EAS 300
Course outline.
Main Goal:
This 12-week course builds foundational academic English skills for B1 learners. It integrates reading, writing, listening, and speaking around key themes. Students will learn to present facts, define concepts, describe ideas, compare data, and express opinions. The course focuses on producing accurate sentences, using academic vocabulary, and applying these skills in tasks like paragraphs and presentations.
Weekly Hours: 4.5 hours/week
Term Duration: 12 weeks
Weekly Course Activities
Programme highlights.
Academic English focus
Reading, writing, listening and speaking calibrated for university-level coursework.
12 weeks · 54 hours
Structured full-course study across flexible weekday and evening shifts.
Placement pathway
Passing the EAS course or the placement test unlocks UTE degree study.
UTE Certificate
A signed certificate of completion for your CV and university file.
What we'll cover.
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01Week 1
Learning
- Understand the main ideas in a presentation. - Identify and write simple sentences (SVO/SVC). - Identify factual information in a text.
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02Week 2
Learning
- Ask questions for further information. - Write compound sentences using and, but, or. - Identify statistics and time references in a text.
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03Week 3
Symbols
- Listen for and understand spoken definitions. - Write simple definitions using relative clauses. - Identify definitions and explanations in a text.
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04Week 4
Symbols
- Define and explain a concept in a discussion. - Write extended definitions using prepositional phrases. - Build academic vocabulary (verbs/nouns).
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05Week 5
Ethics
- Understand supporting details and examples in a presentation. - Identify and use descriptive noun phrases. - Recognize descriptive language in a text.
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06Week 6
Ethics
- Ask for repetition and clarification. - Write connected sentences describing a concept. - Use articles and determiners correctly.
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07Week 7
Facts
- Understand comparison and contrast in a lecture. - Identify language of comparison in a text. - Write connected sentences comparing ideas.
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08Week 8
Facts
- Give a short presentation referring to visuals. - Describe visual data using comparison/contrast. - Use approximation vocabulary and prepositions in statistics.
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09Week 9
Environment
- Identify an author's or speaker's stance. - Write sentences expressing stance (agreement/disagreement). - Recognize hedging language (appear, seem, modals).
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10Week 10
Environment
- Express stance with supporting evidence in a discussion. - Write a paragraph expressing a personal stance. - Use hedging language to soften claims.
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11Week 11
Review & Integration
- Review and integrate skills from Units 1-3. - Consolidate writing definitions and descriptions.
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12Week 12
Mid-Term Test
EAS Application Form
English for Academic Success · Enrolling in EAS 300