Teachers at the Direct Teaching Establishments (DTE) schools and Franchise schools teach students of all ages and abilities, from 3 year old children to senior business executives.

Younger learners

• Children are grouped by age with a maximum of 18 per class
• All children’s classes have complete course guides and syllabus guides
• Children’s classes with high numbers of students have Chinese teaching assistants to help with the correction of homework, monitoring of students and classroom control
• All schools are fully stocked with the materials necessary to teach young children. Art materials, reading books, building blocks etc are either in each classroom or in the teachers’ room

Adult students

• Adult students study for many reasons. Some may require English for their jobs, to secure promotion or to be able to study and work overseas.
  Adult classes can be a high level with exam preparation involved. Some, however, attend English classes for the enjoyment and social aspects of learning a new language and culture
• Adult learners are grouped by ability levels from complete beginner to advanced with a maximum of 18 students per class
• The general adult courses are taught solely by native speakers, and are based around selected texts
• Teachers design lessons tailored to fit each group’s particular needs

Private Classes

• Some students prefer not to study in a group class and take private one on one classes

Courses

• Students are offered a variety of courses ranging from general English courses to exam preparation and specialist phonics and reading courses