Call us at (65) 6338 1378
 
 
Free Placement Test
Quick Enquiry Form
 
 
Upcoming Courses
 

Evening Part-Time IELTS Course
(Starting on 9th Jan 2011)

EGL Short Courses
(Starting on 30 Jan 2012)

Saturday Part-time Business English Course
(Starting on 4th Feb 2011)

Weekday Evening Part-time Grammar and Writing Intermediate Level
(Starting on 5th March 2012 )

Weekday Evening Part-Time Business English Course
(Starting on 28th Feb 2012)

Weekday Certificate in Conversational English Elementary Level
(Starting on 7th Feb 2012)

Certificate in Conversational English Pre-Intermediate Level
(Starting on 7th Feb 2012 )

Saturday Part-Time IELTS Course
(Starting on 11th Feb 2012)

Certificate in Conversational English Intermediate Level
(Starting on 14th Feb 2012)

EGL Part-time Courses
(Starting on 2nd April 2012)

EGL Full-time Courses
(Starting on 2nd April 2012)

IELTS Preparation Full-Time Course
(Starting on 2nd April 2012)

 
Contact Details
 
Ascend Education Centre

19 Carpenter Street,
#01-01,
Singapore 059908

(Click for Location Map)

Nearest
MRT Station:


Clarke Quay, Take Exit 'E'

Tel: (65) 6338 1378

Email us at : enquiry@ascend.edu.sg


Opening hours:
Mon – Thurs: 9am – 9pm
Fridays: 9am – 6pm
Saturdays: 9.30am – 5pm
(Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)
 

 

Schedule & Fees | Apply | Student Contract | Other Fees | Syllabus | Teachers

Certificate in Conversational English(Elementary Level)
(Awarded by Ascend Education Centre)
Certificate in Conversational English Part-time Courses
Course Start of Class Duration Days Time Course Fee Application Fee Entry Requirements
Certificate in Conversational
English

Elementary

CCEE07022012

Teacher : Paul Carey
7th February 2012 10 Weeks/ 20 Lessons
48 Hours

(7 February -12th April 2012)
Tuesdays & Thursday

(Twice a week)
7 - 9:30pm

(5 min break)
S$780 S$50 Placement Test (Speaking)



Certificate in Conversational English(Pre-Intermediate Level)
(Awarded by Ascend Education Centre)

Certificate in Conversational English Part-time Courses>
Course Start of Class Duration Days Time Course Fee Application Fee Entry Requirements
Certificate in Conversational English

Pre Intermediate

CCEPI07022012

Teacher : Norma Bowen
7th February 2012 10 Weeks/ 20 Lessons
48 Hours

(7 February -12th April 2012)
Tuesdays & Thursday

(Twice a week)
7 - 9:30pm

(5 min break)
S$780 S$50 Placement Test (Speaking)

Certificate in Conversational English (Intermediate Level)
(Awarded by Ascend Education Centre)
Certificate in Conversational English Part-time Courses>
Course Start of Class Duration Days Time Course Fee Application Fee Entry Requirements
Certificate in Conversational
English

Intermediate

CCEI14022012

Teacher : Este Johnson
14th February 2012 10 Weeks/ 20 Lessons 48 Hours

(14th Feb - 19th April 2012)
Tuesdays & Thursday

(Twice a week)
7-9:30pm

(5 min break)
S$780 S$50 Placement Test (Speaking)

* Information is correct as of the 06/04/2011 but is subject to change.
* There will be make - up lesson for classes that fall on Public Holidays.


1. Application Procedure and Payment of Application Fee

If you would like to join any of our part time classes please call us at 6338 1378 or email enquiry@ascend.edu.sg

We will arrange for you to come to our centre located near Clarke Quay MRT and take a free placement test to determine if you are suitable for the class.

To reserve a seat in the class, please pay the S$50 application as there are only 15 seats available in the class. Paying the application fee guarantees you a seat in the class.

