Goals: Preparation for the international Cambridge examination Certificate in Advanced English (CAE).
Course description
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) is an exam for advanced users of English. This exam is designed for people who can use written and spoken English for most professional and social purposes. The exam is widely recognized for work or study purposes.
To take this exam you should be able to use English in an effective way for business or study purposes, use English confidently and flexibly, produce well-structured, clear pieces of writing on complex issues.
Level needed:Advanced level.
Exam structure
Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) has 5 parts:
Reading: you will need to understand texts from fiction and non-fiction books, magazines, journals and newspapers.
Writing: you will have to show your ability to process information from various types of input to produce different types of writing such as letters, articles, reports and reviews.
Listening: you will need to understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including lectures, news programmes and public announcements.
Use of English: you will be given tasks which show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary.
Speaking: you will be tested on your ability to participate in different types of interaction (with the examiner, another candidate and by yourself).
What you will have at the end of the course:express yourself fluently; use English flexibly for social, professional and academic purposes; understand complex opinions; produce clear, well structured and detailed pieces of writing.
Advantages of taking CAE:a CAE certificate is valid for life; CAE is a truly international exam, recognised by hundreds of employers as a proof of advanced ability in English and also by universities and colleges as a proof of ability to study in English to undergraduate level; companies such as Microsoft, Airbus, IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers recognise the value of CAE in their overseas offices.
Course duration
1 academic year (2 semesters) – 200 academic hours of class work and the same number of hours of independent work.
Completion document:the University of Cambridge Certificate Certificate in Advanced English (CAE); Certificate of advanced training.
Time-table:twice a week at 19.00. Each lesson lasts 3 academic hours.
