Course Details
Course Name
General English
Level of study
English/Foundation Courses
Study Mode
Full time
Duration
0 Years
Country
United Kingdom
City
Cardiff
Universities
Cardiff University
Course Fees
Inside EU: 8850
Outside EU: 8850
Description
24th September 2018 - 14th June 2019
Course content
The English for University Study Programme focuses on providing students with the academic study skills they need to study effectively in a UK environment, covering language, study and professional skills and British academic culture.
Classes are normally held between 09:00 and 16:00.
The combination and content of each module helps to produce confident students who are capable of operating in English in every aspect of their lives.
English for Academic Speaking:
This module aims to enable students to communicate effectively in a range of academic situations. This is assessed through a formal interview and a presentation, in the Exit Test at the end of each term.
Key speaking skills covered in the module include:
- describing experiences
- expressing opinions
- developing an argument
- paraphrasing and reformulating
- conversation
- giving presentations
- taking part in informal discussions
- taking part in formal discussion and meetings
- taking part in interviews.
English for Academic Writing:
This module aims to provide students with the written skills they need to operate effectively in an academic environment, and forms part of the Exit Test at the end of each term.
Key writing skills covered in the module include:
- planning and writing essays on complex issues
- developing coherence and cohesion
- developing sentence structures
- developing arguments with ideas and evidence
- writing reports describing data and processes
- writing formal correspondence
- referencing in an academic piece of work.
English for Academic Listening:
This module aims to provide students with the listening skills they need to function efficiently in an academic environment, and forms part of the Exit Test at the end of each term.
Key listening skills covered in the module are:
- comprehension of extended speech on simple, complex and abstract topics
- understanding conversations, including discussions and debates
- listening to recorded materials from the media, including academic lectures and talks
- listening and taking notes
- listening and paraphrasing
- listening and writing summaries.
English for Academic Reading:
This module aims to provide students with the reading skills they need to function efficiently in an academic environment, and forms part of the Exit Test at the end of each term.
Key reading skills covered in the module are:
- understanding long, complex and abstract texts
- reading for information and argument
- reading longer texts for gist
- reading longer texts and locating specific information
- reading and taking notes
- reading and paraphrasing
- reading and writing summaries
- understanding formal correspondence.
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