ACADEMICSCourse Descriptions
REQUIRED COURSES
English for Academic Purposes (Pre-Intermediate)
6 credits
This course aims to increase active and passive vocabulary, develop reading skills, improve listening comprehension and enhance speaking through individual, pair and small-group work.
Grammar (Pre-Intermediate)
6 credits
The course is for students whose knowledge of grammar is elementary. The course aims at enriching the students’ abilities to use grammatical constructions in modern English and encouraging students to apply the theoretical knowledge of grammar in their every day communication.
TOEFL (Pre-Intermediate)
6 credits
This course helps students at the pre-intermediate level of English to prepare for the TOEFL examination and maximize their scores. This course is especially for AUCA Preparatory Program students. It familiarizes future AUCA students with peculiarities and requirements of Western education system. Students learn to function effectively in an academic environment and learn to set up objectives and define targets. They will also be taught to correctly plan their time and exercise schedule, to do home assignments and turn in academic work on time. They also learn the basics of critical thinking.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Intermediate)
6 credits
This course develops reading, speaking, listening and writing skills with accuracy- and fluency-based activities. Effective vocabulary learning habits are encouraged. All the materials are authentic, but graded.
Grammar (Intermediate)
6 credits
This course aims to provide a thorough coverage of the grammatical and lexical systems of the English language combined with extensive practice in four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
TOEFL (Intermediate)
6 credits
This course helps students at the intermediate level of English to prepare for the TOEFL examination and maximize their scores.
Study Skills (Intermediate)
6 credits
This course is especially for AUCA Preparatory Program Students. It familiarizes future AUCA students with peculiarities and requirements of Western education system. Students learn to function effectively in an academic environment and learn to set up objectives and define targets. They will also be taught to correctly plan their time and exercise schedule, to do home assignments and turn in academic work on time. They also learn the basics of critical thinking.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP) (Upper-Intermediate)
6 credits
The course is aimed at systematically developing reading, writing, listening and speaking, which are integrated through related tasks. All the areas are treated in greater depth, so students notice and understand the systems that underlie the language.
Grammar (Upper-Intermediate)
6 credits
The aim of the course is to improve students’ sense of the fundamentals of English grammar. It seeks to consolidate previous understanding as the basis upon which to expand usage.
TOEFL (Upper-Intermediate)
6 credits
This course helps students at the upper intermediate level of English to prepare for the TOEFL examination and maximize their scores.
Study Skills (Upper-Intermediate)
6 credits
This course is especially for AUCA Preparatory Program Students. It familiarizes future AUCA students with peculiarities and requirements of Western education system. Students learn to function effectively in an academic environment and learn to set up objectives and define targets. They will also be taught to correctly plan their time and exercise schedule, to do home assignments and turn in academic work on time. They also learn the basics of critical thinking.
ELECTIVE COURSES
Composition
6 credits
This course is for AUCA Preparatory Program students who intend to enter humanities departments. The objective is to teach students the skills to write compositions: to express their thoughts clearly and distinctly, to formulate answers to proposed questions, and to use grammatical forms, terminology and expressions correctly.
Math 010, 011
6 credits
The course covers themes in mathematics dealing with secondary school requirements. This class develops the students’ ability to solve problems of various levels of complexity. There is a written test at the end of the term.
Math 020, 021
6 credits
This course is for students who do not know the Russian language. The basic sections of secondary school courses are studied. Students develop the skills to solve typical tasks of various degrees of complexity. There is a written test at the end of the term.
Russian as a Foreign Language
6 credits
This course is designed for students in the Preparatory Department who have no previous background in Russian. It helps develop students’ phonetic base, grammar basics and ability to communicate in a Russian-speaking environment.
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