English For Academic Purposes

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
Listening/Speaking, Level 6
This course develops academic listening and speaking skills for advanced level
students who are interested in undergraduate study in the United States or other
English-speaking countries.
Learner outcomes include general academic vocabulary development, listening
skill improvement in an academic setting, development of effective note-taking
skills, and improved academic discussion and presentation skills.
Students build skills through practice with an ESL pronunciation text and
materials that use authentic academic content-based lectures and American
university texts.
Activities include formal presentations, discussions, and reports on elementary
research.
(Students in the Academic Transitions program must complete this course, earning
a grade of C or higher, before beginning the credit-bearing portion of their AT
program.)
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Reading/Writing, Level 6
This course develops academic reading, writing, and research skills of advanced
students who are interested in undergraduate programs in the United States or
other English-speaking countries. Students learn and develop the skills for
university and college content courses.
Learner outcomes include academic vocabulary development, improvement in
reading and comprehension of university textbook materials, short stories,
magazine articles, and on-line/library materials, and development of academic
essay and research paper writing skills.
Materials include a reader with authentic selections from American university
texts, short stories from on-line libraries, and other authentic reading materials.
Students read and present material both verbally and in writing, and write
essays, and complete a research paper up to ten pages in length.
(Students in the Academic Transitions program must complete this course, earning
a grade of C or higher, before beginning the credit-bearing potion of their AT
program.)
LISTENING/SPEAKING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Levels 5 and 6
These courses develop academic listening and speaking skills for advanced level
students who are interested in graduate study at an English-speaking university.
Learner outcomes include general academic vocabulary development, listening
skill improvement in a graduate-school setting, development of effective note-
taking skills, and improved seminar, discussion, and presentation skills.
Students build skills through practice with an ESL pronunciation text and
materials that use authentic academic content-based lectures as well as authentic
supplemental materials.
Activities include formal presentations, discussions, and reports on research.
(Graduate CAP students must complete these classes, earning a grade of B+ or
higher in level 6, before matriculating in their graduate program. Lerner College of
Business students in majors other than Finance substitute Advanced Business Case
Studies for the level 6 course.)
READING/WRITING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Levels 5 and 6
These courses develop students’ ability to read and write graduate-level texts,
including summaries, definitions, essays, bibliographies, critiques, and data
commentaries.
Each student also conducts in-depth library research into a topic of interest in their
graduate field of study and writes an analytical literature review.
The course includes a comprehensive review of academic written English grammar.
Students must hold a completed undergraduate degree (bachelor’s degree) to take
these courses, which are suitable for anyone considering starting a graduate
degree (masters or doctorate) at an English-speaking university.
(Graduate-CAP students, including Lerner College of Business students, must
complete these classes, earning grades of B+ or higher in level 6, before
matriculating in their graduate program.)
READING/WRITING IN YOUR FIELD

Level 6
This course develops advanced academic reading and writing skills for students
who have completed the English for Academic Purposes courses.
Students do academic work in their field of interest including research and research
paper writing.
Learner outcomes for the course include improved reading comprehension,
writing proficiency, academic vocabulary, and research skills, all in a single content
area of the student’s choice.
The reading materials are authentic and from publications in the chosen field.
Students will write brief reports on their research and present them to the class.
This class does not satisfy conditional admission requirements.
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APPLY FOR CONDITIONAL ADMISSIONS
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ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

LISTENING/SPEAKING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

READING/WRITING FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS

READING/WRITING IN YOUR FIELD

APPLY TO THE INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM

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