British Council - Discussion

[bubble108]

meiah:

yap_susan:

Any parent has sent your child there? Is it good?

Ds1 attended their holiday creative writing last year and p6 exam preparation course for 1 term. Supposed to be for 1 semester since we paid but we gave up attending. He didn't like it. Me neither. Find that other enrichment centres provide better stuff.

[LOLMum]

dd was there a few years ago and i think she was there for about a year.

she enjoyed the lessons very much especially creative writing. the teachers did correct her grammer and vocab but they were also very supportive of any ideas she had. eg. if dd said the sun is blue, the teachers will not refute the idea but will find out the reason and help dd to correct/expand on her idea.

but i guess it all depends on which teacher your kid get.

on the other hand,her class had pupils (local and foreigners) who either doesnt not speak a single word of english or a poor understanding of it. so the teacher has to spend a bit more time with them. thus you may wish to check on this issue.

at that time, driving into the compound was a major traffic nightmare. i dont know if things have changed but i dont think i want to go there again unless someone else is driving.

[Johntenten]

Hi,

I am thinking of enrolling my 2 boys (Pri 1 and 3) for British Council English courses so that they can learn creative writing and comprehension, and improve their vocab. I am going for their trial lessons on 27 Nov but I would also appreciate honest feedback from all parents!

[clubby_thomas]

Hi


Need advise. Intend to send my boy to BC for P2 Creative English.
Appreciate if you could share..

Thanks
Clubby Thomas

[Johntenten]

hi,

A quick update on the trial lessons : I was impressed with the writer Duncan Watt who took the lower primary children through the trial class yesterday. He was the best ever English (composition and speech) teacher one could ever have. Too bad he does not teach there…I do hope that the teachers there share his passion and knack for teaching English…

[tppsue]

Hi Parents,


Anyone has any comments about sending their Primary School children to British Council?

Many thanks.

[helenLim2011]

Not really. Is there something specific you are looking at the BC?

[tppsue]

Thanks, my boy needs to improve on his composition and comprehension. Any good centres focus on these two areas? Please advise.

[ElmoWorld]

Hi all,

Thinking of making use this coming June holidays to help my P2 son strengthen his English.
He reads extensively and is a good speller. But he is weak in grammer, sentence formation, expressions, comprehension and composition. Also have poor punctuations and mis-uses capital and small letters.
Will private tuition suits him better or intensive English enrichment programmes?
Saw British Council (101 Dalmations) & Lorna Whiston(English Alive, Creative Writing, Animal Magic) provides June holidays English programmes. Are they good?
Or are there any centres/ experienced private tutor that provide intensive lessons, eg. daily lessons for 2 weeks (2 to 3 hours each lesson, so about 10 lessons in total)?

Thanks in advance!

[Precious2.012911lee]

This thread is rather quiet. My DS is with BC for 1/2 yr for K2 English. He enjoys the lessons very much because of the fun learning but I find the standard rather low. Definitely not what I expect of BC. I am thinking if I should continue with the P1 programme for next year. I appreciate if parents can share your experience. Does your child really benefit from BC?