The aim of the course is to develop the Academic English language skills of the students, so that by the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate that they possess the necessary four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to actively take part in university study to an international standard.

Students are to successfully demonstrate the following Academic English study skills:

·Listening to academic conversations and talks.

·Listening to the news.

·Listening to documentaries.

·Listening to lectures.

·Listening and note taking.

·Speaking on academic subjects

·Making presentations.

·Commenting on data.

·Discussing research results.

·Giving recommendations.

·Answering questions.

·Reading for gist.

·Reading for specific purposes.

·Using context while reading.

·Understanding inference while reading.

·Writing reports.

·Paraphrasing.

·Writing data commentaries.

·Writing up results.

Writing up conclusions and recommendations.