English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Not Affiliated
English for Academic Purposes 0110
Pre-Intermediate Reading and Writing
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will develop and master grammatically correct sentences leading into short paragraph writing and reading. Students will be introduced to academic reading and writing through the comprehension and creation of short articles, paragraphs and narrative stories.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum score of 4 in the IELTS Reading and Writing bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0111
Pre-Intermediate Communication (Listening and Speaking)
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will deliver and respond to brief academic presentations, and engage in short responsive discussions. Students will work towards identifying main ideas in academic discourse and answering 'why' questions and engage in short English discourse on class topics. Students will be expected to deliver several short presentations throughout the term focusing on organisation and pronunciation.
Prerequisite(s):Minimum score of 4 in the IELTS Listening and Speaking bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0120
Intermediate Reading and Writing
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will write and read quality paragraphs in English. Extra practice in vocabulary and grammar development will be conducted to develop confidence and competence in both reading and writing. In this course, students will critically examine a variety of readings that will be encountered in a university setting. Text types include scientific articles, newspaper and magazine articles, information booklets, editorials, short stories and various other literary forms.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0110
OR
A score of 4.5 in the IELTS Reading and Writing bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0121
Intermediate Communication (Listening and Speaking)
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will listen to brief academic lectures, engage in discussions, and deliver longer presentations. Students will take notes from lectures in order to identify and share key vocabulary, and to engage in discussion using critical thinking skills. This course will focus on the introduction of academic classroom discourse with a focus on pronunciation.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0111
OR
A minimum score of 4.5 in the IELTS Listening and Speaking bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0130
High Intermediate Reading and Writing
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will improve sentence writing ability, demonstrate effective application of the writing process and writing strategies, develop paragraph reading and writing skills through the exploration and practice of particular rhetorical styles, investigate essay reading and writing, and explore the relationships between writing and technology and the potential of technology in developing communicative writing skills. The course is also organized to support and develop learners' academic reading skills around two broad goals: to develop and expand reading comprehension skills, and to integrate new ideas based on knowledge and experiences.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0120
OR
A score of 5.0 in the IELTS Reading and Writing bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0131
High Intermediate Communication (Listening and Speaking)
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will listen to longer lectures, engage in academic discussions, and deliver multiple researched presentations, with the use of visual aids. Students will take notes from lectures in order to identify and share key ideas, and to engage in discussion using critical thinking skills. This course will focus on academic classroom discourse with a focus on pronunciation.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0121
OR
A minimum score of 5 in the IELTS Listening and Speaking bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0140
Advanced Reading and Writing
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will improve reading and writing skills by practicing essay structures that are commonly used in English essay writing; understand the reading and writing processes; make use of a variety of reading and writing strategies; improve fluency and accuracy in academic reading and writing through practice; improve essay-writing skills and reading comprehension skills through teacher, self and peer work/editing and feedback; practice APA writing format; and engage in research writing, including choosing a topic, identifying audience, beginning to write, supporting ideas with in-text citations, summarizing, paraphrasing, and referencing. Students will also identify and explain points of view, personal attitudes and emotions in editorials/articles, personal essays, and fictional writing.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0130
OR
A score of 5.5 in the IELTS Reading and Writing bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test
English for Academic Purposes 0141
Advanced Communication (Listening and Speaking)
Credit hours: 0.00
Contact hours per week: 10-0-0
Students will listen and respond to academic lectures and prepare presentations on researched topics. During the course students will take notes on key ideas in extended academic lectures in order to summarise, restate and discuss key ideas in both teacher and student lead discussions with a focus on pronunciation. Students will present fluent academic researched presentations to a formal audience with the advanced use of visual aids.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum grade of 70% in EAP 0131
OR
A minimum score of 5.5 in the IELTS Listening and Speaking bands
OR
Results of EAP Placement Test