ENGLISH LANGUAGE

English language teaching lies at the very centre of NIS’ Superior English Programme. It is of the utmost importance that we provide all our students with a strong foundation in English which they can then apply to all their other subjects within our programme. We pride ourselves on developing our students to become truly trilingual in being able to not only read, write, speak and listen in English but also – crucially – to think in English as well.Within our English course we have a number of programmes that help develop specific areas of our students’ English abilities.NIS students often participate in and win prizes and awards at English Language speech contests, showcasing the skills they learn through NIS’ acclaimed English Language delivery. Please click here for further details.

Reading Programme

Each student works their way through our fully structured and systematic reading programme. We use the Ladybird Keywords series which is tried and tested, having been in use for 3 decades.

Cambridge University ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) examinations

Each year Primary and Secondary level students sit ESOL examinations set by Cambridge University external examiners, who visit NIS to conduct assessments. Our students have generally secured admirably high marks in these examinations (with most scoring 80 % and above) and receive Cambridge University certificates accordingly. Please click here to see samples of Cambridge ESOL certificates awarded to NIS students. For further information, please see <http://www.cambridgeesol.org/>.

Weekly Spelling Tests

Every week the students are given 20 words to learn for spelling tests. These words come from their regular English courses, thus reinforcing vocabulary and developing spelling skills.

Listening Comprehension Tests

During each term students take listening tests based on the Cambridge University English for Speakers of Other Languages Listening examinations.

Phonics Schemes

Our teachers have received specialist phonics training and apply these skills to the teaching of phonics, spelling and reading.

Grammar Workshops

Once a week all students have a special grammar lesson to assist their learning and support them in becoming familiar with the complexities of English grammar.

Story Writing 

Every weekend our students are given a written assignment. This develops their writing skills, their descriptive skills and their imaginations.

Class Presentations

We encourage our students to become confident when speaking in front of their peers and we therefore invite them to give presentations to their classmates. The most outstanding students are selected to take part in competitions with other schools. Last term one of our students came in first place in a Thai MoE English speaking competition.

Child-Centered ESL Activities

All our teachers aim to make learning fun and productive. They receive regular training and adopt modern teaching techniques oriented towards and focused on learners.

IT AND COMPUTER STUDIES

As the world technology is changing rapidly, we always try to catch up with the new technologies together with new IT equipments. We all know that IT is one of the most important infrastructure for the business and organization to the different society. Our future generation must have the knowledge of IT in order to give the best human resource. We teach our students not only how to use and apply computer and software but also Internet and its resources. We provide fully equipmented class room with Internet for students to learn, practice, test and research. 

MATHEMATICS AT NIS

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