Summer English Programme
Duration: 3 weeks
Medium of Instruction: English
Target: UM Incoming Students
Programme Description
This is a 3-week intensive Academic English programme for pre-elementary/elementary English language-level students (CEFR A1/A2 levels). This Programme introduces basic academic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through students’ active participation in diverse and intensive academic and discipline-related activities and assessments at an appropriate elementary level. It provides a basic academic English foundation for students of Chinese medium background as they continue in University English courses at UM.
Programme Arrangement
The Summer English Programme includes small-class task-based learning sessions taught by qualified and experienced English language instructors. Both academic skills and academic English will be taught.
- Programme period: From the last week of June to the third week of July for a total of 15 days
- Teaching hours: Four hours of class time per day, every weekday
- Teaching mode: Classroom teaching
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
Upon successful completion of the programme, students will be able to:
1. Understand key points of elementary-level presentations on common academic topics.
2. Read elementary-level texts to identify specific information.
3. Write simple sentences and short paragraphs for defining and describing facts.
4. Participate in short group activities using basic and simple academic language and expressions.
5. Prepare and give short and basic presentations.
6. Recognize and use basic and simple academic vocabulary and grammar.
