Results
The table below indicates the level attained in the four different skills associated with second language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing) by pupils accustomed to our pedagogical approach, which is at the heart of the creation of the Leader Harrison Technique©.
| Leader Harrison Technique© | Level attained in concordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) | Traditional methods used in France |
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45 to 60 hours of lessons |
GCSE Level : 5 years of secondary education (A2 level) Good A2 level or low B1 in speaking and oral communication The student can recognise and produce simple sentences, with some hesitation in different real life situations. |
approx. 648 hours of lessons |
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60 to 90 hours of lessons |
A level and 2 years of Higher education (B1/B2 level) Good B1 level or low B2 in speaking and oral communication The student has a very good global view of the target language and all its major grammatical forms. Speaking is more fluent with more complex sentences, making communication in everyday situations much freer. |
approx. 972 hours of lessons |
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90 to 120 hours of lessons |
BA Honours degree in spoken English (B2/C1 level) Good level B2 (the requirement for communication on a professional level) Communication is more and more fluent with much less hesitation. The student can comprehend conversations between natives, even if some complex vocabulary may still pose difficulties, and can intervene at will in discussions, clearly expressing thoughts. |
approx. 1188 hours of lessons |
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120 to 180 hours of lessons |
Masters of English (MA) (C1/C2 level) Level C1/ or low C2 Communication is very clear and fluent. The student can intervene in any conversation, which is thoroughly understood, and thus express opinions on any subject. TV programs and films in the target language are completely understood. |
approx. 1400 hours of lessons |
| At UP English School, our results are our strength ; the levels we validate correspond to the genuine level attained by 100% of our students.We do not believe in biased validating. | ||
An example of what our students can attain
Beginner A0-A1 CEFRL (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
At UP English School, beginners are students who have either never learned English before or have only acquired a very limited number of common words to communicate with. Despite having formally placed teaching English on the French 2002 primary school curriculum for pupils aged 9 and upwards with an expected A1 level to be attained after two years of learning (108 hours), even today some 17 years later, the majority of first year secondary school pupils are still in fact at the 'beginner' stage.
However, after 45 to 60 hours of lessons (one hour per week), 98% of our students using the Leader Harrison Technique© are capable of verbally translating (or writing) the following document from French into English off the top of their heads without making mistakes, and without having seen the text before or being told to revise. After 3 attempts, 98% of students are capable of orally translating it without making mistakes in less than 7 minutes*.
This text is an A2 level text, the level that only 25% of French school children attain at GCSE level, after 6 years of learning English (approximately 575 hours of lessons) according to the 2012 European Survey.
This signifies that, with our method of teaching, at the end of their first year of secondary school a French pupil would achieve the same level currently attained by a GCSE student (A1).
This also signifies that a second year student would attain the French Ministry of Education's required A2 level and a GCSE student the required B1 level.
This further signifies that, with the Leader Harrison Technique©, all French school children would be able to speak fluent English at A level or have a very good basic working knowledge of English at the end of their fourth year in secondary school.
*Pupils who take a second foreign language in French secondary schools are often grouped together in small numbers of between 6 to 9. However, their linguistic capabilities are similar to those of pupils studying English, grouped together in classrooms of 20 to 24 students. Thus, group size does not necessarily impact on a pupil's ability to excel.
