ENGLISH FOR LIFE SCIENCES STUDENTS

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
ETSIAMN VALENCIA
English for Life Sciences Students
13th to 24th July 2015
3 ECTS Places: 40 Fee: 650 € Deadline: 1st April 2015
Description

Teaching methods

English for Life Sciences Students is an
intensive two-week course that aims to
enhance the fluency of University Students
from ETSIAMN Partner Institutions.
Participants will have the opportunity to
develop their communication skills and
knowledge of English for specific purposes in
an authentic academic setting.

Work groups will be created based on the
results of a placement test to be taken by all
participants on the first day. Sessions involve
short lectures, specific-purposes language
tasks, team work, vocabulary-building and
pronunciation exercises.

Intended outcomes

Dates and location

Upon completing the course, participants will
have strengthened their communication skills
and increased their competence in the English
language.

Monday, 13.07.15 to Friday, 24.07.15.
Place: ETS Ingeniería Agronómica y del Medio
Natural (ETSIAMN). Universitat Politècnica de
València (UPV). Camino de Vera s/n. 46022
Valencia, Spain.

Course structure

Course Fees

The course lasts 50 hours, divided into five
hours of training per day: three contact hours
and two student self-study hours, (MondayFriday, 10:00 – 16:30). Participants passing
the final exam will obtain a 3 ECTS official
certificate.

650 € per person, including accommodation
in a student dorm (entry Sunday 5th, exit
Saturday 18th July), lunches on UPV campus
for the ten work days, off-campus monitored
social program , course book, welcome paella
meal and guided visit on the UPV campus.
Extracurricular activities and weekend trips
(not included in course fees) may be
Requirements
organized upon request: Guided Tours, Food
The course is designed for upper intermediate & Culture Workshop, Beach Volley
and advanced users. A B2 level in English is
Tournament, Dance Evenings, Trip to Ibiza,
the recommended minimum entry level.
Farewell Dinner…
Course coordinator

Information

Prof. Francisco Rovira, Head of International
Relations ETSIAMN. Lecturers are native
speakers and faculty from the UPV
Department of Applied Linguistics.

Application deadline: 1st April 2015
Complete the attached pre-registration form
and return it to cbenavent@upvnet.upv.es.
Maximum number of participants: 40

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
ETSIAMN VALENCIA
English for Life Sciences Students
13th to 24th July 2015
3 ECTS Places: 40 Fee: 650 € Deadline: 1st April 2015

Timetable
Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

10:00

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

11:30

Break

Break

Break

Break

Break

12:00

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

Language Training

13:30

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14:30

Student Self-Study

Student Self-Study

Student Self-Study

Student Self-Study

Student Self-Study

16:30

End of session

End of session

End of session

End of session

End of session

19:30

Social Program

Social Program

Social Program

Social Program

Social Program

Optional extracurricular activities (not included in the course fees): Guided Tours, Food & Culture
Workshop, Beach Volley Tournament, Dance Evenings, Trip to Ibiza, Farewell Dinner…