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2010-2011

Academic Year



Role of English as medium of instruction and

learning at Eastern Mediterranean University.

Role of English as international language in

academic, scientif ic and prof essional world.



Listening and note-taking skills Understanding long, complex and specialized

text. Writing essays, projects, reports, and

academic theses. Presenting work in seminars

Publishing in international journals;presenting work through the web and atinternational conf erences.



Academic work requires an extremely high

level of English in terms of both range and

accuracy.

Employers too are looking for employees

with top level English language skills.



Therefore, we strongly encourage all

postgraduate students at EMU to participatein our English Language Programme.



Students without an international language

qualif ication at an accepted standard, andwho score less than 75% on the EMU

Prof iciencyTest are interviewed by the

Postgraduate Language Division and placed

in the programme accordingly.



No!

In this case, we will simply place you at the beginning

of the standard four course sequence.



No!

Like other universities, you have achieved theminimum required standard for entering a course of

study.Successf ully writing a thesis, publishing and

presenting means most of us have to continuallyimprove our skills f urther.



Four hours a week of classroom-based

language work is not a lot.

And developing a strong command of English is

f undamental to your academic success.

It is not taking your time away. In the long run it

is saving it.



1. Introduction to Academic English (ENGL 503)

2. Academic English for IELTS (ENGL 502)

3. Advanced Academic Writing (ENGL 501)

4. Advanced Academic Speaking (ENGL 504)

And: PLD Workshops and Seminars Tutorials Online Support



The f irst course in the sequence f unctions at

around 6.0 on the IELTS banding system.Thecourse covers all the ma jor language skills

f rom an academic perspective. From the

outset, course work is very closely linked with

participants own individual academic

studies.



In the second course in the sequence, participants

develop their academic English skills f urther with a

particular focus on the IELTS

exam.T

he purpose of this course is thus not only to improve academic

English skills but match participants reading and

writing ability against external internationally

recognised marking criteria (IELTS

). Participants aretherefore prepared for and encouraged to take this

test.



The main purpose of this course is to assist

participants with planning, developing andwriting their thesis, and acquiring the skills

and language that will subsequently enablethem to produce work of an internationally

publishable standard.



The f inal course in this sequence is dedicated to

improving academic speaking andpresentation skills for the purpose of thesis

def ence, and conf erence and seminar

presentations.



Regular workshops and seminars run by the

PLD are open to all EMU postgraduatestudents.These workshops will focus on

specif ic language and study skills issues that

are key to success in an academic

environment.



This system is also open to all postgraduate

students. It provides students theopportunity to consult with tutors over a

specif ic piece of work, and gain individual guidance about how to improve their work.



The cost of each course is $250 dollars.

There are four class hours per week, and f if tyhours of lessons in total in each course.

There is a maximum class size of f if teen.



ENGL 505

For students engaged in postgraduate study inTurkish, but who wish to improve their English forf uture academic or prof essional purposes, a more

basic course is off ered, starting at the IELTS 5.0

level.This course has a particular emphasis onpreparing participants for the KPDS and UDS

Exams.



Courses at: http://gemoodle.emu.edu.tr

Website: http://researchnewsletter.emu.edu.tr

Coordinator: Asst. Prof . Dr. Nilgun Hancioglu at:

[email protected]

Tel: 630 3063



Once students are enrolled in these courses,

serious commitment is expected, including

regular attendance and submission of work.

We look forward to working with you!

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