The Learning Centre has many different courses designed to improve the quality of English language spoken amongst adults in Brunei. Spoken and written English can be developed separately or combined in a general English course. There are also courses specifically designed to improve business English usage.

A free short placement test is available at all of our branches to determine your level of English.

Speaking Skills

Conversational Skills (Beginners Level 1)

This course is for adult learners who feel the need to develop more confidence and fluency in their speaking and who want to spend extra time on improving their speaking skills in English.

Conversational Skills (Beginners Level 2)

This course is for adult learners who feel the need to further develop their confidence and fluency in their speaking skills. This course aims to assist students' communication skills and improve their understanding of grammar points and using intonation and stress patterns.

Conversational Skills (Intermediate)

This course involves free conversation, practice using dialogues/pronunciation practice/key expressions for conversation, solving a mystery by sharing information/drama. In this course students will be expected to give their opinions and comment on the opinions of others.
Cost : BND240/Term

General English Skills

This course provides practises in all four skills.

Students will :

• Learn and use simple everyday vocabulary,
• Basic English grammar
• Develop confidence in speaking and pronunciation
• Improve reading skills
• Find and correct errors
• Revise basic level material
• Develop more complex grammatical patterns
• Develop a broad range of vocabulary and learning strategies
• Read English texts
• Improve written English

Five Levels are available: Beginners 1, Beginners 2, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced.
Cost : BND270/Term

Business English

General Business English

Students will learn about:

• Personal appearance
• Greeting customers on the telephone and in person
• Various forms of written communication
• Punctuation
• Email and telephone skills
• Taking Messages
• Basic note-taking
• Dealing with complaints

Optional additional modules:

• meetings
• making presentations

Frequency: Weekly for 10 weeks or Twice weekly for 5 weeks

Business Correspondence

This course is for working people who have to write correspondence for business and want to do so more accurately and effectively.

Participants will learn how to construct:

• Memos, faxes and emails
• Format and structure letters
• Write with the reader in mind
• Avoid jargon/sms speak
• Use plain English
• Improve your grammar
• Improve listening skills

All adult courses will be run once a week or twice a week, depending on the registered students' needs.
Cost :BND270