NewsCan Fabio Capello achieve his English language learning goal of speaking English in a month?Bell International, a leading English language provider, is offering Fabio Capello, England’s new football manager, free English language tuition to improve his English language skills in preparation for meeting the England squad in a month’s time. With three teaching centres in the UK – Cambridge, London and Kent - and a tailor-made blended learning option where students can receive a combination of face-to-face, telephone and email support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Bell is Fabio’s perfect language partner. But can anyone really learn English in one month? The honest answer is “no” and no reputable school would pretend anything other. However, with over 50 years experience of teaching English around the world, Bell knows the difference that an intensive one month programme can make to a client’s confidence and their ability to use the language. One month can allow a student to “tune in” to English, to practise listening and understanding what is said, to become clearer and more effective at communicating messages, to improve pronunciation and to get a good sense of the basics of the grammatical and lexical systems.
"And after the month? Then comes a lifetime of using and fine-tuning what has been learnt…”
Enquiries: Natalie Dawe Telephone: 01223 275511 Fax: 01223 414080 E-mail: Notes to editors: About Bell International Bell International is a leading educational charity and one of the largest British-owned providers of English language education services. It also provides teacher training, educational management, consultancy and project services to international organisations, universities and governments. Each year, it helps over 100,000 students, from more than 120 countries through one of its 41 worldwide teaching centres and e-channels, primarily to learn English and other languages.
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Jim Scrivener, Head of Teacher Development at Bell and a worldwide authority on English language teaching, comments on how he would work with Mr Capello to develop his skills in a month: “The best way to learn a language is by using it. We’d focus on helping him develop his vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar, but most importantly give him the confidence to use his English language skills under pressure – on the pitch, in the locker room and talking to the media.
