People need to learn English for a number of reasons. At CEIM, all such issues and more are properly dealt with. Here is a brief list of frequently-asked questions (click on the line of your interest):

• I don’t really want to speak English: I just need to pass a written exam. Can I get trained in Reading Comprehension?

• I have no idea of English. I never had English classes. I’m in no hurry, but I don’t want to spend a lifetime studying English. What can I do?

• I have no idea of English. I never had English classes before but I need to speak it perfectly within 3 months. How about it?

• I can’t speak English. I don’t want to study it. I just want to speak it. I have just two months to be able to speak it perfectly with native Americans over the phone.

• I hate English. I don’t like the English or American cultures but I do need to learn that language because a good command of it has become a must in my job. If I don’t learn it fast, I’ll soon be out of work.

• I want to change my job (or, to get a job) and I have realised that without a good command of English, my excellent qualifications amount to almost zero. I need to learn it quickly! Can you help me?

• I consider myself an intelligent person but I feel overwhelmed by English! I’ve tried so many times, used so many different books, attended classes at all sort of institutes!… and here I am: still doing poorly in English, mainly in listening comprehension and oral expression. I feel so frustrated! This is one of my last attempts. How can you help me?

• I know a little English. I can read, but I cannot speak much and I certainly can’t understand other people when they speak fast. Can I get some ear-training?

• I know very little English. I’m travelling to an English-speaking country within two months and I should be able to communicate.

• I learnt English at school. I can read a little but I cannot speak much.

• I’m a business person. I frequently travel abroad. I manage to hold a conversation but I know my English is far from perfect. Besides, I know I frequently mix British and American pronunciation, vocabulary and even grammar. I wish I could find somebody who could teach me how to tell the difference.

• I have studied English for a number of years, but I have never managed to understand much, especially when people speak to me. I can understand neither films nor songs.

• I have begun English courses hundreds of times but I’ve never finished them. I haven’t been able to go beyond an Intermediate Level. I feel I’m not fluent enough.

• I’m a professional with a sound knowledge of English but I feel I need tutoring to correct my pronunciation and to improve my fluency in  my field of study. I don’t want to attend classes in a regular course.

• I’m a professional with no trouble in reading comprehension. I even write papers effortlessly but I still find it difficult to communicate orally. I also feel that I’d like to go beyond the realm of my field of study.

• I have an Advanced Level but I feel insecure when I have to speak: I hesitate a lot and I think I cannot express myself accurately.

• I have a very advanced level. I find it difficult to get a teacher who can answer all my questions and meet all my challenges.

• I’m an undergraduate from a teacher-training college. I need tutoring in some subjects.

• I’m an English teacher but I feel I’m stagnating (even losing my fluency). I need somebody to correct me, give me advanced ear-training and encourage me to speak both fluently and flawlessly.

• I’m an English teacher with a near-native command of the language and I find it difficult to get somebody who can inspire me, motivate me and correct me.

• I’ve no use for group classes: I need to be tutored.

• I’m a translator and I need to be tutored, trained and corrected.

• I’m a translator (or a teacher). Although I have studied the differences between American and British English, I have always specialised in one standard but now I need the other. I want to be tutored by somebody who is proficient enough in both.

• I’m a translator. I need to practise simultaneous interpreting, but I cannot find a qualified teacher who can meet the challenge.

• I need to get training for an international examination and I want to be taught and trained by somebody who is really qualified for the job, since my scholarship / fellowship (or job) depends on that.

• I need to study English badly but my time availability is quite limited.

• I’ll be free to study English many hours a day for the next two and a half months. I want to take classes as often as possible. What do you suggest?

• I need to study English but I also have to get some training in another foreign language. Where could I learn it?

• If CEIM started out in 1979, how come I never got word of Mr Meazzi or his language institute?