Eton institute
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Eton Institute is an educational institute headquartered in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
, offering language learning courses in over 100 languages.
Located at Dubai Knowledge Village
, the institute also offers Cultural Awareness workshops to introduce the Arabic culture and language to non‐Arabs. Other areas include Teaching Diploma and Certificate courses in TESOL
/TEFL, Computer/IT Training, and Workshops in Teacher Training, Professional Development and Corporate Training programmes.
A free course in a featured language is conducted every month as part of its CSR initiative to impart knowledge and skills to the wider community.
Group courses: Group courses are offered as Intensive or Regular groups with 5–15 learners in a class. Intensive classes are conducted on a daily basis whereas regular classes are held twice or thrice a week.
Private/semi-private: Private or semi-private courses are scheduled upon request and are tailored to the learners needs with flexible timings and location. Semi-private classes consist of 1–3 language learners.
Online courses: Courses are available in 31 languages with access to all levels for a period of 12 months with regular updates.
Software courses: Eton Institute offer software courses in over 100 languages in all levels from beginner to advanced. This software allows users to learn a new language using their own native languages as the medium of instruction. It also has a unique feature that targets learners' weak points by remembering their mistakes.
The institute also offers multileveled intensive language courses for individual and corporate clients for specific purposes and requirements such as Business English for banks, financial institutions and law firms and Communication Art for schools, hotels, restaurants and retail shops.
courses are offered in the form of intensive or distance learning.
Intensive courses: Intensive classes are conducted on a daily basis for the duration of the course (120 hours). Classes run from Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm for four weeks.
Distance learning: Distance learning classes are held once a week on a Saturday where the students cover 42 hours of group study and 65 hours are dedicated for self learning. A total of 11 hours are committed towards teaching practice and observation.
They also provide consultancy for schools to establish or develop existing academic curricular to meet an extensive variety of systems i.e. International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, American or British System. The facets covered include effective planning, classroom management, evaluation policies, appropriate educational material, and teacher training.
Computer courses are conducted in: Microsoft Office 2007
, Adobe Creative Suite 3, MCSE, MCSA
, MCP
, Vista and XP.
One day workshops are conducted in: Web Design & Development, Microsoft Excel
, Image Enhancement and Optimization and Networking.
, Arabic, Spanish
, French
, German
and Italian
.
The courses are available for ages starting from 4 years to 16 years with different classes designed to suit the learning styles of different age groups.
Apart from learning a language, teenagers can also take computer classes at the Institute.
The corporate training is offered in the following:
Languages: Language training programs are tailored to meet the needs of an organization in training their employees to be multilingual in order to facilitate communication internationally. The training is available in over 100 languages in a combination of online, software and classroom based learning.
Professional Development: The institute offers training sessions for organizations to evaluate and improve the business communication skills of their employees so as to develop stronger relations with both clients and suppliers. All workshops are tailored to specific corporation requirements.
The content of the workshops and courses vary depending on client needs and requirements. Sample topics include: English Business Writing, Business Etiquette, Customer Service, Sales, CV Writing and Interview Skills, Report Proposal Writing, Building a High Performing Team, Leadership Skills, Confidence Building, Planning, Leading and Following up on a Meeting, Accent Reduction and Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity.
They conduct a free language course every month in different languages and have conducted numerous free Arabic language courses for expatriates who wish to learn the language.
Better U, an open event hosted by Eton, witnessed over 600 attendees that participated in various free activities such as dance classes, language classes, art and craft activities and social etiquette lessons. It also featured various prominent non-profit organizations such as ACTED
, Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP), Little Wings, Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs, Al Ihsan Charity and Feline Friends Dubai.
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/free-language-lessons-at-eton-institute-today-1.774130
http://www.ameinfo.com/281183.html
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, offering language learning courses in over 100 languages.
Located at Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village
Dubai Knowledge Village is a educational free trade zone campus in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that provides facilities for training and learning institutions to operate with 100% foreign ownership. There are over 400 institutions operating within it, which include universities,...
, the institute also offers Cultural Awareness workshops to introduce the Arabic culture and language to non‐Arabs. Other areas include Teaching Diploma and Certificate courses in TESOL
TESOL
TESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...
/TEFL, Computer/IT Training, and Workshops in Teacher Training, Professional Development and Corporate Training programmes.
A free course in a featured language is conducted every month as part of its CSR initiative to impart knowledge and skills to the wider community.
Languages
Eton Institute offers language courses in over 100 languages in a combination of group, private–semi‐private, online and software courses.Group courses: Group courses are offered as Intensive or Regular groups with 5–15 learners in a class. Intensive classes are conducted on a daily basis whereas regular classes are held twice or thrice a week.
Private/semi-private: Private or semi-private courses are scheduled upon request and are tailored to the learners needs with flexible timings and location. Semi-private classes consist of 1–3 language learners.
Online courses: Courses are available in 31 languages with access to all levels for a period of 12 months with regular updates.
