Miami - Academic Year Programme

What can you expect on this course?

When joining the Academic Year programme you will:

1. Sit a placement test to determine your current level of English
2. Join a class with others of the same level
3. Meet your teachers, mentor and academic year co-ordinator
4. Receive your language portfolio, tailored to your own personal needs, goals and motivation for learning
5. Embark on a first-class English language course, to develop fluency, accuracy and appropriate uses of English across all four language skills
6. Be provided with excellent guidance, monitoring and feedback throughout your course
7. Receive continual assessment through class tutorials, homework and regular progress and level tests
8. Have confidence that your learning is on track and you are fulfilling your English language potential

Leave EC with a qualification

You will also have the opportunity to prepare for and sit an internationally-recognised Exam, such as IELTS, TOEFL, or one of the Cambridge ESOL exams. In addition, Academic Year 30 students are awarded an EC Diploma at the end of their course, while Academic Year 20/24 students receive an EC Certificate of Merit. The grade you are awarded will depend upon the quality of the work you have produced throughout your course.

Tutorials and support

You will receive three levels of support to ensure your time at EC is as successful and rewarding as possible:

• Regular one-to-one meetings with your personal mentor, who will provide the academic support and advice you need to succeed. Your mentor will help to guide your learning by setting achievable long and short-term goals, and monitoring your progress throughout your course.
• Class tutorials, an additional, personalised layer to your classroom learning. Our teachers pride themselves on being helpful and approachable at all times, but these meetings provide you with a regular opportunity to discuss lesson items, review your private study, and receive specific advice from your class teacher. You will be set extra work to encourage you to address your weak areas, and a reading programme will be set and monitored.
• Your Academic Year Co-ordinator is dedicated to serving your academic needs, and to ensuring you are reaching your learning objectives and developing to your full potential.

Additional benefits

As well as all the tuition, personal guidance and support our Academic Year students receive, EC also provides:

• General and nationality-specific pronunciation clinics
• P&M – Structured guidance to help with participation and motivation
• Café Chat – a relaxed forum for students to practise their spoken English in a social context
• Library stocked with books and other resources, for private study time, personal research and reflection
• Full calendar of social and leisure activities

Electives - Tailor Your Learning

Academic Year 30 students are also able to choose from a varied selection of electives for their 3rd module, and students will receive a certificate upon completion. Each elective is four weeks long and builds up to an assessed task or project. Choices include:

• Comparative Culture and Communication
• Write Now
• Basic Writing Skills
• Media Studies
• The Language of Music
• Film Studies
• A World of Words
• Get Talking

Personal Language Portfolio

At the beginning of your programme, you will receive this unique study pack. With the guidance of your teachers, your Language Portfolio will help you to maximise your language development by:

• assessing your personal learning style and offering strategies to build on your strengths
• evaluating your progress in tests and assignments
• recording your needs and wants as a learner, alongside the skills, experiences and achievements you have gained whilst on the programme

Book 30 lessons per week and get the Basic University Admissions Service for free plus a discounted Premier Service Fee!