A CAREER BRIDGE FROM EUROPE TO FUTURE
1.English Language Preparatory Program (ELPP) 2011-2012 starts on 12 September 2011 and finishes on 3 September 2012.
2.ELPP is organized in two separate semesters and a Summer Support Course (SSC):
"I semester: 12 Sep. 2011 - 13 Jan. 2012 18 weeks + Midterm Exam; "II semester: 30 Jan. 2011 - 15 Jun. 2012 19 weeks + Proficiency Exam-1; "SSC:30 Jul. 2012 - 3 Sep. 20125 weeks + Proficiency Exam-2.
3.All the students attending the ELPP should have their status at IBU regulated at the beginning of the I semester and they should have been issued an Index Book.
4.The students attending the ELLP throughout the semesters should come to classes regularly and have a minimum of 80% attendance i.e. 750 hours out of 936 classes in total. If students start to show low attendance rate, teachers are obliged to give them oral warning and advice for their future behavior. If students do not show any improvement, they will be issued a written notice and send to higher authorities for further counseling.
5.Requirements and assignments (listed below) are needed as a pre-condition to enter Proficiency Exam-1 (PE1). If students do not meet these criteria they will not be allowed to enter PE1 and will be advised to attend SSC in order to enter proficiency Exam-2 (PE2) (conditions for Summer Support Course (SSC) are explained in item 10).
Requirements and assignments: - 50% needed; "4 quizzes two in the I semester; two in the II second semester; "Midterm Exam at the end of the I semester; - 30 Graded Readers (novels) (15 in each of the semesters), There is a Graded Readers quiz for each book every Monday*; - Continuous assessment (homework, class participation, motivation).
*Why graded readers? The extensive reading program was established at ELPP in 2010-2011 and it was proved to be very beneficial in terms of language and skills development for the students. It can enhance learners general language competence. That means that there is a spread of effect from reading skill to other language skills - writing, speaking and syntax. It can increase knowledge of vocabulary, word recognition and decoding o symbols . It can motivate learners to read, to use the libraries regularly and develop reading habits. It can reinforce and recombine previously learned language in the classroom. It helps to build confidence with extended/ longer texts. Students in ELPP need reading for academic purposes, and therefore need training in study skills and strategies for reading longer texts and books. Finally, it facilitates the development of prediction skills. Background knowledge is a platform for readers to predict the content of a text on the basis of pre-existing patterns. When students read, these patterns are activated and help the reader to decode and interpret the message beyond the printed words.
preparation only "1 oral presentation at the end of the I semester, "1 project (group work) at the end of the II semester
"1 research paper (pair work)during the II semester, "Writing portfolio(drafts included, and peer reviewing), "Vocabulary booklet (student s work)
6.Weekly input: Students input is 28 classes a week, Mon-Thurs 6 classes a day, Fri. 4 classes
"16 hours a weekGeneral English, "4 classes a week Reading for Academic Purposes (RAP), "2 classes a week Writing for Academic Purposes (WAP), "4 classes a week Listening, note-taking and Discussion (LND), "2 classes a weekEducational Video (EV)
7.Textbooks; I Semester: New English File elementary (OUP), New English File pre-intermediate (OUP), New English File intermediate (OUP), Get Ready to Read (Longman), Get Ready to Write (Longman), Lecture Ready 1 (OUP), Reader at Work I
II Semester: New English File intermediate (OUP), New English File upper-intermediate (OUP), New English File advanced (OUP)
Ready to Read Now (Longman), Ready to Write (Longman), Lecture Ready 2 (OUP), Reader at Work
8.Plagiarism: Cheating on a test will be punished with immediate expulsion from the exam. Cases of plagiarism will be handled according to the policies of IBU.
9.Summer Support Course (SSC) August 2011 is a 5-week intensive support course intended for those students who were not admitted to the PE1 at the end of ELPP, June 2011. Its primary aim is to help students revise the material quickly and efficiently, and learn the exam techniques. When students finish this course they will be allowed to enter PE2. 100% attendance is required.
10.Payment of the tuition fee: Students are required to pay their tuition fee installments on time. If they fail to fulfill their obligation they will not be allowed to attend the course. In order to do the payment, they have to speak to the administration affairs office, responsible pro-rector or the accountant. Lecturers are not responsible for these issues.
2.ELPP is organized in two separate semesters and a Summer Support Course (SSC):
"I semester: 12 Sep. 2011 - 13 Jan. 2012 18 weeks + Midterm Exam; "II semester: 30 Jan. 2011 - 15 Jun. 2012 19 weeks + Proficiency Exam-1; "SSC:30 Jul. 2012 - 3 Sep. 20125 weeks + Proficiency Exam-2.
