Intensive Academic English
Gain the confidence and preparation you need to thrive in your university studies and beyond.
Set yourself up to reach your full potential in university studies.
In this program, you will complete activities and assessment tasks that use the same standards of English required at a university level. You will develop English language and study skills that you will use throughout your university course, including skills in these four main areas listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Learning Objectives
Acquire the “dictionary habit” - using dictionaries regularly to improve vocabulary, word choices, spelling, and pronunciation.
Define the eight parts of speech and their roles in forming sentences.
Explain how words are used as different parts of speech in sentences. Identify the elements that make a complete sentence.
Recognize independent and dependent clauses and essential and nonessential phrases in a sentence.
Follow the basic rules of forming noun plurals in your writing.
Correctly place the apostrophe when forming possessives. Identify different types of pronouns and correctly use them in sentences.
Expand your knowledge and use of business terminology.
Apply rules of subject-verb agreement with singular and plural subjects.
Upon successful completion of this program, students will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:
Identify subjects and verbs in various types of sentences and apply rules of subject-verb agreement.
Apply commas correctly to separate a series of items or adjectives in sentences.
Properly place commas in sentences that contain names of locations and people, dates, and quotations.
Use quotation marks correctly when quoting the words of others.
Write complete sentences and avoid fragments and comma splices.
Write clearly and concisely and improve the style of your writing.
Correctly apply the rules of capitalization, abbreviations, and numbers when editing and proofreading your writing.
About the Program
Download the Intensive Academic English Program Outline here.
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Proof of completion of Grade 12 or a minimum of 18 years of age.
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This program is 30 hours total, to be completed in 3 weeks.
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This program utilizes in-class instruction as well as distance education methods.
The in-class instruction method is delivered in a classroom or other setting for 100% hours of instruction, where instructors share the same physical space as students.
The distance education method is asynchronous, meaning students and instructors do not meet in ‘real time’. There is no live video lecture portion of the program. Students in a program or course that is delivered asynchronously may move through assignments at their own pace, supported by online resources such as recorded lectures, reading material, assignments and discussion groups.
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Students are evaluated using a combination of weighted assignments with rubrics, points evaluations, and chapter quizzes.
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Students must achieve a minimum grade of 50% on their final exams and an overall grade of 65% to pass the course.
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English for Careers: Business, Professional and Technical.
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