Hope this helps.

Hi, Joncode,

thank you for sharing.
was your daughter not interested in Engl before?
so u put her there to develop her fondness of lang? or you want her to expose her to native speaker?
the last two questions are my purpose as I am looking for a non-exam focus program for my son who not yet interested in language...

Indeed, when i compare with my friend's Eng centre, there's a gap in standard. Eg, her child is already learning phrases and idioms for compo writing, do lots of written work in class, and has homework and spelling each week. However, i understand that the child isn't really enjoying.

For BC, it's good for kids who need to instill an interest, or who doesn't respond well to traditional, dry, classroom-style teaching.

For my girl, she used to be very slow in english, luckily she manage to be 'on track' by the time she reaches P1

I sign up BC partly becos of it's convenient location and timing (i can send both my kids at the same time slot), and since she's already on track, i tot there's no need to be too 'kan cheong', so even enrichment also can lor, idea is just to maintain her standard. But, I may stop her next yr as it's very ex, and also i think she can manage on her own.

And yes, i like that teacher is ang mo, she now some times can imitate british accent, ha ha !