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English for Academic Purposes course provides non-native language speakers with the skills and strategies needed to become successful language users and academics.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a working knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices. By the end of each, students will have to complete 4 tasks that demonstrate their abilities across the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Each unit works on one of Four skills with a clear focus on academic language and learning applications. Reading and listening texts from the book are up to date and additional texts such as newspaper articles, video clips and movie scripts are provided by the lecturer.
The grammar is level appropriate and is staged so each class supports the next.
Progress tests will be taken on a regular basis to assess student development and provide feedback. Feedback is given throughout the course in the form of one to one discussion, error correction when speaking and written corrections on essays.
Level appropriate vocabulary is presented and practiced in meaningful contexts and reinforced using activities games and quizzes. Additional phrases, idioms and expressions are added to develop the students understanding and aid their development.
Course Code : English for Academic Purposes
Course Type : Part Time
Course Level : Short Courses and Summer Schools
Duration : 03 Month
Total Tuition Fee :3400 AED
Annual Cost of Living :300 AED
Application Fee :300 AED
UKCBC was established in 2001 and offered Higher National Diplomas, Postgraduate Diplomas and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants courses from their Wentworth House campus in Gants Hill, East London. In 2007, Mr Geomon Joseph became managing director of the institution (and remains so to this day) and expanded UKCBC’s main campus in Gants Hill (Wentworth House). From 2007, UKCBC began offering academic courses from the Association of Business Executives (ABE), the Association of Business Practitioners (ABP), Edexcel, and the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) from the Wentworth House campus. This campus is still the main hub of operations for many of the college’s departments.
Our Mission
The UK College of Business and Computing (UKCBC) is an international, independent higher education (HE) college. UKCBC has been successful in providing affordable, high-quality education for the last 17 years to students from the United Kingdom and the European Union.
UKCBC has developed a sustainable and student-focused teaching model that supports individuals from a wide variety of social backgrounds, including those within communities who are traditionally less likely to access higher education. Many of UKCBC’s students have been away from formal education for many years or have significant caring and existing career commitments; this results in a strong contribution to social and career mobility through the student community.
Our Vision
The mission of UKCBC is to work alongside students to lay the foundations for long-term success in their professional futures. We see education as a lifelong process; as such, it is our responsibility to encourage students to be receptive to the ever-changing employment landscape by developing an active involvement in learning while studying at UKCBC.
Our Values
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Provision of high-quality undergraduate education.
CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS: Develop students’ transferable and employability skills.
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE: Promotion of critical thinking.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: Provision of education to all regardless of preferential learning style or experience.
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