Intensive program design combining concentrated instruction with co-curricular and engagement activities¶

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Description¶

The program paired high-intensity language instruction (120 hours of study per month) with co-curricular activities including visits, competitions, sports, motivational talks at universities, weekend workshops by post-graduate students, and a Readerthon combining extensive and intensive reading. The authors state that visits to interesting sites "would provide an escape from the intensive exposure of the students to the materials and help them avoid monotony and boredom" and that workshops and the Readerthon "would add variety and foster learner engagement".

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Collaboration between organizations (school, university, language center, and corporate sponsors) to provide residential facilities, transport, tuition scholarships, and activity resources

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

Low-scoring Malaysian Form 4 secondary school students in a residential intensive program

Learning Goals¶

General English proficiency and learner engagement/motivation

Claims¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Jayakaran Mukundan, Elaheh Hamed Mahvelati & Vahid Nimehchisalem. (2012). The Effect of an Intensive English Program on Malaysian Secondary School Students’ Language Proficiency. English Language Teaching, 5(11). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n11p1

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`title`	`Intensive program design combining concentrated instruction with co-curricular and engagement activities`
`description`	`The program paired high-intensity language instruction (120 hours of study per month) with co-curricular activities including visits, competitions, sports, motivational talks at universities, weekend workshops by post...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-03`
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`sources`	1 — `jayakaran-mukundan-2012`

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