English Summer Camp
Introduction
The Summer English programme aims to help international students aged 14 to 18 years to speak and write better English; and to gain a basic foundation in English while experiencing student life in Singapore and discovering 'Unique Singapore'.
Objectives
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Get a foundation in speaking and writing Basic English
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Mums and Dads to learn together with the kids
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Uniquely Singapore fun activities every day
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Discover what it's like to study in Singapore
Curriculum
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Foundation English
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Basic grammar structure
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Proper articulation of numbers and values
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Essential vocabulary for everyday communication
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Phonetics
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Sounds of the English Language - Consonants and vowel sounds, phonological links, assimilation and elision
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Syllables, Words and Sentences - syllables, syllable stress, word stress, sentence stress, contractions
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Conversation Skills
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Understanding conversation, verbalising punctuation, converstational markers
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Role-plays : meeting people, at the store, asking for help
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Telling stories and jokes - using stress patterns, tones and non-verbal cues
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Describing myself / someone else
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Listening Skills
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Identifying different types of discourse
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Different listening strategies
Structure Duration
MDIS Language Centre will plan and organise summer camp for a minimum capacity of 30 international students for a 1-week, 2-week, 3-week and 4-week programme to meet their training needs and budget.
