{"product_id":"stoner","title":"Stoner - Tuesdays or Thursdays from 23rd\/25th June","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead and discuss \"the greatest novel you have never read\" - Stoner, the life of an ordinary, quiet man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin this book club course \u003c\/strong\u003eand gain extra motivation to read in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 hours of live classes\u003c\/strong\u003e to help you develop fluent speaking in English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss the everyday \u003c\/strong\u003econflicts, defeats and victories of life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBe corrected by an expert English teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e to remove errors and mistakes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUse and improve your English \u003c\/em\u003ein this 5 week English book club course using John Williams' novel, Stoner.  \u003cspan\u003eEach week you \u003cem\u003eread\u003c\/em\u003e some chapters, \u003cem\u003ediscuss\u003c\/em\u003e them in class and \u003cem\u003eimprove\u003c\/em\u003e specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also \u003cem\u003eexamining\u003c\/em\u003e literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback \u003cem\u003eimproves\u003c\/em\u003e your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book Club book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis book is known as \"the greatest novel you've never read\".  In the story nothing unusual happens, and yet also, everything happens.  It is the story of one unremarkable man's life, a man who thought he would be a farmer but who becomes a teacher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Stoner is a normal, quiet man.  He goes to the University of Missouri to study agriculture but while there his life is changed by a seminar on English literature. We follow his life, his relationships, understanding that after his death, his colleagues don't remember him very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet this convincing account of a human life, told with truth and compassion, details the everyday conflicts, defeats and victories unrecorded by history - and gives us a profound picture of the significance of a life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoff says:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This story of an ordinary man throws light for us on the everyday, showing the universal in the individual, the unrecorded lives among us all.  A classic!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0519\/3111\/9814\/files\/trust-badges_with_background_480x480.png?v=1637237914\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Campus novel; 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most EU);\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12.00 (UTC+1\/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14.00 CET Turkey, Greece, Saudi Arabia, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e07.00 EDT Boston\/New York\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e08.00 \u003cspan\u003eBrasília BRT, (UTC -3:00)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e18+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnline class size\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 18.0932%;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 76.9068%;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo express your ideas clearly, concisely \u0026amp; 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