MCM
SUPERSTAR ACADEMY

The Pronunciation Mastery Course is a unique English language learning course which does not exist anywhere else. This course teaches students how to read and write all the letters and all the different sounds they represent, as well as all letter combinations, morphemes, lexemes, and inflections in the English language and enables them to read any text with great ease and confidence regardless of whether they know all the words used in the text or not, as well as write any word whose pronunciation they hear. This program has a dual aim. First, it helps students learn how to read any given text, big or small, and no matter how complicated it is, and be able to write almost any word in the language. Second, it smooths out their pronunciation enabling them to speak English at a native-like level. Each unit targets a specific group of sounds and sound combinations. The sequence of sounds is strategically organized, based on the words that include these sounds and how often learners use or encounter them in the language. By increasing their ability to recognize and produce every sound, step by step, learners also increase their self-confidence in being able to express themselves clearly and with ease.

Readers are Leaders is a course specially designed to develop students' abilities in reading, reading comprehension, vocabulary building, and critical thinking, using topics adapted from real-life situations. Each unit starts with a Warm-up section where students discuss and make connections between what they already know and the topics that are covered in the unit. The next step is learning and practicing one reading strategy, such as skimming for overall understanding, scanning, inferring, reconstructing a text, etc., which helps learners read more effectively in English. The third section is dedicated to reading the text and clearing unfamiliar words, two processes that are interconnected as reading facilitates vocabulary comprehension and learning, and rich word knowledge facilitates reading. The sections that follow are Comprehension Check and Vocabulary Practice specially chosen to check students’ understanding and practice and review the new words. With the last step of Post-Reading, students are encouraged to go beyond the text and develop their own independence and critical thinking by discussing topic-related questions. The goal of this course is for students to develop their ability to comprehend reading materials on any given topic with ease, build a vast range of vocabulary, and expand their horizons in the process.

Speaking represents a real challenge to most language learners since there is a lot more to speaking than forming sentences and saying them out loud. Speaking is interactive and requires the ability to co-operate and talk to another person in real time, with little to no time for detailed planning. When we talk to another person, we don’t usually know exactly what information they have or what they are going to say. Under these circumstances, spoken fluency requires the capacity to assemble and produce a myriad of different structures. But, fret not. Speak with Confidence is a course specially designed to get you talking and keep you talking in English from the very first class. Each class features practical drills and conversational strategies that will help you become a highly confident speaker of English, capable of recreating and carrying out a multitude of scenarios, from the most sophisticated ones like giving a presentation and arguing a case to the most basic social ones, like asking for directions or ordering food. What’s more, the broad range of contexts, from serious and thought provoking to light-hearted, will allow you to relax and speak freely.