English for Academic Purpose
What's English for Academic Purpose?
Period:
September 5th - December 16th : Language course
December 17th - February 5th: Summer Break
February 6th - May 20th: Language course (inc. Mid-break for a week)
Nationalities: Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Others(Indian, Mongolian, German, Thai, Vietnamese, Chile, SaudiArabian, Omanis, Russian, Ukraine, Turkey, Dubai, etc)
Extra Activities (special offers for FILA students)
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Visiting hotels and courts in Brisbane
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Experiencing Aboriginal cultures
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Seeing Australian animals
These activities are for helping you plan your future career
EAP1 - 5 weeks -
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Easy for those who have completed 1st semester in FILA
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Teachers speak slowly and clearly
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Enjoy games
Exam (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in week5
Pass: Go to EAP 2 Fail: Stay in EAP 1
EAP2
Exam (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in week5
Pass: Go to EAP 3 Fail: Stay in EAP 2
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focusing on academic skills (writing skills, discussion, etc.)
EAP3
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Easy for those who have completed 1st semester in FILA
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Teachers speak slowly and clearly
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Enjoy games
Exam (reading, listening, writing, speaking) in week5
Direct
Entry
Program
What's Direct Entry Program?
This course includes 3 parts:
September 5th - December 16th : Language Course (DEP Prep & DEP)
December 17th - February 26th: Summer Break
February 27th - End of June: University Courses (inc. Mid-break for a week)
Language Course September - December
This carriculam actually has 2 courses: DEP prep (5 weeks) & DEP (10 weeks)
In this course, you will be studying English language skills as well as preparing for your university semester in an English-speaking country.
So you get a lot of assignments and group works (e.g. 1200 words essay assignment)
class hours: Monday to Friday: 8:15 - 12:45 (break 9:45-10:15)
DEP Prep - 5 weeks -
World
Studies
Cultural
Studies
World Studies and Cultural Studies are not clearly separated.
In DEP Preparation, you will learn about basic English knowledge and manly prepare for DEP, literally.
You can improve: Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking
Independent
Studies
You will have to study 2 hours a week on your computer or in a computer room about English skills.
You can improve: Grammer, Vocabulary, Reading, Listening, Writing
DEP - 10 weeks -
Language in Use
You will study grammer, vocabulary and basic knowledge about improving English level.
You can improve: Grammer, Vocabulary, Reading, Listening
You will study grammer, vocabulary and basic knowledge about improving English level.
You can improve: Grammer, Vocabulary, Reading, Listening
Research Preparation & Practice
You will learn about many types of research methods and writing skills, which will be required after you get into study abroad program and come back to Soka University
You can improve: Writing skills, Research methods
Assignments:(1200-words essay)
Critical Thinking
You will learn about how to think critically, which will be required in your life and how to express your opinion through debates and essay writing.
You can improve: Speaking skill, writing skills, debate skills
Issues in Society
You will have to read articles (about 10 pages) before a class, and discussions are done in the class to more deeply understand the article.
You can improve: Reading, understanding issues in the global world, discussion skills
What you need to expect:
1. To buy "Special" textbook (A$15)
University Courses
Same as Study Abroad Program
See below
Study
Abroad
Program
What is Study Abroad Program?
In this course, you are simply going to study at Griffith University as international students for the whole semester. You will take 3-5 subjects held on Nathan/Mt.Gravatt campus. You are studying with many native people and some international students.
Here are what 2nd year students were taking below.
History & Culture
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World History (not for DEP students)
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Islamic in the Western World
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Asian Scieties: People and Environment
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Introduction to social theory
International Relations & Politics
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International Relations
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Introducton to Politics
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Introduction to social theory
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Economic & Management
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Economics for Decision Making
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Management Concepts
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International Business
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Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
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Foundamentals of communication
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Introduction to Psychological Science and Society
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Introduction to Cognitive and Biological Psychology
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Communication for Business
Language Classes:
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Spanish
