The Semester Course
Both courses follow a combination of English Language and academic subjects:
| English for Academic Purposes (EAP) |
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Academic subjects |
10 lessons per week |
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(choose three from the list)
2 or 3 lessons per week for each subject choice |
English for Academic Purposes
Your lessons explore contemporary, cross-course themes through the medium of English and develop high level English Language and study skills:
- sample themes: Society & Responsibilities; Oxford & University Life; World Customs & Traditions
- teaching stimuli include printed materials, study visits, on-line resources, television documentaries, DVDs, YouTube, etc.
- language study focuses on developing advanced level competence in areas such as register, collocation and idiomatic usage and, in particular, academic study skills
- internal assessment includes formal and informal writing activities, an extended essay based on your own research and an oral presentation
- external assessment through externally validated Cambridge Exams (CAE or CPE) or IELTS, as available
Academic subjects
You select three academic subjects from the boxes below for both:
- the Semester Courses and
- the Compact Course
The academic subjects are taught at university level together with English native-speakers, usually from the USA.
Tuition is provided by subject specialists who bring the benefits of the latest research in their own areas of expertise.
Each subject requires background reading and research and is assessed through course work, extended essay and examination.