GE Intensive General English

Acquire an all-round knowledge of English
when you follow our most popular course. You
maximize your progress, improve your ability to
communicate effectively and gain confidence in
using the English language.
Courses of 1 - 52 weeks’ duration.

Small groups of maximum 8, average only 5-6, students
More individual teacher attention at no additional charge
Course of 20, 25, 30 lessons spread over 5 days per week
Starts every Monday morning of the year at all levels of
English from A2 to C1
A1 classes start every first Monday of the month
Certificate of Attendance and Merit is awarded
May be combined with Business English, Professional
English or One-on-One lessons even at the school

 

• Innovators of the Malta English
experience
• One of the few privileged English
language schools in Malta to be
accredited to EAQUALS
• Recognised by Cambridge ESOL as
Malta’s first CELTA Teacher Training
and English language assessment
institution
• Member of the World Youth,
Student and Educational Travel
Confederation
• Founding member of FELTOM
(Federation of English Language
Teaching Organizations of Malta)
• Founding member of ALTO
(Association of Language Travel
Operators)
• Ratified by the English Language
Teaching Council of the Malta
Ministry for Education
At NSTS you will enjoy receiving your
lessons in a large, bright and colourful
Maltese town house, surrounded by a
beautiful garden, a citrus orchard and
open-air terraces with comfortable
seating for relaxation and private study.
The school includes a student relations
and reception desk, resource centre,
library, interactive white boards, café,
air-conditioning and central heating. The
entire area is fully equipped with free
Wi-Fi.
 

Teaching English is NSTS’ greatest asset
Expect a warm welcome from our
teachers and international staff at
Malta’s first boutique English language
school. We provide you with 24/7 care
and support within a relaxed and safe
environment. Our excellent teachers not
only possess years of experience, but
are CELTA certified and hold a DELTA
diploma or an undergraduate or Master’s
degree in English beyond the standard
national qualifications.
Your linguistic needs, interests and aims
are most central to us. We plan the
content of your course according to an
ongoing needs analysis and in line with
your active participation in the process of
acquiring additional language skills. We
aim to promote learner independence.
You are awarded a Certificate of Merit
and Attendance upon successful
completion of your course at your level
of English according to the Common
European Framework Reference (CEFR)
for languages of the Council of Europe.
 

Useful information:
• Duration of one lesson: 45 minutes
• Course days: Monday to Friday
except on public holidays
• Adult lesson times: 8:45 to
12:15/14:45 or 12:45 to 16:15/18:15
• Group placement test: written and
oral on the first day of lessons
• Council of Europe Common
European Framework Reference
 

(CEFR) for languages:
A1 beginner, breakthrough, help needed
A2 elementary, simple, routine
communication
B1 lower intermediate, understands
main points of familiar matters
B1+ intermediate, produces connected
texts on familiar matters
B2 upper intermediate, produces
detailed texts on many matters
C1 advanced, produces well-structured
detailed texts on complex matters
C2 proficiency, produces fluent, precise
differential shades of meaning
on most complex matters