Fern English Programmes English for Hospitality Example of Topics Studied Week 1: Introduction to Hospitality Week 2: Customer Service & Courtesy English Week 3: Oral Communication & Telephone Manners Week 4: Cultural Diversity & Presentation Skills Week 5: Bar Service Week 6: Restaurant Service Week 7: Coffee & Café Service Week 8: Nutrition & Food Safety Standards
NZMA ENGLISH
Why Study Intensive General English? (Pre-Intermediate) • Course greatly increases fluency and communicative competence • Attention given to all the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking • Ideal preparation for further study • Direct pathways to top New Zealand high schools, tertiary providers and into certificate and diploma level programmes at New Zealand Management Academies
Week 9: Hotel Operations Week 10: Wine Appreciation Week 11: Wine Appreciation Week 12: Employment Skills for Hospitality
English for Business Example of Topics Studied Week 1: Company Types and Profiles
Why Study English for Academic Purposes/IELTS? (Intermediate – Upper Intermediate) • Course greatly increases results in all internationally recognised English tests
Week 2: Telephone Skills
• Attention given to all the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking
Week 3: Meetings & Writing Skills
• Provides valuable examination techniques
Week 4: Culture, Networking and Entertaining
• Allows you to meet your personal goals in study and work
Week 5: Managing Conflict Week 6: Negotiating Week 7: Innovative Ideas Week 8: Market Knowledge and Brands Week 9: Product Knowledge and Presentation Skills Week 10: Advertising Week 11: E-Commerce and Technology Week 12: Business Careers – Employment Skills for Business
Entry Requirements for EFB & EFH Entry Requirements for EFB & EFH Students Students must: must:
• • Be Be 16 16 years years of of age age or or older, older, AND AND • • Hold minimum of IELTS 5.0 or Hold minimum of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent, OR equivalent, OR • • Achieve the required level on the Fern Achieve the required level on the Fern English English Language Language grading grading exercise exercise
*Internships - you can choose to include an internship as part of either English for Business or English for Hospitality, if you are a confirmed student on an NZMA diploma course. Gain valuable work experience and a reference from a reputable NZ employer (subject to visa conditions).
For more information visit: www.fernenglish.ac.nz
Sample Class Schedule 2012 Start Dates Classes start every Monday
Sample Activities Schedule Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Maori language week - students learn some basic Maori words and games
Pizza making - students make pizzas in the NZMA cafe
Pool - students compete with each other to be the best pool player
Museum visit students go on an information hunt in the museum
Soccer tournament students compete at indoor soccer
Stardome and One Tree Hill visit - sheep and stars!
* Availability subject to minimum number of students interested in participating
Sample Intensive English Weekly Class Schedule 9am - 10.50 am
Topic
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Happiness
Language focus: Present tenses
Language focus: Simple or continuous tense?
Reading and speaking: Making people happy for a living
Project work: Happiness survey
Weekly test and school assembly
Speaking & listening: What makes people happy?
Writing and vocabulary: Letters and emails
Vocabulary and listening: Leisure activities
Speaking and pronunciation: Numbers and dates
School activity: Fern baking challenge!
Conversation class topic: Personality
Conversation class topic: Bucket lists
Conversation class topic: Adventure
Conversation class topic: Tongue twisters
Free afternoon
11.10am - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 2pm 2pm - 3pm
Sample English for Business Weekly Class Schedule Topic 11.15am - 12.15pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Conversation class topic: Personality
Conversation class topic: Bucket lists
Conversation class topic: Adventure
Conversation class topic: Tongue twisters
Free morning
Describing product: Language to physically describe a product
Presenting: How to give a presentation
Quality: Language to talk about Summarising and ending a the quality of a product presentation
Deliver presentations and students chosen product
Introduction to PowerPoint
Academic writing: Comparisons
Work on presentation assessment
Fern regular Friday activity
Lunch 12.15pm - 1.15pm 1.15pm - 3.05pm 3.25pm - 5pm
Product knowledge and presentation skills
Work on presentation assessment
Sample English for Hospitality Weekly Class Schedule Topic 11.15am - 12.15pm
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Conversation class topic: Personality
Conversation class topic: Bucket lists
Conversation class topic: Adventure
Conversation class topic: Tongue twisters
Free morning
Characteristics of an excellent bartender; describing drinks; countable and uncountable nouns
Describing wines; major wine regions of New Zealand
History of spirit making; liqueur and spirits taste, smell and colour activity
Introduction to cocktail equipment; imperative verbs - cocktail making instructions
Weekly test
Beer types and tastes; taking bar orders
Wine and food tasting and matching; recommending wines
Spirits reading activity followed by spirits revision quiz
Writing: Invent a cocktail; poster-making
Cocktail and mocktail making tutorial session
Lunch 12.15pm - 1.15pm 1.15pm - 3.05pm
3.25pm - 5pm
Food and beverage: Bar service