English Foundation

The Vish English Foundation Program is a really dynamic course involving active learning that promotes English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will activate listening skills by hearing authentic recorded material with the goals of extending their knowledge of phonology, grammar and dialogue, as well as making inferences based on what they hear.

Introduction to Vocabulary, General grammar and Text Construction 30 h

  • Basic of English (alphabet, nouns, plurals, verbs)
  • Articles
  • Adjectives
  • Pronouns
  • Verbs (simple, present, past, future)
  • Adverbs
  • Prepositions
  • Interjections and conjunctions
  • Grammar exercises
  • General writing tips
  • Creative writing Level I

Reading/Listening/Speaking Comprehension 15h

  • Reading Practice and Analysis
  • Phonemic improvement
  • Pronunciation Exercises
  • Listening activities
  • Spelling rules
  • Textual Comprehension

 Sentences improvement and Spotting Errors 25h

  • Idioms/Phrases
  • Actives and Passive Tenses
  • Present and Past
  • Direct and Indirect Speech
  • Auxiliary and Modals
  • Revise the most popular grammar errors
  • Sentence Completion
  • Idiomatic expressions
  • Simple and compound sentences
  • Affirmative and negative sentences
  • Phrase Prepositions
  • Phrasal verbs
  • Modal verbs
  • Creative writing level II

Introduction to the General Business writing 20h 

  • Difference between the Formal and Informal Letters
  • Personal Presentation Letter
  • Request Letter
  • Announcement Letter
  • Requesting Letter
  • Complaint Letter
  • The general formal structure
  • Apology Letter
  • Thank you note
  • Case studies

Dealing up to the chosen specialization:

  • English for Hospitality in depth and empowerment 15h
  • English for Tourism in depth and empowerment 15h

Final Test

 

The Vish English Foundation Program is a really dynamic course involving active learning that promotes English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will activate listening skills by hearing authentic recorded material with the goals of extending their knowledge of phonology, grammar and dialogue, as well as making inferences based on what they hear.
Speaking exercises will make the student able to manage both restricted and spontaneous speech within the context of Hospitality, Tourism and Management. The students will be also involved into the reading approach and contextualization including scanning and skimming for gist a discussion and how to capture the detailed information. In writing, both the teaching process and intensive exercises will be helpful to facilitate the learning of grammar and structure within the context of business with more specific attention for the formal constructions.