Cursusmateriaal Engels Advanced 2
- Cambridge English Empower Advanced C1 student's book (second edition)
- Cambridge English Empower Advanced C1 work book (second edition)
Hoofdstuk 6-10
The course English Advanced 2 is intended for students who, for example, possess a broad, active vocabulary (academic, professional and private) and are familiar with complex grammar.
The course focuses on reading and listening, but primarily on expanding your vocabulary and on active speaking and writing (including making proposals and stating your opinion). This could be in a presentation, a debate, or in writing a job-application letter or promotional material. In the process, you will learn to use persuasive language (highly trained, core values etc.) to reinforce your argumentation.
The intake procedure for this course consists of: online intake conversation.
After you have enrolled for this course, we will invite you for an assessment to determine your level. We recommend that you enrol at least two weeks before the start of the course. If you enrol later than this, we cannot guarantee there will be time for the intake procedure.
If you have completed the English Advanced 1 course at UvA Talen, an assessment will not be necessary.
By the end of English Advanced 2, you will be able to get along in a variety of situations, even if you are not prepared or if you are talking about an unfamiliar topic, and you will be able to suit your language to the situation (formal and informal).
The grammar addressed during this course is highly advanced. You will learn to use cleft sentences (what bores me is, the main thing is), ellipsis and substitution to make a text more legible.
You will complete the course with an oral and written exam. If you successfully complete this course, you will receive a certificate showing the level you have attained.
Hoofdstuk 6-10
The course material is not included in the course price. If you choose to follow lessons in class, you can buy your books through us. You then receive them during the first lesson. If you are going to take an online course, you will buy the books yourself.
The course price includes:
- an intake
- the group course
- an exam
- (if necessary) a resit. You can take the resit within six months after finishing the course.
- a certificate
The course material is not included in the course price.
There is no difference in the course content and course material between the online and in class course, only a difference in format. The online courses take place via Zoom and the in class courses at the Roeterseiland in Amsterdam. By using breakout-rooms teachers will aim to provide the same interaction as during an in class course. In both formats students are expected to actively participate in the course.
The choice for an online or in class course depends on your personal preference for location and teaching style.
It is not possible to combine an online and in class course. If you start a course online, you will follow the entire course online. The same applies to in class courses. This is in order to ensure the peace in our classes and avoid a lot of changes between classes.
Students generally need to spend double the amount of time of the course on studying by themselves. This means that if your course is 40 hours of class, you can expect about 80 hours of homework and self study. In our experience, the more time you invest in homework, the more you benefit from your course.
In the week before the start of the course you will receive your final course confirmation which mentions your teacher.
At UvA Talen we have a variety of professional teachers with years of experience teaching to adults. Due to our feedback sessions with teacher we can guarantee the quality of our teachers. We have set standards for the qualification of our teacher. Depending on the type of course, we will often choose for a native speaker of your language.
Awesome! I had an amazing teacher who was so calm, clear, and supportive. It was an enjoyable space to learn a new language, UvA Talen was definitely the right place for me!