THE SCHOOL AND ITS TRACK RECORD
Lingua Language School is a private enterprise established in 1990 and since then successfully operating in the local community.
It is considered to be among the best and most popular language teaching centres in town.
On average we teach about 300 students every year, representing all age groups and coming from all walks of life.
The school employs Poles as well as native speakers of English and German. Currently there are 12 teachers on the staff, all forming a very good team.

The essential part of the enterprise is ELT bookshop,
which enables Lingua teachers to have free access to the latest ELT publications by OUP, CUP, Pearson (Longman), Heinemann and others.


THE COURSES
Our school organizes General English and German courses for
  • children
  • teenagers
  • adults

Students proceed through several levels of advancement

  • in English courses up to FCE and CAE levels
  • in German up to Zertifikat Deutsch

We see to it that there is no mixing of age groups in particular classes and that the maximum number of students in a class does not exceed 12.

The academic year begins in October and lasts til mid-June; it is divided into two 4-month terms. An average course on one level comprises 120 hours (45-minute periods) per year. This means that a particular class of students will have 4 hours of study per week (2 meetings of 90 minutes).
Classes run in the afternoon and evening (between 3.20 – 8.10 p.m.)

It is often the case that two teachers, a Pole and a native speaker of English, are responsible for one class of students: the former focuses on the teaching of grammar whereas the native speaker on fluency practice.


METHODOLOGY
We are trying to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in ELT. The methodology is based on a holistic approach to teaching with  the emphasis  on the integrated development of the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing), the theme-based teaching of vocabulary and a guided discovery approach to grammar.

Teachers are obliged to follow the coursebooks but are also encouraged to choose from a variety of back-up resource materials available in the school library.


TEACHERS’ DUTIES
You will be expected to prepare thoroughly for your classes and also be required to participate in fortnigtly in-service teacher-training sessions conducted by the Director of Studies.

They involve micro-teaching, discussing methodological issues as well as sharing ideas and teaching experience.

Among your administrative duties there will be continuous assessment of your students progress, correction of written works and tests and filling in special end-term reports which give an account of your students’ progress.

We hope that you find the information above of some interest.
If you have any further queries, please, do not hesitate to contact us directly at lingua@lingua.edu.pl