Five-Week International Proficiency Course
with emphasis on spoken English (Course code A5)
20 academic hours per week
Level: Upper-intermediate to upper advanced. Similar in scope to A3 but more comprehensive with additional option of writing an essay on a literary topic.
Placement Test and Needs Assessment.
Advanced English (click here for details about Core Syllabus)
- Grammar, idiom & usage
- Listening and reading comprehension
- Text analysis
- Vocabulary expansion
- Composition
- Conversation
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Further Studies & Options (click here for details about Further Studies & Options)
- Advanced conversation and discussion
- British Life, Culture & Institutions
- General essay writing (option)
- Literary essay writing (option)
- Oral and written exercises in literary appreciation (option)
If you want to attend a longer course, the A5 can be combined with 5 weeks further advanced English and examination practice for the Cambridge Proficiency or Advanced Certificate.
For other combinations, see Combining Courses.