The Application fee can be paid by Nets, Cash or SGD Cheque made payble to "Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd".


2. The Private Education Institution-Student Contract & Payment of Course Fee

Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd only collects course fees once the student has taken their placement test at Ascend and signed The Private Education Institution-Student Contract. The purpose of the contract is to safeguard the students’ rights. Under the Fee Protection Scheme (FPS), Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd has an insurance arrangement that ensures course fees paid by students to Ascend are insured by HSBC Insurance Pte Ltd. The insurance protection serves to protect the students' course fees in the event Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd is unable to continue operations due to insolvency, and/or regulatory closure. Furthermore, the FPS protects the student if Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd fails to pay penalties or return fees to the student arising from judgments made against it by the Singapore courts.

Course Fee payment can be made by Cash, NETS, SGD Crossed Cheque, Cashier’s Order/Bank Draft and made payable to: ‘Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd’.


3. Miscellaneous Fees

Miscellaneous fees can be made by: NETS, cash, bank draft, money order or SGD cheque made payable to: ‘Ascend Education Centre Pte Ltd’


4. About the Certificate in Conversational English Courses

Purpose of the Courses

The purpose of the three - level course is to build learners' confidence and fluency in spoken communication based on the current level of spoken English.

Syllabus for Elementry

Syllabus for Pre-intermediate

Syllabus for Intermediate


About the Class

  • Listening and speaking skills are taught.
  • Interesting and fascinating topics related to students' culture, work and background are introduced and discussed.
  • Vocabulary building exercises prepare learners to discuss topics.
  • Some grammar practice for conversational purposes.
  • Extensive listening practice.
  • There are students from various countries.

About the Teaching Approach

  • Teachers inspire and provide active support for students in class
  • Teachers lead discussions and provide appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure.
  • Teachers employ communication games that improve speaking and listening skills.
  • Teachers correct students when necessary.
  • Teachers use audio CDs to show how English is used in practice.

5. Teacher's Profile for Certificate in Business English Course

Norma Bowen,
is a British teacher with training and experience in ESL.
She has taught in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong. Norma has also been a
volunteer for a disaster-relief organisation
for the last 30 years in S.E. Asia and the Far East.

Paul CareyPaul Carey ,
A native of Ireland, Paul worked as a Secondary School Teacher in his home country for four years before moving on to China, where he worked as an ESL Teacher at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade. From there, he moved to Singapore where has been teaching since. Paul believes that education is a life-long learning process that both teacher and student can mutually benefit from and that learners will achieve their maximum potential if a relationship of trust and respect exists between teacher and student.

He attained his B.A. Degree (Geography, Theology and TEFL) at Mary Immaculate College in 2002 and was awarded Second Class Honours Grade 1 in his Post Graduate Diploma in Education at University College Cork in 2008.

Este Johnson,
is a native of Johannesburg, South Africa. Esté has been teaching English as a first and second language for 30 years in South Africa, the Middle East and most recently in Singapore. Este is passionate about her teaching. In her conversation classes, she makes her students respond through her liberal sense of humor.

Este firmly believes that the key to a successful class is building the confidence and trust of the students. Este also encourages her students to be vocal so she can help spot any issues they have with their pronunciation and grammar.

 

 


MRT :
 Clarke Quay (NE5- Purple Lines)


Buses :
Along North Bridge Road ----- 7, 32, 51, 63, 80, 145, 175, 197, 61, 851

Along Eu Tong Sen Street & New Bridge Road ----- 33, 51, 54, 63, 80, 124, 145, 147, 166, 197


Location: We are located at the address below

Ascend Education Centre
19 Carpenter Street,
#01-01,
Singapore 059908
Tel: +65 6338 1378
Email: enquiry@ascend.edu.sg

(Click for Location Map)

Alight at Clarke Quay MRT
Exit from Eu Tong Sen Road
Use the footbridge to cross to North Bridge Road
Turn left into Carpenter St and we are located at number 19.