Course Structure

We offer two courses
  • The Semester Course starts in September and January and runs for 14 weeks.
  • A short 4 or 5 week Compact Course in May / June.
 

The Semester Course

Both courses follow a combination of English Language and academic subjects:
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)  +  Academic subjects

10 lessons per week
  (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:

  1. the Semester Courses and
  2. 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.

Semester Course: academic subject options
Choose three courses from the following subject areas
Business / Economics Communications English Literature
Mathematics Social Sciences Art History
Philosophy & Religion Studio Art Languages (e.g. Mandarin
Chinese or Russian for Beginners)

2 or 3 lessons per week for each subject option

Compact Course: academic subject options
Choose three courses from the following subjects
From book to film International Business Oxford: a study in urban sociology
Psychology and the cinema Studio Art Tribes: identity, diversity and tolerance

2 or 3 lessons per week for each subject option