EAC : St Lucia
About the course
English for Academic Communication courses are held each semester for UQ students from a non-English speaking background. Courses are free and designed to fit around your UQ study.
You can choose to register for EAC once, or for as many semesters as you like, while you are enrolled at UQ.
Semester 2, 2017 details
Choose any 2 of the 8 modules offered, and one day of the week when the module is offered.
Each module involves 2 hours of classes on the same day each week, from week 3 to week 8 of the semester (Monday 7 August - Friday 15 September).
Writing modules |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Grammar and vocabulary for academic writing |
10:15am - 12:15pm | 1.30pm - 3:30pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm | 10:15am - 12:15pm |
| Writing essays Develop skills to write effective academic essays. Areas focused on include analysing questions, essay structure, summarising, and paraphrasing. |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
10:15am - 12:15pm |
10:15am - 12:15pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
| Writing reviews and annotated bibliographies Develop the English language skills required to write literature reviews, critical reviews and annotated bibliographies. Areas focused on include text structure and practise using genre specific language features. |
1:30pm - 3:30pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Reading modules |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading strategies Improve your reading speed, reading strategies and academic vocabulary |
1.30pm - 3:30pm | |||
| Critical reading skills Develop the reading skills required for success at universities in Australia including recognising bias, distinguishing fact from opinion, and recognising implied meaning |
1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Listening module |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
| Listening skills Develop skills to understand academic lectures and Australian English |
1:30pm - 3:30pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Speaking modules |
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presentation skills Develop the fluency, accuracy and English language skills for successful oral presentations to small and large groups. |
1:30pm - 3:30pm | 10:15am - 12:15pm | 10:15am - 12:15pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
| Discussion skills Develop the English language skills required tro take part in small group discussions in university setting. |
10:15am - 12:15pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm | 1:30pm - 3:30pm | 10:15am - 12:15pm |
Please note:
- There are no classes on Ekka Day, 16 August, so Wednesday classes run for 5 weeks only.
- Teachers will not be able to edit or provide individual feedback on your university assignments.
- Modules will run subject to sufficient enrolments. Should your preferred module not run, you may be asked to make an alternative selection.
Registration
Registration for EAC is essential. To guarantee your place, register online by the end of week 1 of Semester 2 (28 July). Late registrations will be considered if course places are available.
Online registration will open on 14 July 2017.
Contact
Please email ICTE-UQ Admissions if you have any queries.