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SCHOOLSPosted by Astrid 🇳🇴 Norway · 1 month ago
How many students in a class?
if it's 20 people you're barely going to speak. if it's 8 that's totally different.
what's normal at the university programs? and does it change by level
what's normal at the university programs? and does it change by level
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10 to 15 is the normal range at the university programs, and yes, it changes by level.
Roughly what to expect:
1. Levels 1 and 2: the biggest classes, usually 12 to 16. These levels have the most students, and beginners are cheap to teach in a group because the material is uniform.
2. Levels 3 and 4: typically 10 to 14. Numbers start thinning as students finish or move on.
3. Levels 5 and 6: often 6 to 10, sometimes fewer. Some schools merge levels or cancel a class outright if fewer than five or six students enrol. Worth knowing if you plan to go the whole way.
Most programs cap at 15 or 16 and hold to it. If you are told 20, that is unusual and worth asking about directly.
The thing that matters more than the number: how the class is run. A 14-person class with constant pair work gives you more speaking time than an 8-person class where the teacher talks. Ask how much of the lesson is pair or small-group work — that number tells you more than the headcount.
Rough maths for a 200-minute day in a class of 14: if a third of the lesson is pair work, you speak for roughly 30 minutes. If it is all teacher-fronted, you speak for maybe 5. That is the real difference.
On the timing side: enrolment is heaviest for spring and autumn intakes, so summer and winter terms often have smaller classes. If small classes matter a lot to you, that is a lever most people never consider.
Roughly what to expect:
1. Levels 1 and 2: the biggest classes, usually 12 to 16. These levels have the most students, and beginners are cheap to teach in a group because the material is uniform.
2. Levels 3 and 4: typically 10 to 14. Numbers start thinning as students finish or move on.
3. Levels 5 and 6: often 6 to 10, sometimes fewer. Some schools merge levels or cancel a class outright if fewer than five or six students enrol. Worth knowing if you plan to go the whole way.
Most programs cap at 15 or 16 and hold to it. If you are told 20, that is unusual and worth asking about directly.
The thing that matters more than the number: how the class is run. A 14-person class with constant pair work gives you more speaking time than an 8-person class where the teacher talks. Ask how much of the lesson is pair or small-group work — that number tells you more than the headcount.
Rough maths for a 200-minute day in a class of 14: if a third of the lesson is pair work, you speak for roughly 30 minutes. If it is all teacher-fronted, you speak for maybe 5. That is the real difference.
On the timing side: enrolment is heaviest for spring and autumn intakes, so summer and winter terms often have smaller classes. If small classes matter a lot to you, that is a lever most people never consider.
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You can still post anonymously after signing in.level 1 was 15 people, level 5 was 6. it thins out a LOT. the upper levels feel almost like private tuition
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that's a nice thing to look forward to
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class size matters way less than whether the teacher makes you talk. i had 14 people and spoke constantly, my friend had 9 and barely opened her mouth
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pair work is the whole thing. ask about it on the school tour
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summer term was 8 people because fewer people enrol. genuinely the best term i had and it was the same price
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level 6 got cancelled at my school one term, only 4 of us signed up. had to wait or switch schools. plan for that if you're going all the way
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16 is the max at most places. anyone telling you 20+ is probably not a university program
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