- Location: AMERICAN COLLEGE DUBLIN, 2 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Duration: 1 Year
Course details
The English Preparation Program is a 30-credit, two-semester program, which provides a bridge / transition program for students whose English language skills require development before the commencement of full time college education. The program includes extended courses on the development of English language skills for college-level academic purposes, academic communication, information technology in the higher education setting, study skills and time management, critical thinking and writing
Fall semester
EAP100 Foundation English for academic purposes
6 credits
- The course aims to provide learners for whom English is not a first language with the essential linguistic skills needed in an English medium, post-secondary learning environment. The course focuses on the processes involved in effective writing from simple sentence structure to paragraphing, and includes planning, preparation and organisation. A review of the main grammatical areas is undertaken to improve accuracy and coherence. Special attention is also given to reading with a view to contextualising grammar and lexis and to developing more efficient reading strategies.
LIB200 Academic communication
3 credits
- The aim of the module is to introduce learners to the practices and techniques of generating and exchanging information and knowledge in the academic environment. Learners will learn how to utilize material found in books, periodicals, and on the Internet; how to draft and revise reports and essays; how to prepare research papers; how to prepare and deliver oral presentations; and how to participate in public debates.
IB204 Computing for higher education and business
3 credits
- This course describes the various components of computer systems and provides students with an awareness of the possible threats to such systems. In addition to developing an understanding of how to protect against such threats, students will develop skills working with other software applications that are important in business computing. This includes using word-processing, presentation, database, spreadsheet, and website design software for business applications.
LIB220 Introduction to sociology
3 credits
- This course is designed to introduce the student to the discipline of sociology. Introduction to fundamental concepts of social relationships, group life, culture, social institutions and deviance are discussed.
PA204 Holistic movement
3 credits
- This course offers an introduction to contemporary dance technique, improvisation, and composition. There will be a focus on the kinaesthetic of contemporary dance technique, basic introduction to anatomy and Laban movement analysis.
Spring semester
EAP200 English for academic purposes – standard
6 credits
- The course is designed to equip learners for whom English is not a first language with the linguistic and analytical skills necessary to participate effectively in an English medium, post-secondary learning environment. The course focuses on the processes involved in effective academic writing, including planning and preparation, organisation, grammatical and lexical accuracy. Special attention is also given to efficient reading strategies which develop analytical skills, critical independence and expand lexical and grammatical range.
LIB206 Cinema and society
3 credits
- Examines the process in which cinematic narratives, both fictional and documentary, reflect human interactions, conflict and cooperation in a social environment. The particular problems for analysis will include cinematic representations of family life, local community, work place, class tensions, multiculturalism, poverty and crime.
Two general education electives
6 credits
- The students will discuss with the dean two appropriate course selections from IAU’s general education offerings.
About American College Dublin
American College Dublin, a constituent college of Irish American University, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and is licensed as an institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland and the State of Delaware. Located on Merrion Square, in the heart of Ireland’s capital city, American College Dublin offers an outstanding post-secondary education at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in liberal arts, performing arts, creative writing, international business, accounting and finance, hospitality management and event management. Established as a not-for-profit educational trust in 1993 by Lynn University (located in Boca Raton, Florida), the College has grown from a study abroad campus for American students to a global institution with thirty-five nationalities among its student body. ACD has a sister campus in Letheys, Delaware, named American College Delaware, through which it offers shared programs and transfer opportunities bettheyen Ireland and the USA.
American College Dublin takes the time-hontheired American tradition of the moderately-sized, not-for-profit liberal arts institution and places it in an international context, with campuses on both sides of the Atlantic rim. The institution seeks to offer the best characteristics of Irish and American higher education in an intimate environment underpinned by the holistic liberal arts model of learning, enabling students to realize their potential and participate successfully in the world. The College provides an education that is rigorous, stimulating and valuable, emphasizing the core values of academic excellence, innovation, ethical integrity and multiculturalism. Class sizes are small (generally no more than ttheynty students to a class) and the teacher engages the student in an educational experience that is active, participative and challenging. Many of the programmes of study have an internship component, which allows students to apply their classroom learning in relevant industry environments and provides them with practical experience related to their field of study. A high proportion of the College’s students progress to further studies at the postgraduate level.
Above all, American College Dublin strives to instil a passion for education that advances the development of the inpidual’s talents and a process of lifelong learning.
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