Here at HIPPOCAMPUS English Language School we are passionate about providing excellence in English language courses. With over 28 years experience, we are sure to deliver a professional service. Our courses are designed for students of all ages and all levels.
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There are many reasons to learn English. Look at some great reasons why English is so important:
English is the most commonly used language among foreign language speakers.
Studying a foreign language can improve your analytic and interpretive capacities.
Get access to knowledge! Today's media - such as the Internet, television, and the press - give you almost unlimited access to knowledge about your favorite subjects. Most of this knowledge is in English.
Put "excellent knowledge of English" on your CV. Get your dream job, and earn more money.
Be a world-class businessperson. International business is done in English. If you want to be involved in business, you have to know English - to contact other businesspeople, go to conferences, read international newspapers etc.

HIPPOCAMPUS has created a unique and proven learning method that allows to recognize students weaknesses and strengths and ensure they constantly enhance their language modalities and skills:

Listening
Listening is a natural way to learn a language. It is also the first step for a successful communication and one of those real-life skills that requires to process English instantly. Considering the variety of dialects and accents as well as strong dependence on vocabulary it can be a challenging skill to master. During your English courses you will develop your listening skills and your language comprehension ability, pragmatic understanding and synthesizing information.

Speaking
Speaking is a language skill that probably most English language learners wish to perfect as soon as possible. Linguistic interactions can be quite difficult, especially when it's not your mother tongue. That's why our goal is to improve your speaking skills and prepare for real-life situations. You will learn how to speak fluently and with confidence, take part in discussions or give presentations to an audience.

Reading
Thanks to reading we can communicate, share information or ideas. In everyday situations while reading we have to gather the most important information as quickly as possible and make decisions based upon those informations - that's reading comprehension. Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a text. During your English courses you will practise your reading comprehension - ability which involve the use of deductive reasoning, conclusion making, logical inference and sequential analysis.

Writing
Writing is a very important for human communication. It is a way of exchanging information, expressing emotion, expanding and sharing knowledge. With our English courses you will improve your writing skills, learn how to organize your thoughts and write them down. Your academic writing, essay writing, business writing, letter writing will skyrocket!

Grammar
Learning grammar will help you understand structural rules of English language. Developing a solid foundation in English grammar will benefit in creating your own sentences correctly and improving your communication skills. Soon you will start thinking about the language and enjoying grammar exercises. We have it all covered to help you perfect your English grammar.

Vocabulary
An important part of language learning is acquiring new vocabulary. With many proven techniques and tools you will boost your vocab bank effectively and enjoyably (and we assure you cramming isolated word list is definitely not one of those).

Pronunciation
Pronunciation is a first thing that people notice while you are speaking English. Usually it's a telltale of your nationality - English learners tend to keep their mother tongue phonological rules. . English pronunciation is not always obvious - words that have similar spelling might have different pronunciation - that can be tricky. During your courses you will get familiar with all the phonemes used in English language, you will listen to examples of words which use the sounds and of course you will practice your pronunciation.

Practical Usage
It's said "in theory, there is no difference between theory and practice". Although the theory is important but practise must follow. Practical usage of English language is an essential for all English skills. The best way to learn practical usage of language is through functional and pragmatic tasks and evocative topics.

As you have probably noticed all of those skills are connected with each other, are completing each other and are crucial for being fluent at English. Our courses will develop your abilities and will strive improvement of your competencies and language skills. Remember that all skills in English come with practice and determination.

The world today is obsessed with agility and efficiency, leaving no time for self development. Our Online classes are an excellent opportunity for those who already have time commitments with work and family as well as meet expectations of everyone who is in a constant move. Online courses offer flexibility to learn in your own time and space. Its a great benefit for all of us.

We offer four different levels of study for students of differing abilities and all forms from private tutoring to group lessons. These levels correspond to various levels on the common European framework:
Beginner courses are for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of the language;
Elementary courses correspond to level A1;
Intermediate courses correspond to levels A2-B1;
Advanced courses correspond to levels B2 and upwards;
With Active8 your English program you can improve your English language skills and take them to a next level!

International business is done in English, that is why many corporations expect their employees to use spoken and written English to communicate effectively at work. With Active8 your English business programm you will start feeling confident giving presentations and taking part in meetings with clients and colleagues. You will enrich your business related vocabulary and improve business writing skills also in a specific area, such as law, finance, technology, medicine, travel, aviation, teaching, accent softening and personnel/human resources.

HIPPOCAMPUS is the leader in exam preparation, with proven techniques to help you learn the skills for a great test-taking experience. We offer preparation classes for the Secondary School Certificate, IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, Cambridge exams (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE). Lessons are based on learners needs, ensuring that you improve your English and practise exam skills through a variety of materials. During our highly focused exam preparation courses you will learn how the exams works, what the examiners will be looking for and you will get plenty of practice to become more familiar with exams. After this courses you can tackle any exam with confidence.

HIPPOCAMPUS provides complete professional translation services in English language, which includes documental, medical, technical, legal and website translation. We are bringing high quality translation services for over 26 years. Our aim is to offer the best, most professional translations available. All of our customers confirm that we run the best translation business for their needs.