Students who register for 180 lessons and pay the full tuition fee of 25,000 baht/course will be eligible for a 1 year ED Visa. First, students will get a Non-immigrant ED Visa for 3 months and then a 9 month Student Visa by extending it every 3 months and paying a Government fee of 1,900 baht. The school will prepare all the documents from the Ministry of Education for the students to have the Visa issued from a Thai Embassy and to get it extended at the Immigration on Chaengwattana road in Bangkok or at another Immigration office.

At Pro Language we have four main IELTS course types:

IELTS Progressive Preparation (3 levels – 120 hours per level)

For students who need to develop their overall English competency to enable them to attain a higher IELTS band score.

Each level and stage places an equal emphasis on the development of all four skills required for the IELTS test while helping to develop practical language and study skills that are useful for many aspects of life in an English speaking environment.

These courses use topics that are both interesting and relevant to modern day life while helping to further develop grammar knowledge, vocabulary, and study skills.

IELTS Orientation (1 level – 12 hours over 2 days)

For students who already have the required level of competency in general English, but need to understand the structure and procedures of the IELTS test.

This intensive course provides a clear overview of all sections of the IELTS test and how they should be approached in the exam.  It also offers extremely valuable tips and insights which can help students to maximize their test scores.

IELTS Skills training (20 hours per course)

For students who wish to focus on and further develop particular IELTS skills areas.

• Developing Speaking & Listening skills
• Developing Reading skills
• Developing Academic Writing skills
• Developing General Writing skills
• Developing Pronunciation skills
• Developing Grammar awareness

Advancing Towards IELTS (1 level – 120 hours)

For students who are currently below the minimum level requirement (Pre-Intermediate) to study the preparation courses.

This course focuses on the development of all four English skill areas required for the IELTS test while also increasing grammar knowledge and vocabulary.

General English

We have 6 levels of general English courses. Each level progressively develops your English skills through structured learning, regular practice activities, real-life situation role plays and scenarios, and course support facilities. Here is what you can expect from each level:

Starter – Elementary (90 hours)

This level allows true beginners to build their first foundations in English.  All four skills (reading/writing/listening/speaking) are gradually introduced and practiced in communicative activities.  The course also systematically builds student’s vocabulary and provides simple dictionary training.  The course provides a focus on basic grammar as it is one of the key enabling skills for allowing language learners to effectively develop their overall ability.

After studying the Starter course, learners should:

• Be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
• Be able to introduce himself/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
• Be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Elementary – Pre-intermediate (90 hours)

The Elementary course allows both true beginners and strong beginners to development their existing limited English skills.  All four skills (reading/writing/listening/speaking) are focused on and practiced in communicative activities.  The course provides a more in-depth focus on grammar studied at Starter level.

After studying the Elementary course, learners should:

• Be able to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
• Be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• Be able to describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Pre-intermediate – Intermediate (90 hours)

Our Pre-intermediate class is designed to develop both strong elementary students and true pre-intermediate students by building on their existing skills.  All four skills (reading/writing/listening/speaking) are developed in context using a wide variety of material on many topics.  Student’s widen their understanding of English and extend their ability to use the language for general communication purposes. Grammar study at this level explores new tenses and structures and introduces self-check exercises.

After studying the Pre-intermediate course, learners should:

• Be able to understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• Be able to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
• Be able to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Intermediate – Upper-intermediate (90 hours)

Student’s at both strong pre-intermediate and true intermediate can benefit from our Intermediate course.  All skills are practiced through a combination of stimulating, motivating, and effective activities.  Student’s broaden and deepen their understanding of all areas of English and extend their abilities to use it.  There is an equal focus on both fluency and accuracy in all skill areas at this level.  Grammar in this level includes detailed tense review and introduces stative and event verbs as well as extension on all structures studied at pre-intermediate level.

After studying the Intermediate course, learners should:

• Be able to understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
• Be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
• Be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Upper-intermediate – Advanced (90 hours)

The Upper-intermediate course allows student to further develop skills are practiced through a combination of stimulating, motivating, and effective activities.  Student’s are able to build on the firm grammatical, lexical, and functional foundation achieved in the previous levels.  Students will extend their overall understanding of all areas of English as well as their abilities to use the language for highly effective communication.  At this level, greater attention is paid to lexis and spoken language.  Grammar in this level includes expressing habit and detailed study of modal verbs and their usage.

After studying the Upper-intermediate course, learners should:

• Be able to understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
• Be able to express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• Be able to use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
• Be able to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Advanced – Mastery (90 hours)

After studying the Advanced course, learners should:

• Be able to understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• Be able to summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• Be able to express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations.

Why Pro Language?

There are many different companies, institutes, and language centres in Bangkok that provide general English courses.  So why should you choose to study with Pro Language?

1Free placement test. Take our general English placement test to check your level. The test takes up to 50 minutes to complete and there is no commitment to study after you receive your result.

2 Try a lesson before you sign up. After taking our placement test, we can arrange for you to attend a class at the relevant level so that you can be sure our courses and teachers meet your study objectives.

3Free English consultation sessions Once you become a student at Pro Language, you will have scheduled one-to-one access to one of our qualified and friendly English consultants. These sessions are excellent opportunities to ask the teacher for assistance with any English learning requirements you may have or simply just to practice your speaking and listening skills.

4If you don’t pass a course stage, re-study the same stage without paying for it again. Seeing our students developing their English skills and successfully passing courses is very important to us at Pro Language. Therefore, if any of our students do not pass a course stage, they can re study the complete 30 hour stage again without paying the course fee. *Conditions apply – please ask at reception for full details.

5 Self study support and practice internet links. For each of our courses, we provide a list of internet links to resource libraries, activities, vocabulary builders, and practice games to supplement the in-class learning at our centre. Each link has been carefully selected to match each stage and section of every course as well as being relevant to the student’s course book.

For each of our courses, we provide a list of internet links to resource libraries, activities, vocabulary builders, and practice games to supplement the in-class learning at our centre. Each link has been carefully selected to match each stage and section of every course as well as being relevant to the student’s course book.

6Communicative language learning.At Pro Language we adopt a communicative and dynamic approach to learning to enable our students to further develop their communication skills effectively. This means that our classes are student centred and highly interactive.

7 Modern, up-to-date course books and materials.The course books we use are up to date and supported by a large range of modern supplementary materials. Students will also benefit from access to materials developed by our experienced instructors.

8Competitive course prices.Our course prices are highly competitive compared with many of the other major general English course providers. Please ask a member of our centre staff for further details and up to date price lists.