Software courses: Eton Institute offer software courses in over 100 languages in all levels from beginner to advanced. This software allows users to learn a new language using their own native languages as the medium of instruction. It also has a unique feature that targets learners' weak points by remembering their mistakes.
The institute also offers multileveled intensive language courses for individual and corporate clients for specific purposes and requirements such as Business English for banks, financial institutions and law firms and Communication Art for schools, hotels, restaurants and retail shops.
Teaching diplomas and certificates
TEFL–TESOLTESOL
TESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...
courses are offered in the form of intensive or distance learning.
Intensive courses: Intensive classes are conducted on a daily basis for the duration of the course (120 hours). Classes run from Sunday to Thursday, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm for four weeks.
Distance learning: Distance learning classes are held once a week on a Saturday where the students cover 42 hours of group study and 65 hours are dedicated for self learning. A total of 11 hours are committed towards teaching practice and observation.
Consultancy for schools and curriculum development
Eton offers administrative and academic solutions for schools in the Middle East. They evaluate, develop, initiate and follow-up specific or general administrative or academic needs.They also provide consultancy for schools to establish or develop existing academic curricular to meet an extensive variety of systems i.e. International Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, American or British System. The facets covered include effective planning, classroom management, evaluation policies, appropriate educational material, and teacher training.
Computer and IT training
Eton‐it, a sub-division of Eton Institute, offers Computer/IT courses and workshops for individuals, groups and businesses.Computer courses are conducted in: Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007
Microsoft Office 2007 is a Windows version of the Microsoft Office System, Microsoft's productivity suite. Formerly known as Office 12 in the initial stages of its beta cycle, it was released to volume license customers on November 30, 2006 and made available to retail customers on January 30, 2007...
, Adobe Creative Suite 3, MCSE, MCSA
MCSA
MCSA may refer to:*Mountain Club of South Africa*Moscow, Camden and San Augustine Railroad*Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator...
, MCP
MCP
MCP is an abbreviation that can refer to:* In Fire Detection System** Manual Call Point* In medicine and biochemistry** Medical campus of Philadelphia** Medical center Paranaque, a Hospital located at Paranaque City, Philippines....
, Vista and XP.
One day workshops are conducted in: Web Design & Development, Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a proprietary commercial spreadsheet application written and distributed by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications...
, Image Enhancement and Optimization and Networking.
Kids courses
Eton‐Kids, a sub-division of Eton Institute, offers activity-based language courses for children. These courses aim at combining fun with learning through educational games, songs and group interactions. The languages currently offered include EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Arabic, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
.
The courses are available for ages starting from 4 years to 16 years with different classes designed to suit the learning styles of different age groups.
Apart from learning a language, teenagers can also take computer classes at the Institute.
Corporate training
Eton Institute offers tailor-made training solutions for business and corporations based on their specific learning needs. These individualized courses and workshops are designed to promote behavioral change and effective learning through relevant and interactive training sessions.The corporate training is offered in the following:
Languages: Language training programs are tailored to meet the needs of an organization in training their employees to be multilingual in order to facilitate communication internationally. The training is available in over 100 languages in a combination of online, software and classroom based learning.
Professional Development: The institute offers training sessions for organizations to evaluate and improve the business communication skills of their employees so as to develop stronger relations with both clients and suppliers. All workshops are tailored to specific corporation requirements.
The content of the workshops and courses vary depending on client needs and requirements. Sample topics include: English Business Writing, Business Etiquette, Customer Service, Sales, CV Writing and Interview Skills, Report Proposal Writing, Building a High Performing Team, Leadership Skills, Confidence Building, Planning, Leading and Following up on a Meeting, Accent Reduction and Cultural Awareness & Sensitivity.
CSR activities
Eton Institute has undertaken various CSR initiatives in the United Arab Emirates such as free events, workshops and language courses.They conduct a free language course every month in different languages and have conducted numerous free Arabic language courses for expatriates who wish to learn the language.
Better U, an open event hosted by Eton, witnessed over 600 attendees that participated in various free activities such as dance classes, language classes, art and craft activities and social etiquette lessons. It also featured various prominent non-profit organizations such as ACTED
ACTED
ACTED is a non-governmental organization. It was founded in 1993 as a private, non-political non-profit, headquartered in Paris. ACTED stands for Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement or Technical Cooperation and Development Aid Agency.-Goals:ACTED is a humanitarian...
, Special Needs Awareness Program (SNAP), Little Wings, Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs, Al Ihsan Charity and Feline Friends Dubai.
External links
- Eton Institute website
- Dubai Knowledge Village website
- Now you can learn Arabic in a ‘tweet’, The National, 25 August 2009
- Know Ramadan, Know Local Culture, Khaleej Times, 23 August 2009
- Eton Institute offers free Russian language courses, Gulf News, 29 July 2009
http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/free-language-lessons-at-eton-institute-today-1.774130
http://www.ameinfo.com/281183.html