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Pre-Academic 4

4.8/5 (303 reviews)

Upper-Intermediate

Pre-Academic 4 is a mandatory four-week intensive course that gives students the tools they need to enter the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) program. Topics and assignments are more academic than in previous levels, and assessment is more rigorous. The course focuses mainly on reading and writing, with two major assessments: a midterm and a final exam. To pass, students must be able to write thesis statements, cite sources correctly, and build well-formed paragraphs.

Students are encouraged to review course vocabulary and materials outside class to accelerate their progress.

Highlights

Prepare for life in Canada while building your English.
Develop academic skills, accuracy, and fluency, with a special focus on writing.
A great choice if you prefer a structured learning environment.
Learn academic writing skills, including thesis statements and proper citation.
Learn to summarize and paraphrase accurately.
Write basic academic essays by the end of the course.

Class Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Skim and scan articles to find relevant information
• Work out the meaning of vocabulary from context
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Paraphrase texts with a high level of accuracy
• Summarize a text
• Write a coherent paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion
• Use correct sentence structure, appropriate vocabulary, and effective transitions in writing
• Write a five-paragraph persuasive or argumentative essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion
• Deliver fluent, clear, and accurate presentations

Delivery Methods

• Group discussions
• Analysis of academic articles
• Homework assignments
• Exams and quizzes
• Individual and multimedia presentations

Evaluation

• Listening and speaking: 10%
• Reading: 10%
• Writing: 20%
• Presentations: 10%
• Homework and assignments: 10%
• Exams: 30%
• Participation: 10%

To progress to the next level, a score of 75% is required.

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance is essential to success in this class. Students who miss more than 3 days per session will find it very difficult to advance to the next level.

Materials

• Skillful Reading and Writing, Level 3
• Supplementary practice materials from the teacher's guide and digital book
• Additional visual materials, depending on the session and teacher

Morning Timetable

9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Review, assignments, discussion, warm-up

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Textbook, Reading, Writing

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Discussion, video, project, quiz

Evening Timetable

6:00 PM - 7:15 PM

Review, new topic intro

7:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Break

7:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Speaking, reading, writing

8:15 PM - 8:30 PM

Break

8:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Discussion, quizzes, extra activities