那么,什么是语言班呢?
PSE,Pre-sessional English Course
课前语言课,也是我们经常说的“语言班”。通常学制为4周,6周或10周,也有高达20周的。PSE的核心目标,是为了帮助国际学生在正课开始之前,提前做好学习准备,具有高度针对性,特别是西方学术英语能力。
那语言班到底都上什么呢?
我们以爱丁堡大学的语言班课程为例:
These courses aim to enable students to participate fully in all aspects of a postgraduate programme taught in English at the University of Edinburgh. These courses focus on:
Writing (paraphrasing, summarising and synthesizing)
Listening (lecture listening and note-taking)
Speaking (discussion and scenarios)
Reading (reading academic texts)
Academic language study
课程以听说读写和西方学术英语为主,但是更侧重英国研究生学习,不再是应试的课程。
我们为什么要去上语言班呢?仅仅是因为我们雅思没考到直接入读要求吗?
读语言班的好处如下:
纽卡斯尔大学总结:
Why take the Pre-sessional English course?
Improving your degree outcome - Students who study Pre-Sessional English are better prepared for academic life and perform better on their degree programme
更加适应研究生的学术学习
Excellent pass rate - 99% of students who studied Pre-Sessional in 2017 progressed to their degree programme in September
语言班的通过率高达99%!!!(只要不抄袭不旷课好好学习基本上都能过哦!)
Helps you adjust to UK life - Before your start your degree in September you will already have opened a UK bank account, know your way around the University campus and city and have better confidence in your approach to UK University teaching and culture
帮助我们更好的融入英国生活,在九月正课开课之前,我们更加熟悉英国校园和西方学术技巧,在今后的研究生学习中会更加自信从容~
Successful completion rather than the University direct English language scores – If you successfully complete (i.e. pass) Pre-Sessional, you are guaranteed a place on your degree (assuming that all other conditions outlined in your University offer letter are provided)
完成语言班学习就等于达到英国大学直接入读要求
Successful completion of Pre-Sessional will mean that you do not need to retake an IELTS test
不需要再考雅思!!!
那么,如何通过语言班呢?
参考下纽卡斯尔大学的通过标准
Minimum of 90% Attendance in class 考勤率不得低于90%
Submission and successful completion of the Written Project and Oral Presentation to a satisfactory standard (a mark of at least 55)** 论文写作和演讲不得低于55分
Attendance at all four components of the final progress test* 参加所有考试
再来参考下纽卡斯尔的语言班学费:
10 weeks £4,900 十周的语言班只需要4900英镑(约等于43120人民币)
6 weeks £2,950 六周的语言班只需要2950英镑(约等于25960人民币)
是不是已经了解了语言班PSE到底是什么了呢?如果能上到语言班真的是很好的机会哦!毕竟我们语言班也只对于Offer Holder才开放申请呢,没有Offer也没机会申请语言班哦!