2007-2008 Academic Catalog (4-Aug-2007).indd - AUK

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT 2007-2008 ACADEMIC CATALOG THE PRE-UNIVERSITY INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAM The American University of Kuwait has developed a special preparatory program in Intensive English for students who qualify for admission into the University but whose English Language skills fall below the minimum TOEFL score (520) needed for University studies. The Program is designed to increase the language skills of students and empower them to succeed in University studies. This preparatory program is intended to provide the student not only with the necessary skills for English language but also in study skills, note taking, and other learning methods for success in the University. The mission of the Intensive English Program is to prepare students to gain sufficient mastery of the English Language in order to enter the degree programs of the University and to excel as students. The purpose of the Intensive English Program is to train non-native speakers in specific uses of English for academic, technical, or professional purposes, as well as to provide quality English language instruction to all individuals who have chosen English as their medium of communication for academic or professional pursuits and to promote international and intercultural understanding. The main goal of the Intensive English Program is to increase students’ language competence to a level suitable for study in University courses taught in English. A second goal is to enhance the students’ academic skills in order for them to succeed in their first and successive years of education. The courses are designed to enable students to enhance their linguistic and communicative skills in order to become effective, fully participating members of the academic or professional community both during their time on campus and beyond. ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT English is the medium of instruction at the American University of Kuwait; therefore, competence in the language is a prerequisite for success in academic pursuits at AUK. Applicants who score below 520 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 190 on the computerized version and who otherwise qualify for admission to AUK are eligible for admission into the Intensive English Program. Once admitted to the IEP Program, students take the ACCUPLACER English as a Second Language Placement Test. This is a diagnostic test that enables the Intensive English faculty to assess students’ language ability and place them at the most appropriate level. A student who scores between 179 and 190 on the computerized version of TOEFL may be permitted to take course work in the University undergraduate program. Students must gain the approval of the Director of the Intensive English Program. (For IEP Application Requirements see Admissions, Registration Guidance, and Tuition section in the Catalog) DURATION of INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE STUDY The length of time required to complete the Intensive English Program varies with the language ability, the background, and the performance of the student in his/her studies. Students who enter the program require from one to three semesters to complete the objectives and attain the necessary skills for admission into the degree programs of the University. 54
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY of KUWAIT 2007-2008 ACADEMIC CATALOG PEDAGOGICAL FOCI Throughout all of the levels of instruction the focus is on reading and writing, including grammar and vocabulary. As the student’s proficiency in English increases, the Intensive English courses become increasingly academic in character. At the advanced level, coursework simulates the academic, credit-bearing University courses. Reading The two objectives of the reading component of Intensive English Program are : the first is to improve the student’s reading comprehension and the second is to increase the student’s reading speed. These objectives will be achieved through intensive practice in a variety of reading skills of diverse textual forms and literary genres. Through these techniques, it is hoped that students will gain an appreciation for the importance of reading not only in the academic context but also in life and at work. Writing, Grammar and Vocabulary The writing component of Intensive English Program is designed to educate the student in the different steps of the writing process: from generating and organizing ideas to writing, revising, and editing written work. The student will be expected to develop the necessary skills to produce academic and other texts, such as journalistic or advertising texts, from basic sentences to paragraphs to essays and other academic papers and reports. Instruction will focus on developing writing fluency, grammatical and lexical accuracy, and a strong and varied vocabulary. This will be achieved through the analysis and practice of the various rhetorical and writing modes typically employed in academic writing. Vocabulary is an essential and integral part of every language skill. Student acquisition and development of the English language vocabulary is integrated into all the courses of the Intensive English Program. Vocabulary instruction will focus initially on high frequency vocabulary in use in everyday English and will then emphasize academic, technical, business and journalistic vocabulary. Most significantly, by the time the student completes the Intensive English Program he or she will be familiar with much of the commonly used academic, business and journalistic vocabulary that is commonly used in these endeavors and that is necessary for success in University coursework. Listening and Speaking The fundamental objective of the listening and speaking components is to improve the student’s ability to effectively comprehend English in academic and social settings. This goal will be achieved through repeated practice in interactive listening and speaking activities. Initial learning will emphasize understanding basic everyday conversations and determining the main ideas of such conversations. At this level, instruction will include training in comprehending short, simple lectures. The highest-level courses in Intensive English Program will focus on improving the student’s comprehension of longer and more complex academic lectures. The student will also learn to develop methods of accurate note taking in lectures and texts and to organize the ideas and information in a useful written format. 55
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