Younger Learners

• Young learners make up the majority of classes and are grouped by age.
• Maximum of 16 students per class (in a Shane English school).
• Teaching assistants are on hand to provide support for the teacher with younger learner classes. Their duties range from helping to discipline students to correcting homework and undertaking telephone teaching.
• Teachers should be aware that parents of the younger learners have extremely high expectations. There is a high demand for progress and parents can be demanding on their children and the teacher (though the teacher is always respected).
• Organised parent observation sessions are offered at the end of every term (every 16 weeks or so).

Adults

• Adult learners are grouped by ability ranging from beginner to advanced.
• Maximum of 16 students per class.
• The majority of the classes are group study with a few one-to-one lessons.
• Adult students may require English for their jobs, to secure promotion or to be able to study and work overseas; alternatively some attend English classes for the enjoyment and social aspects of learning a new language and a new culture.

Outside Locations Students

• Shane teachers teach in a variety of locations including Shane English schools and public kindergartens, elementary schools and company offices.
• Teaching in outside locations is organised on a term basis, sometimes with more than one class a week.
• Class sizes of up to 40 students.
• Teaching assistants, or the children’s regular teacher, are on hand to provide support for the teacher with younger learner classes.