3.All the students attending the ELPP should have their status at IBU regulated at the beginning of the I semester and they should have been issued an Index Book.
4.The students attending the ELLP throughout the semesters should come to classes regularly and have a minimum of 80% attendance i.e. 750 hours out of 936 classes in total. If students start to show low attendance rate, teachers are obliged to give them oral warning and advice for their future behavior. If students do not show any improvement, they will be issued a written notice and send to higher authorities for further counseling.
5.Requirements and assignments (listed below) are needed as a pre-condition to enter Proficiency Exam-1 (PE1). If students do not meet these criteria they will not be allowed to enter PE1 and will be advised to attend SSC in order to enter proficiency Exam-2 (PE2) (conditions for Summer Support Course (SSC) are explained in item 10).
Requirements and assignments: - 50% needed; "4 quizzes two in the I semester; two in the II second semester; "Midterm Exam at the end of the I semester; - 30 Graded Readers (novels) (15 in each of the semesters), There is a Graded Readers quiz for each book every Monday*; - Continuous assessment (homework, class participation, motivation).
*Why graded readers? The extensive reading program was established at ELPP in 2010-2011 and it was proved to be very beneficial in terms of language and skills development for the students. It can enhance learners general language competence. That means that there is a spread of effect from reading skill to other language skills - writing, speaking and syntax. It can increase knowledge of vocabulary, word recognition and decoding o symbols . It can motivate learners to read, to use the libraries regularly and develop reading habits. It can reinforce and recombine previously learned language in the classroom. It helps to build confidence with extended/ longer texts. Students in ELPP need reading for academic purposes, and therefore need training in study skills and strategies for reading longer texts and books. Finally, it facilitates the development of prediction skills. Background knowledge is a platform for readers to predict the content of a text on the basis of pre-existing patterns. When students read, these patterns are activated and help the reader to decode and interpret the message beyond the printed words.
preparation only "1 oral presentation at the end of the I semester, "1 project (group work) at the end of the II semester
"1 research paper (pair work)during the II semester, "Writing portfolio(drafts included, and peer reviewing), "Vocabulary booklet (student s work)
6.Weekly input: Students input is 28 classes a week, Mon-Thurs 6 classes a day, Fri. 4 classes
"16 hours a weekGeneral English, "4 classes a week Reading for Academic Purposes (RAP), "2 classes a week Writing for Academic Purposes (WAP), "4 classes a week Listening, note-taking and Discussion (LND), "2 classes a weekEducational Video (EV)
7.Textbooks; I Semester: New English File elementary (OUP), New English File pre-intermediate (OUP), New English File intermediate (OUP), Get Ready to Read (Longman), Get Ready to Write (Longman), Lecture Ready 1 (OUP), Reader at Work I
II Semester: New English File intermediate (OUP), New English File upper-intermediate (OUP), New English File advanced (OUP)
Ready to Read Now (Longman), Ready to Write (Longman), Lecture Ready 2 (OUP), Reader at Work
8.Plagiarism: Cheating on a test will be punished with immediate expulsion from the exam. Cases of plagiarism will be handled according to the policies of IBU.
9.Summer Support Course (SSC) August 2011 is a 5-week intensive support course intended for those students who were not admitted to the PE1 at the end of ELPP, June 2011. Its primary aim is to help students revise the material quickly and efficiently, and learn the exam techniques. When students finish this course they will be allowed to enter PE2. 100% attendance is required.
10.Payment of the tuition fee: Students are required to pay their tuition fee installments on time. If they fail to fulfill their obligation they will not be allowed to attend the course. In order to do the payment, they have to speak to the administration affairs office, responsible pro-rector or the accountant. Lecturers are not responsible for these issues.
Regulations
Preparatory Programme Regulation
Preparatory Programme Regulation
Prep Program
01 From Coordinator
02 Academic Calendar
03 Placement Exams
04 Midterm Exams
05 Proficiency Exams
06 Course Books
07 SAT Exams
08 Learning System
09 Support Courses
10 Student Regulations
11 Lecturers
12 Student Activities
13 Student Lists
14 Prep Technology
15 Registration Rules
16 Weekly Schedules
17 Student Pictures
18 Student Statistics
19 Student Announcements
01 From Coordinator
02 Academic Calendar
03 Placement Exams
04 Midterm Exams
05 Proficiency Exams
06 Course Books
07 SAT Exams
08 Learning System
09 Support Courses
10 Student Regulations
11 Lecturers
12 Student Activities
13 Student Lists
14 Prep Technology
15 Registration Rules
16 Weekly Schedules
17 Student Pictures
18 Student Statistics
19 Student Announcements
