The Course combines English Language and academic subjects:
| English for Academic Purposes |
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Academic subjects |
10 lessons per week |
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choose three academic subjects
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