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Hi everyone, it's taken months but we finally got there! This week we’re proud to present two academic English courses (6 weeks & 12 weeks) using materials from our website. These intensive courses provide students with the necessary academic writing, reading, speaking and listening skills to prepare them for studying at university. The course is suitable for international students wishing to go on and study on both postgraduate and undergraduate courses.
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Content
These two syllabi are a detailed guide to how our materials can be used on an academic English course. Both courses progress through building a foundation of academic competence to enable students to analyse and evaluate reading & listening texts effectively. Each syllabus includes formative and summative reading, writing, speaking and listening tests, a reflective e-portfolio and project work.
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- Syllabus example of the 6- week academic English course: here
- Syllabus example of the 12- week academic English course: here
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Teacher's Notes
Aim: The syllabus is a guide to how our materials can be used on the course. We have a wide selection of lessons that should be done early on in a course to build the foundation for academic competence. There are variations for the weekly syllabus so please see below on the changes and adaptions that can be made.
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Week 1 Introduction: Week 1 includes the basics of getting organised, language revision, and an introduction to academic English (academic style, listening & reading strategies, introduction to summary writing, etc…).
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Weeks 4-12 Topic-based Lessons: From week 4, the reading, listening, speaking and writing become topic based. E.g., W4: Globalisation. Monday’s reading & Tuesday’s listening texts are used for the Wednesday’s speaking seminar and the Friday’s writing.
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These lessons are designed to replicate university study and encourage students to think critically and synthesise. It is important for students to have time to analyse and evaluate content based around a specific topic to be able to formulate opinions and critique the authors’ ideas. You can change the reading topic to suit your students’ choice of study: Reading Tests
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Fridays Writing: It is a good idea to complete the writing in class time. This way the teacher can monitor the students while they are working and offer assistance and guidance. It also provides good evidence of the student’s natural ability of writing and prevents the use of A.I. Mark / grade writing tasks on Friday afternoons and return on the following Monday morning. All writing should use the correction code (use 7-10 correction code symbols and one ‘positive’ and one ‘to improve’ comment).
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There are additional notes on the timetable that help guide the content of classes.
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Syllabus Example of Week 1
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- Thursday writing: There are three topics for the summary writing (general, business or STEM): Go here.
- Friday reflection: The introduction to e-portfolio lessons asks students to create three Academic Learning Goals (ALGs). Deadline W2 Monday.
- Homework: Self-assessment questionnaires.
- The digital timetable contains the direct links to download the materials.
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Syllabus Example of W6 Formative Assessment
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- W6 formative assessment: Follow the instructions on the reading, summary and listening tests for exams.
- Tuesday self-study lesson: Students have the second lesson to prepare for the seminar. Students are only given the video link / MP4 and their notes from the listening test NOT the listening test questions.
- Wednesday’s seminars: Follow the instructions in the seminar speaking lesson. Students work together in groups of 4-6. Teachers provide a set of questions. Students discuss for 25-30 minutes (approx. 5 mins per person). Students summarise the key points in the last 5 mins. Students CAN refer to their texts and notes. Use the seminar criteria: go here
- Thursday self-study lesson: Students work on their e-portfolios while teacher marks the formative summary writing tests.
- Friday tutorials: Students are given their formative exam results & feedback before the start of class. Each student is given a 10-minute individual tutorial that focuses on their results and teacher feedback.
- Project tutorials (Monday -Thursday): Each student is given a 15-minute individual tutorial that focuses on their progress so far.
- The digital timetable contains the direct links to download the materials.
- Mark reading tests.
- Mark listening tests.
- Grade the seminars live.
- Mark the summary writing tests.
- Marking deadline for all assessments W6 Thursday 17:00.
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6-Week Academic Syllabus (new 2023)
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This 12-week syllabus is a guide to how our materials can be used on an academic English course. The course progresses through building a foundation of academic competence to enabling students to analyse and evaluate reading & listening texts effectively. The syllabus includes formative and summative tests, a reflective e-portfolio and project work. Example syllabus. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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12-Week Academic Syllabus (new 2023)
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This 12-week syllabus is a guide to how our materials can be used on an academic English course. The course progresses through building a foundation of academic competence to enabling students to analyse and evaluate reading & listening texts effectively. The syllabus includes formative and summative tests, a reflective e-portfolio and project work. Example syllabus. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1] TEACHER MEMBERSHIP / INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
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The AEUK Team
Newsletter #140
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