FCE - Cambridge First Certificate in English Vorbereitungskurs

The FCE Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) program is designed for students who want to learn a lot of English, want a more exciting career or enroll at a European university or college. The Cambridge Examinations are the most popular certificates of British English, and are widely accepted in both the business and academic world to demonstrate language proficiency.

FCE is an intermediate level Cambridge exam. To be successful, you should possess a wide range of vocabulary, and be able to construct an argument and use appropriate communication styles in a variety of situations.

In this course, you will:

Develop the language skills required to pass the FCE exams
Do a lot of interesting and engaging language activities
Build self-confidence to write the test successfully
Have lots of practice exercises to perfect your language
Take practice tests on a regular basis to get ready for the exam
Benefit from our experienced, professional and friendly instructors
Increase your chances to get the major or job that you deserve

Program Schedule

The FCE complete program lasts 9 or 13 weeks and the Examination is taken at the end. It is a full time program for very serious students. The FCE Test is taken at our school as we are an FCE Testing Centre. Classes are from Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM. Students can join the program until the 3rd week and must register for the remainder of the session and the test at the end.

FCE Programs – Dates in 2009
Start Date	Finish Date	Duration, weeks	Test Date (test registration deadline)
January 12, 2009	March 13, 2009	9	March 14/09 for parts 1 to 4. Date for speaking test will be announced soon
March 16, 2009	June 12, 2009	13	June 16/09 for parts 1 to 4. Speaking test date will be announced in May 2009
September 8, 2009	December 4, 2009	13	December 8/09 for parts 1 to 4. Speaking test date will be announced in November 2009

Program Requirements

To enter the FCE program, students must place at level 2B-Intermediate or above on the inlingua general Placement test. Students who register and are placed at lower levels will first be placed in appropriate lessons according to their level. After reaching the minimum level of 2B students will be accepted in the FCE program.

Testing and Examination

There are 5 papers included in the Cambridge FCE Examinations, testing the following skills: Writing, Reading, Listening, Use of English, Oral Production. At inlingua Vancouver’s Cambridge preparation programs, students will improve all their English skills to achieve high marks in all the 5 papers.

Program Duration and Prices

Take advantage of our highly competitive prices.

Program Name	Duration, weeks	Price	What is included?
For the 9-week session starting in January
FCE	9	$ 2,588	All study fees for 9 weeks
FCE	8	$ 2,300	All study fees for 8 weeks
For the 13-week sessions starting in March and September
FCE	13	$ 3,330	All study fees for 13 weeks – ONE week is FREE.
	12	$ 3,330	All study fees for 12 weeks
	11	$ 3,163	All study fees for 11 weeks

Registration Fee (once) — $ 125 CAD.

Cambridge FCE Materials — $ 75 CAD.

FCE Examination at the end of the program — $ 240 CAD.

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SAMPLE prices for 13 weeks and 9 weeks

Program Name	Duration, weeks	Program Only	Price	Program + Homestay	Price
FCE (for the sessions starting in March and September) 13 weeks of full time lessons You pay for 12 weeks and get 1 FREE!	13	Tuition	$ 3,330	Tuition	$ 3,330
		Registration	$ 125	Registration	$ 125
		Materials	$ 75	Materials	$ 75
		Test fee	$ 240	Test fee	$ 240
		TOTAL	$ 3,770	Homestay placement	$ 240
				Homestay 13 weeks	$ 2,535
				Airport pick up	$ 80
				TOTAL	$ 6,625
FCE (for the session starting in January) 9 weeks of full time lessons	9	Tuition	$ 2,588	Tuition	$ 2,588
		Registration	$ 125	Registration	$ 100
		Materials	$ 75	Materials	$ 75
		Test fee	$ 240	Test fee	$ 240
		TOTAL	$ 3,028	Homestay placement	$ 240
				Homestay 9 weeks	$ 1,755
				Airport pick up	$ 80
				TOTAL	$ 5,103

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