Programs and Courses

Program Highlights

  • Focusing on exam preparation,
  • Special efforts on vocabulary building,
  • Small class size, and
  • Abundant high-score sample essays.

Program Options & Costs

Franklin offers a variety of program options to suit each student’s individual needs and goals. Each program has a one-time, non-refundable registration fee of $200. Costs for domestic and international students are the same. Some programs have options for being completed in fewer hours, and tuition varies accordingly. Please contact the school for further information …

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Speaking Classes

The aim of the speaking class is to get students talking about everyday topics and to introduce essential thematic vocabulary which will enable them to effectively communicate in real-world contexts. After being introduced new vocabulary items, students will be prompted to answer questions relating to specific topics. With our teachers’ help, students will progress from …

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Writing Classes

The writing class teaches students how to produce writing that is organized, coherent, and purposeful. Initially students will learn how to form paragraphs of varying lengths, and then they will progress to composing essays and other longer pieces of writing. Our classes combine the following four elements that are key to a high quality piece …

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Reading Comprehension Classes

The Reading class will enhance students’ fundamental comprehension skills and help them shape a successful approach to reading tasks found in many language assessment tests. This class combines practice and skill-building. Students will improve their scanning and skimming skills, and they will become proficient at answering not only questions that focus on details, main ideas …

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Grammar Classes

Grammar is the backbone of the English language and students must learn grammar rules so that they can create grammatically correct sentences and communicate effectively. Our beginner grammar course is divided into units that focus on the parts of speech of the English language. Each unit consists of the basic grammar rules related to a …

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TOEFL® Test Preparation Course Outline

This course is designed to prepare students to achieve success on the TOEFL exam through instruction and guided practice. Upon completion of this program the successful student will be able to reach his or her TOEFL score goals by having developed language skills useful to taking a language test as well as by having become …

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