This program has become wildly popular as you and your English Coach explore EVERY topic of English through deep conversations. Topics of discussion include all aspects of life such as culture, goals, debates, philosophy, business, technology, art, trends, politics, hypotheticals, and ideas. At the end of this program, you’ll feel more and more comfortable discussing anything that comes up in any conversation, setting, or level. Additional benefits are “thinking in English”, “stop translating in your head”, and discovering new ideas, opinions, and vocabulary words needed to express yourself the way you do in your native language.

1. Recommended level: B1+ or higher.

2. Note: This is only for students who have been assessed at a B1+ or higher level, or have completed at least two grammar tune-up programs.

3. Mid-term Project: Presentation of an Interest

4. Final Project: Discovery Questions - Student-led Conversation

Time commitment:

This is a 12-week program meeting once a week OR a 6-week program where most students meet twice a week with an English Coach. This program includes 12 hours of online conversation classes with a high-quality English Coach.

English Coaches: All English Coaches are native speakers of English from the USA/Canada and have been certified to teach English as a second language. Moreover, teachers receive ongoing training to ensure the proper SENYC methodology and to promote professional development.

*Online speaking classes usually use Zoom. Other apps, platforms, and services are available upon request*

Each lesson is made for the specific needs, interests, and goals of the students. Some of the most popular topics and activities include but are not limited to:

1. Thought-provoking questions

2. Debates: Technology, Social, Political, Controversial & Environmental

3. Culture, creativity, change, rational thinking, philosophy, and more.

4. Leadership, business, psychology, marketing

5. Time-based questions that activate all grammar structures

6. Idioms, phrasal verbs, and other colloquial expressions

OUR STYLE OF TEACHING CONVERSATION

Talk Time

A major key to Speak English NYC (SENYC) is the thoughtful focus on increasing Student Talk Time (STT) and minimizing Teacher Talk Time (TTT). By reducing TTT as much as possible, we truly allow you to use, play and create the language - the main goal of most English Language Learners!

In the Classroom

The relationship between TTT and STT can be complex and varies between schools, teachers, and students. The SENYC curriculum is designed to maximize STT and ensures that students have the opportunity to use the target language in real-time conversation; giving students a chance to notice their mistakes; and for the class to be student-centered.

Moreover, with a heavy focus on STT, the teacher’s main role is to 1) model effective language, 2) be a corrective mirror for errors and mistakes, and 3) inspire the student to speak openly and freely.

More Benefits

You will not be nervous when you speak English. If you’re using SENYC to improve your English at work, you’ll feel more natural when speaking in front of clients, coworkers, and senior execs. Some of our students have said that they have had their first DREAM IN ENGLISH others had said that they now UNDERSTAND ENGLISH MUSIC without subtitles. The most important benefit is that you’ll start to feel as good speaking English as you do your native language.

ENGLISH EXTRAS & HOMEWORK

These materials include grammar tips, reading material, and vocabulary-building activities.