Needs Analysis Assessment is a starting point for targeted and effective learning. The aims of our initial assessments are to test your current language skills (Current Langauge Analysis) and target language skills (Target Analysis). Subsequently, a customized learning concept is developed in accordance with individual learner's needs and their company .

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Current Language Analysis:

Your current language proficiency level is determined.
Your current language proficiency level is tested by means of the placement test developed in our school. Mutiple choice questions allow us to test your vocabulary and grammar skills. An additional task of letter writing shows us your current knowledge in such areas as sentence-building, idioms and use of different language genre. The face-to-face conversation enables us to discuss your desired individual training concept.
In this way, we make sure that throughout the course you learn only what is vital to pursue your career.

Target Analysis

The Target Analysis allows us to provide you with an overview of language proficiency levels. In this way you are able to determine how much time you would need to reach your desired level.

						Weeks
					Individual style	∞
				Profound Language Skills		12-16
			Confident performance			8-12
		Increased language proficiency				6
	Active participation in conversation					4
Basic conversation						2

* This information refers to a group training with 30 teaching units a week. This scheme reflects our experience. Naturally each student's progress is influenced by such factors as talent, age, acoustic sensitivity and proficiency in other foreign languages.

Level 1: Basic Conversation

You should choose this course if you are an absolute beginner, i.e. you have no or very basic previous language knowledge and do not understand spoken language. Upon completion of this course you will be able to answer simple questions and produce basic statements. You will learn how to speak in a slow and clear way over the telephone as well as read and write simple texts.

Level 2: Active participation in conversation

You should choose this course if you can communicate on a basic level and can understand simple texts. Upon completion of this course you will improve your skills to such an extent as to be able to understand more complex conversational contexts and provide specific statements. Reading basic business correspondance will be of no problem for you. You will be able to participate in more complex face-to-face and telephone conversations and write simple texts.

Level 3: Increasing language proficiency

This course will allow you to present various types of subject-matter and facts as well as work together with native speakers on comon projects. You will be able to read newspaper articles, business letters and specialized magazines. You will also understand specialized telephone conversations, negotiations and presentations.

Level 4: Confident performance

In this course you will learn how to express yourself naturally and spontaneously. You will learn how to conduct complex negotiations and incorporate appropriate language into your presentations and reports. You will be proficient enough to use complex language structures.

Level 5: Profound Language Skills

You should choose this course if you want to feel sure in every communicative situation, and to be able to produce spoken or written information with little effort. You will be able to understand any written matter and to participate in any conversation in an active and relaxed way.

Level 6: Individual style 

You should choose this course if you wish to communicate in a foregin language as well as you can communicate in your mother tongue. This course will allow you to refine your style, practice appropriate discussion and negotiation styles. You will learn how to express your ideas and thoughts in a way you would want.

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