12_BT_December2019

Advertorial
IGS English:
The power of
emotional learning
The importance of communication isn’t
limited merely on the ability to speak or
understand a language, but to be able to
engage in meaningful conversation,
capture the attention as well as the
interest of the listener, and speak
confidently anywhere, for any kind of
audience. As parents know by now, the
English language is the language of
communication the world over. It is used
everywhere, whereby a good command
of it will help bring children further, and
help build a more quality future for them
as well.
No one feels more strongly about this as
Ms Florence Tee, the Founder and Principal
of IGS English. As an educator herself,
she has seen first hand how Malaysian
kids are being left behind when it comes
to quality English education at schools.
The conventional school syllabus just
doesn’t cut it in terms of what children
need to gain a better command of the
English language. This is why she has
made it her mission to ensure that her
students at IGS get the exposure to high
quality English Language programmes
that develop their knowledge of the
language from the heart - there is, after
all, a big difference between learning
because you need to and learning
because you love the lesson!
At IGS, attention is always given to
attaining brilliant skills in
communicating in English.
There will be no run-ofthe-mill
lessons here, or
gentle marking
systems that give false
praise to students who
in reality need to make
more effort in the
acquisition of the
language. There
doesn't need to be any of these either,
for the programmes provided here are
designed to spark an authentic desire of
children to learn how to read, write and
speak well in the English language. And
it doesn’t stop there, as IGS also
emphasises the importance of engaging
human emotions in the art of
communicating through public speaking,
drama, etc.
Before anything else can take place in a
child’s journey of learning the English
language, he or she will first need to build
up enough confidence to use the language
in their everyday lives. This is why students
of IGS are taught to write well in English,
and to elaborately express their thoughts
on paper. To be a good communicator, a
student has to know how to connect
emotionally with their words, as they will
have to do with their audience in the
future, and this too is stressed upon at
IGS. Students learn to use words correctly
to form amiable sentences from the heart,
with feelings and emotions to boot.
Take the centre’s Public Speaking
Programme for example - you’ll never find
a finer, more engaging programme for
children which is designed to bring life to
words, in both their writing and in their
speech. The programme uses interesting
and engaging ways to help kids build their
confidence while having loads of fun as
they take on story-telling, presentations
and public speaking - skills that are
invaluable in good communication.
Parents will be able to see the difference
in their children’s daily conversation using
proper English as they acquire deeper
knowledge of words and how to use them
in conversations.
The lauded programme encourages kids
to debate on topics, prompting them to
think and speak clearly. Kids also get to
enhance their drama skills through
expressions, intonations, proper
pronunciations, etc, in fun-filled,
meaningful ways. The programme also
highly emphasises on important elements
of public speaking, such as eye contact
when speaking, voice projection to be
well-heard, engaging gestures as well as
how to gauge their audience’s interests.
As Ms Florence put it, learning should
come from the heart, and it all boils down
to this brilliant concept - children should
not only have a profound knowledge of
words, but they have to know their
meaning, and know how to communicate
them well so that their speech will always
stand out. Having said that, IGS English
has a host of other English Language
programmes as well, all designed to suit
the needs of different students in different
learning stages. They are: Starter’s English,
Reading Programme, Creative Writing,
Leadership English, IGCSE English as well
as the acclaimed Oxford English course.
If you are a parent and haven’t yet signed
your child up at IGS English, there’s no
better time than now to do so!