Daniel who has decades of experience teaching and managing stage shows across Europe. Daniel has studied under Jacques Lecoq, the legendary French acting instructor, and Philippe Gaulier, the French master clown. Daniel has managed a successful theater company in Taiwan since 1997 and produced a dozen of plays in Taiwan.
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*Adventurous learning activities such as paint balling, laser shooting, swimming cocktail parties, bar tours, music/ movie appreciation, and many other every day activities which are led by our star crews Johnson and Frank
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*Academic activities that demonstrate to you the shortcuts to reaching your goals in IELTS (International English Language Testing System). These sessions are led by Ryu, an experienced IELTS Instructor teaching at various leading cram schools in Taiwan. He has written an IELTS Speaking Guide and run a successful online blog called IELTS 101
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*Study sessions such as Toasmtaster International and book studying clubs that maximize your chance to practice English speaking and share your knowledge while forging new friendships
What learning materials do we use?
. Oscar Living English Village will delivery learning through the brand new textbook: English Oral Buddy (EOB). The publisher is Marshall Cavendish Education, the largest textbook publisher and e-learning solutions provider in Singapore. The company has been around since 1968 and has branches across more than 50 countries, dedicating in the promotion of English education. Their materials are developed by linguistics experts from University of California, Berkeley.There are 6 different levels in this text:
1.Beginner
2.Elementary
3.Pre-Intermediate
4.Intermediate
5.Upper Intermediate
6.Advanced
. Unique values of this textbook:
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*Endorsed by the Ministry of Education in Singaporean to be used in their public schools as the main source of English texts and it is No. 1 in terms of market share in Singapore
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*Interactive pedagogical multimedia learning resources that incorporate graphic, sound, movements and e-learning. Each lesson is divided into: Reading Passage (reading, listening and pronunciation practice), Picture Discussion (heuristic, instructor-led discussions), and Conversation (prompts and guidance to elite linguistic output) to help students develop their oral fluency
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*An ICEL (International Certificate for English Proficiency) review system that students can test after each lesson which employs (AI) Artificial Intelligence technology to maximize memory retention, both in speaking and writing
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*The ICEL review tests are based on the learning requirements of GEPT (General English Proficient Test), and English exams in public high schools
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*AI technology that compares the students' English recording (homework) with native pronunciation and highlights the differences for improvement
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*Detailed guidance including suggested prompts, helping words, and topic language in speaking exercises, followed by model answers to take students step-by-step
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*An online learning platform that users can login in anywhere and anytime as long as there is Internet connection
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*The materials are composed with the crucial 7,000 vocabularies, required for TOEIC 750+ points and for GEPT high-intermediate level - the level that enables fluent daily conversation with native English speakers
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*Having an enormous global reach over 50 years of track record, and is implemented by 50+ countries, and over 6 continents
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*The certification system of this text English Oral Buddy - ICEL is recognized by the Ministry of Education Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2015 to be one of the standard tests for language proficiency
Our crews from February 2017:
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*Activities on every Tuesday
Frank - the most popular Australian crew who is adept at making anyone burst out laughing in the sessions. People call him the Jim Carrey at our village for his dry humor. He is especially skillful in showing you how to communicate freely with just the basic 2000 English words though the interactive activities.
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*Activities on every Friday
Johnson - our renowned English crew from Canada. He is known for his fun and interactive activity style since the years at ALE (Actual Living English), an established English club a decade ago . Having taught at Taiwan Calsonic and IBM Taiwan for 18 years, he specializes in romance psychology, showing members many secrets in the interactions between different genders. So what are you waiting for? Act now and click on the button to send us a message so you can come in for a free consultation ASAP.