Result
Develop your English speaking skills for use in academic contexts such as group work and presentations.
Content
Participants will improve their speaking skills in English. Classroom activities will consist of practical tasks and various interactive assignments that include:
- strategies to actively participate in English-spoken tutorials, e.g. interrupting, contributing, asking for clarification;
- fluency practice, e.g. role-play, discussions, presentations;
- academic vocabulary, e.g. collocations, formal/informal language, phrasal verbs;
- pronunciation, e.g. intonation, stress.
Learning will take place in an international classroom environment suited to students’ needs. The language trainer will provide instruction and feedback.
Duration and time investment
The course is held over 6 weeks, with one session of two hours per week. Homework takes approximately two hours each week.
The UT Language Centre will issue a certificate of attendance when a participant has attended 80% of the classes, completed 80% of all set learning tasks and demonstrated the required proficiency.
Admission criteria
In order to determine your level and assess which course is appropriate for you, you are required to do the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT). This is an online test which consists of a listening component as well as a grammar and vocabulary (“Use of English”) component.