Population: 3-18 years old
Recommended for: 7 years old and above
Founded in Switzerland in 1965, EF Education First has established a number of offices and training centers around the world, as well as a global network of English trainers and professors. In the process of localization in the Chinese market, we have cooperated with the School of Foreign Chinese of Peking University to study ways to improve the learning and teaching of English in Chinese. Among them, EF's Youth English has won awards such as "Brand Awareness Children's English Agency", "Credibility Children's English Brand of the Year", and "Sina National Five-Star Gold Medal Teacher Team".
English for Teens is EF's English language instruction for students aged 3-18. According to the age of young children and the acquisition of a second language, EF sets up the curriculum as Early Childhood English Exploration Course (3-6 years old), Children's English Soaring Course (7-9 years old), Children's English Breakthrough Course (10-14 years old) and Youth English Advanced Course (15-18 years old). For example, the goal of the 3-6 years old is to stimulate children's interest in learning English, develop pure pronunciation, and improve their confidence in speaking, while the goal of the 7-9 years old is to improve the use of English and begin to integrate with the primary school syllabus. Teaching methods that meet different learning objectives, such as situational teaching method, thematic teaching method, functional teaching method, communicative teaching method, task teaching method, etc., so that the teaching content of each course stage can be absorbed by students to the greatest extent.
In addition to offline courses, EF has also developed its own Efekta online learning system. Although many English training institutions have their own online systems or learning apps, they cannot match the teaching situation, content and interaction of the online system. This learning system ensures that students can continue their studies outside of class with the English Language Learning Innovation Lab (iLAB). This combination of offline and online learning provides convenience for students to learn English before, during, and after the course. Parents can also keep abreast of their children's learning of English in this system.
A strong team of teachers is also a strong guarantee for EF Education First to gain a firm foothold in English training for young people. EF's foreign teachers are all from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Canada and other English-speaking countries, and most of them hold TEFL or TESOL certificates for teaching English as a foreign language. The requirement for Chinese education is also to require a bachelor's degree. Such teachers can indeed reflect more teaching professionalism and teaching attitude.
EF uses a method of interspersing classes with foreign teachers, that is, one foreign teacher class and one Chinese teaching class, so that children can have a step-by-step learning environment. In addition to the usual course arrangement, EF will have short-term classes during the winter and summer vacations, and will also organize English clubs with different themes, such as English dinners, Christmas parties, etc., so that children can not only learn English as a language, but also experience the culture behind English. The course time is determined by the parents and the institution, the course is generally calculated according to one academic year, and the fees of each branch in Shenzhen are different according to the arrangement of the course, and the average price is about 16,000. In addition, as long as it is an EF training center, parents can apply for a change of institution according to their actual personal situation.
The 15 centers in Shenzhen are all in popular business districts with convenient transportation, basically covering all areas of Shenzhen, which can meet the requirements of most students for transportation convenience. The specific curriculum requires parents to take their children to take the pre-class test, and only after the child's level is determined will there be a detailed curriculum and cost. Of course, parents should also have a clear judgment about what the purpose of their children learning English is, and do not blindly buy courses because of the promotion of course sales. In addition, it should also be noted that when purchasing courses, you must confirm the relevant rules such as refunds and change institutions to protect your consumer rights and interests.
