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  In today’s world everyone recognizes the need for good communicative power in the English Language, which has become the lingua franca of the business and social world. Language for communication and interaction is the ability to use the right words in appropriate language in a given situation. This means being exposed to various significant life situations and learning to communicate effectively in that context.

English Smart has been specially designed to develop confidence in both oral and written communication in various life related situations like

 
Speaking about oneself
Communicating with friends
Traveling, going to a bank
Attending an interview
Attending a party, etc.
   
  Specifically speaking, English Smart uses life related fun based situations to develop :
 
Fluency and confidence in oral communication
Versatility in written communication
Comfort in contextual vocabulary
Creativity in writing
Application of English Language skills to develop the intelligences
   
  The program uses real life situations, pictures, reading comprehensions, writing exercises and listening comprehensions so that the child is able to speak and think in English fluently and effortlessly. The course has been designed using successful teaching methodologies practiced globally to teach foreign languages to children.

ALOHA English Smart Program consists of 4 stages. They represent the child’s progress in the use of English Language skills from ‘Self’ to world.

   
  Stage 1 - Personalization

‘Me, Myself & I’

This stage aims at developing English skills for dealing with situations related to the self. Here Children are made to describe things that pertain to them- such as their hobbies, their ambitions, goals, a day of their life in home or school or so on.

Stage 2 - Socialization

‘My immediate society’

This stage aims at developing communication skills for dealing with situations related to the child’s immediate society. Here children are asked to communicate about their family, their friends, their neighborhood, school, city and so on.

Stage 3 - Globalization

‘My World at large’

This stage aims at developing the child’s English skills to understand and engage meaningfully with the world at large. In this stage, children are given exercises that stimulate them to communicate about their country, social drawbacks and so on.

Stage 4 - Intellectualization

‘Ideas, Feelings, Thoughts’

The final stage of the program empowers the child to deal with the abstract world of ideas, feelings and thought

   
 

ALOHA English Smart benefits:

 

Situation Smart

Being exposed to the use of English language in meaningful situations.

Being able to respond to and contribute to interactions in English language in simple and important day to day situations.

Word Smart

Being able to understand the meaning of words generally used in life situations and to be able to use them in intelligent oral and written communication.

Learning suitable vocabulary to deal with different life situations.

Speech Smart

Being able to express ideas and thoughts that are needed to deal with various life situations with confidence, speed and fluency.

To speak with confidence.

Write Smart

Being able to write effectively and clearly to communicate essential information in practical situations.

Being able to express himself/herself accurately to avoid communication gaps.

Being able to use the English language for practical written communication - Creative Smart.

Being able to use the English language to express various thoughts and emotions with comfort and style and being sensitive to the aesthetic use of the language. Being able to think creatively using the power of English.

Proficiency in English will result in improved mastery over the academic curriculum and therefore, naturally in improved academic performance.

   
  Course Information :
  The program spans for 2 academic years with 4 stages, each lasting for about 5 months. Each month has working sessions of 6 hours, that is one and half hours to working sessions per week.

The English Smart program is open to children from English Medium Schools from the age group of 6 - 14.