Program Overview

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Intensive Academic English for Graduates Program

The Intensive Academic English for Graduates Program is designed to improve students' proficiency in academic English. The program focuses on developing skills in writing, reading, vocabulary, listening, and speaking.

Program Goals

The program aims to achieve the following goals:

• Improve students' proficiency in academic English
• Develop students' skills in writing, reading, vocabulary, listening, and speaking
• Prepare students for academic success in their graduate studies

Course Objectives

The course objectives are:

• Use pre-writing strategies to plan writing
• Give critical peer-feedback
• Use peer and teacher feedback to edit writing
• Comprehend the overall and internal organizations of the four to five-paragraph essay
• Identify and create effective thesis statements and topic sentences
• Increase academic vocabulary volume and accuracy
• Improve accuracy of sentence structure in academic writing
• Improve accuracy of grammar within sentences
• Increase proficiency in formatting and punctuating type-written texts

Student Learning Outcomes

The student learning outcomes for the program are:

• Write a 4-5 paragraph essay addressing a given prompt appropriately
• Write unified paragraphs with clear topic sentences, supporting sentences, and a conclusion
• Write an effective thesis statement based on a prompt
• Write a well-organized, well-developed introduction paragraph for an essay
• Write a well-organized, well-developed concluding paragraph for an essay
• Incorporate ideas from a reading into a written response using formulaic academic phrases
• Write a summary of a reading
• Use learned content and academic words effectively in writing
• Combine sentences
• Demonstrate correct usage of English mechanics
• Revise and edit sentence grammar and structure

Assessment Framework

The assessment framework for the program consists of:

• Formal assessments (70% of the overall grade)
• Formative assessments (30% of the overall grade)
• Summative assessments (70% of the overall grade)

Attendance and Participation

Attendance and participation are considered very important in this intensive language program. A student who exceeds 21 hours of absence during the semester will receive an "In Progress" grade.

ELIN 0301 and ELIN 0302

The program consists of two courses: ELIN 0301 and ELIN 0302. Both courses meet four days a week from 5:15 to 8:45 pm. The courses cover language skills such as writing, reading, listening, and speaking.

Course Schedule

The course schedule is as follows:

• Sunday: 5:15 to 8:45 pm
• Monday: 5:15 to 8:45 pm
• Wednesday: 5:15 to 8:45 pm
• Thursday: 5:15 to 8:45 pm

Grading

The grading for the program is based on the following components:

• Formal assessments (70% of the overall grade)
• Formative assessments (30% of the overall grade)
• Summative assessments (70% of the overall grade)

Passing Grade

A passing grade for a graduate student is 70% based on the following components:

• Students with an overall score of 80% or more in a given subskill will be exempt from the relevant module(s).

Program Requirements

The program requirements are:

• Improve students' proficiency in academic English
• Develop students' skills in writing, reading, vocabulary, listening, and speaking
• Prepare students for academic success in their graduate studies

Admission Criteria

The admission criteria for the program are not specified in the provided context.

Tuition Fees

The tuition fees for the program are not specified in the provided context.

Research Areas

The research areas for the program are not specified in the provided context.