Study Skills / English for Academic Purposes
This course is for students who wish to make rapid progress in preparing their English for academic study in higher (university and college) education.
The main focus of the course is on writing skills and presentations skills as well as on the general study management skills such as library work, understanding lectures and study time management.
Levels: Entry requirements: IELTS 5.5 / TOEFL Paper 500 / TOEFL Computer 173, or equivalent.
Dates of course: First two weeks of September for students preparing for undergraduate entry - four weeks in the month of September for students preparing for postgraduate entry.
Class size: To be confirmed.
Minimum age: 17 years old
Course content: 21 hours of classes per week plus 3 hours of computer laboratory self-study
Location of courses: Canterbury Christ Church campus.
Sample Timetable
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Day
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09:00 - 10:30
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11:00 - 12:30
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1:30 - 3:30
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Mon
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Structuring presentations /discussion group task
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Library tour / Library quiz
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Note taking discussion activities
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Tue
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Academic writing overview
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Reading strategies (1)
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Guided study in choosing essay title & work on outline
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Wed
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Plagiarism / Summarising / Paraphrasing
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Listening and taking notes in a lecture
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Thu
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Planning / Organizing and cohesion in writing
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Quoting, Referencing and Bibliographies
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Guided study in preparing group presentations
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Fri
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Group presentations
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Feedback and discussion of presentations
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Tutorials to discuss essay outlines
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Sat
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After Options
Mon - Fri: use of computers on University campus
Social activities
The International Office organises a range of social activities such as visits to sites of historic and cultural interest and parties each term and these are advertised on the International Students' notice board. Students who want to participate on visits will need to book places with the International Office. The tuition fees do not include the cost of the social activities. Each event is charged separately. The average cost of a full day trip is £25 and a half day trip is £15.
Canterbury Christ Church University reserves the right to withdraw and amend courses. All information is correct at the time of printing and may be subject to revision.
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