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FAQ

Questions we get asked

General

Are classes live or recorded?

Every class is live with a teacher. Recordings are made available afterwards in your portal so you can review, but you are never studying alone from a video.

What do I need to join a class?

A browser and a headset. The classroom runs inside the student portal — there is no separate app to install and no extra account to create.

What if I miss a class?

The recording, the slides and the homework appear in your portal. In a group intake you keep your place; in one-to-one hours you can reschedule with 24 hours notice.

Can I change course after I start?

Yes, once, within the first two weeks — we move your fee across. Tell your teacher or email the office.

Do you do placement testing?

Yes — a free five-minute level check on this site gives you a CEFR level and the courses that fit it, before you pay anything. It scores reading, grammar and vocabulary; your speaking and writing are judged by your teacher in the first session. If the level turns out to be wrong we move you, at no charge.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes, on completion of the guided hours with at least 80% attendance and all assessed tasks submitted.

IELTS Academic Preparation

Do you guarantee a band score?

No, and be careful of anyone who does. We promise the teaching, practice and feedback set out in the curriculum map — and an honest band estimate after Mock Test 1 in week 9, while there is still time to move your test date.

Academic or General Training?

This course follows the Academic stream for Reading and Writing. Listening and Speaking are identical in both tests, so General Training candidates still get full value from those strands — tell us at registration and we will say honestly whether the course fits your test.

How big is the class?

Ten to sixteen learners. That is deliberate: below ten the speaking practice thins out, and above sixteen no teacher can give every writing and speaking task the feedback this course promises. The absolute cap is 30, with additional academic support added above 25.

When is a cohort confirmed?

When 15 learners have paid. Until then your deposit holds your seat and is fully transferable to the next intake if the cohort does not reach the threshold.

What do I have to do to complete the course?

70% overall, at least 80% participation, the digital portfolio submitted, and both full mock tests completed. Your estimated IELTS bands are reported separately from the course grade — they measure different things.

Can I use AI to help with the work?

For brainstorming or noticing language, where the task permits it and you declare it — yes. To generate an assessed response — no. Assessed work is completed independently under timed conditions.

How much work is it outside class?

Five guided hours a week (three live, two on the platform), plus two to three hours of independent study. That independent time is adjusted after your diagnostic and again after Mock Test 1.

Legal English for Specific Purposes

Which jurisdiction do you teach?

The course teaches the English of both traditions — common law and civil law — and Module 1 is built around comparing them. Materials are then adapted to the jurisdiction you practise in. Module 1 currently exists in an Oman edition; other editions are written on request for a firm cohort.

Do I need to be a qualified lawyer?

No. Practising lawyers, paralegals, in-house counsel, law students, legal translators and professionals in international legal or commercial roles all sit this course together. What you do need is CEFR B2 — the reading is authentic legal text from week one.

How big is the group?

Eight to fifteen. The speaking tasks — negotiation, mock trial, client role-play — need a group that size to work, and the drafting assignments need it small enough that every one is marked against the rubric by a person.

Can I bring documents from my own practice?

Yes, and it is the single thing that makes the course most useful — anonymised or redacted, and only where you are permitted to. Nothing confidential needs to leave your firm; representative material works just as well.

Is this a law course?

No. We teach the language, not the law. We will not advise on the substantive law of any jurisdiction, and the Oman-focus notes in the handbook are a teaching anchor, not a legal reference source.

How is it graded?

Formative quizzes across modules 1–3 (15%), written assignments in modules 4–6 (25%), speaking and interactive tasks in modules 7–9 (25%), and the module 10 capstone (35%) — an oral case presentation and a written case brief.

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