English Conversation Club

English Conversation Club

The ECC has been designed by the Department of English. It is run as an off-the-school activity, though. The goal is to offer a wide range of speaking sessions in a schedule that fits each and everyone. We made an effort to provide different times, so we got to offer four NA2 groups with this distribution:

• Mondays 10-11am
• Tuesdays 1-2pm
• Tuesdays 8-9pm
• Wednesdays 6-7pm

Sessions start on Feb 1st, one session a week.

The groups are limited to 12 people plus a native language assistant. Participants will be given an identification card to take part in the activities. The language assistant will care to keep the conversation or debate going, to monitor the students' performance and to provide topics for each session (unless you come up with something worth debating)-

Being an off-the-school program, payment is required. However, we managed to keep the price to the minimum operative fee. If you pay by the month, it will be 6.00€ (four sessions); if you pay by the term (4 months, Feb-May/16 sessions) it will be 20.00€ in a total down payment.

If you want to enroll, send an email to englishclub*@*eoimurcia.org (omitting the *'s) providing the following information: 

• Name + family name
• Level ((NI1/NI2/NA1/NA2)
• Schedule (e.g., MAR/13-14, etc)
• Term (either 1 month / 4 months)

Don't forget that openings are limited (just 48 seats!), so we'll have to go for a raffle again (no trip to Dublin this time).

If you have any doubt, feel free to write and ask.

English Conversation Club

After the failure to have both Steven and Anthony as language assistants and the coming of Philip, the assistant, we've been fighting hard to keep them here and to design something useful for the students. As a result, the English Coffee Hour is now reshaped, redefined and renamed as the new English Conversation Club. 

The aim is to have a flexible timetable with at least four hours (different times) devoted to conversation for NA2 in small groups monitored by either Steven or Anthony. Registration will be compulsory to attend the club and a minimum fee has been set for that purpose (after all, this is an off-the-schedule thing). Should you be interested, please let me know in class a.s.a.p.

Free Conversation Club for Advanced level

As I've already told you, we are quite lucky to have two language assisstants to take up the gap created by Dave. Now, two Americans are joining the school. Steven will take care of morning classes and Anthony will come in the evenings. I'll supply details about their schedule in class.

Then, as a free, extra issue, there'll be a English Coffee Hour (well, two hours, in fact). You can join in the Pit (the core gap in the heart of the school) in the tables next to the Cafeteria, and have a drink or eat a snack as you relax and spend some time talking in English with Steven, with your classmates or with other NA students. The idea is to talk about current events or topics of your own interest in a pleasant, friendly environment.

This English Coffee Hour will take place every other week, starting on Tuesday, January 17, from 11:30 to 13:30. I understand that holding this event in the morning could make it difficult for those of you who work in the morning. Unfortunately, the range of hours to choose from was very limited and that was all I could make of it.

Have a try. It's just a late morning coffee... with a zest of English practice!!