English for Fashion, Art and Design - New York
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-01-08 | - |
| 2024-02-05 | - |
| 2024-03-04 | - |
| 2024-04-01 | - |
| 2024-05-06 | - |
| 2024-06-03 | - |
| 2024-07-29 | - |
| 2024-09-03 | - |
| 2024-10-07 | - |
| 2024-11-04 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Is this course for me?
- This course is perfect for students who want to combine English lessons with an experience of New York's trend-setting fashion, art and design scenes.
- It includes classroom-based instruction as well as two trips to a fashion-related museum, institution or landmark.
Included in the price:
- 28 lessons per week (21 hours)
- Welcome Information Pack
- Course materials
- Placement test on arrival, weekly assignments, group participation and progress tests
- Use of college library computers
- Free Wi-fi at school
- Two accompanied visits to New York area based organizations, schools, museums or architectural sites
- Full access to Kings social programme, with at least two free activities per week
- Full access to join Kings’ school clubs and societies
- Optional weekly lecture programme
- End-of-course certificate (90% or higher attendance required)
Program Outline
Course structure and content
- 20 lessons (15 hours) per week of General English
- 8 lessons (6 hours) per week Fashion, Art and Design
General English lessons
Your general English lessons will be designed to improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening at a consistent rate. Each week, lessons will focus on a different topic.
Key areas covered include:
Communication skills
- Conversational language skills
- Listening and accents
- Reading and interpretation
- Writing and presenting
Linguistic resources
- Building your vocabulary bank
- Fine tuning your pronunciation
- Interpretation of texts
- Grammar and syntax
Study skills
- Note taking and revision
- Research skills
- Time management and planning
- Dictionary work
- Learner autonomy
Cultural and personal development
- Understanding cultural difference and similarity
- Team work and leadership
- Presenting an argument
- Discussion skills
You will be assigned to your general English class based on your current Kings Level. We have classes right through to Level 8 (Advanced), and you will progress up through the levels as your skills improve and your confidence grows.
Specialized fashion, art and design lessons
Classroom based lessons
These lessons will focus on areas such as fashion theory, art history, architecture, and photography. You will develop your:
- English language skills
- Reflective writing skills
- Presentation skills
- Appreciation of fashion, art and design through the lens of New York
Sample topics include:
- Evolution of fashion in the US – 100 years of fashion for men and women
- Fashion and consumerism – style and spending; personal shopping habits
- Art history – the origins of art
- Fine art – 20 iconic works of art from around the world
- Photography – photoshop manipulation – ethical or creative?
- Architecture, landscape and interior design
Educational visits
- Visits (2 every 4 weeks) will be to New York's world-renowned museums and galleries, such as The Museum of FIT, the MET and/or instrumental fashion areas such as the Garment District or 7th Avenue.
- At certain times of year there may be opportunities to participate in NYC’s popular art, fashion, and design events, such as New York Fashion Week.
Sample timetable
Please note: sample timetable is subject to change.
| Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
09:00 – 10:30 General English |
Progress test |
Grammar Pronunciation Professional skills |
Vocabulary Reading, listening and writing |
Listening Functional language Task-based learning (leadership and team work) |
Grammar review Video Discussion |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
|
11:00 – 12:30 General English |
Vocabulary Discussion |
Video Role-play Study skills |
Real English Grammar Vocabulary |
Writing Presentations |
Vocabulary Professional skills Discussion — |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
13:30 – 15:00 Week 1 |
Free time |
2 hours of classroom introduction to the topic and 4-hour field trip to New York (times for the field trip portion of the course will fluctuate and may be in the evening) |
Free time |
2 hours of classroom introduction to the topic and 4-hour field trip to New York (times for the field trip portion of the course will fluctuate and may be in the evening) |
Free time |
| 13:30 – 15:00 (Lessons 3 & 4) Week 2 |
Free time
|
Discussion and writing |
Free time |
Educational visits |
Free time |