Bede’s Summer School
Student Handbook Brighton
Types of Lessons Lessons on the English for the Future programme comprise English for the Future, Future Thinking and Project for the Future to discuss the greatest global challenges. All lessons have a maximum of 14 students per class. ENGLISH FOR THE FUTURE These lessons develop your English language proficiency across the four skills with a particular focus on the global problems we are facing nowadays, with the help of TED Talks. FUTURE THINKING These sessions aim at developing your debating and critical thinking skills. PROJECT FOR THE FUTURE You will be asked to work in groups and do research around one of Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals and turn your findings into a project which you will present to your peers by way of a podcast, blog entry, poster, news story or short film, developing not just your English but also broadening your perspectives on life in the future.
ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PATHWAYS These lessons are themed according to the specific Pathways that you have chosen, and provide both and introduction to the chosen discipline as well as the language skills necessary to develop your understanding of it. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences but no particular Pathway can be guaranteed. • English for Business and Economics • English for Humanities EXAMS As part of your course, you might have booked an exam course. You will have done a pre-test to be accepted onto the course. Exam preparation classes will take place instead of the following lessons: • English for Law • English for STEM
Lessons on the Pathways to Higher Education programme comprise Academic English, Communication Skills and English for Specific Pathways which combine to create a varied and balanced learning experience to develop Academic Skills in an academic / professional context. ACADEMIC ENGLISH These sessions develop your English language proficiency across the four skills with a particular focus on the forms of English which are used and encountered in university settings. These include essay writing, note-taking lectures, seminars and presentations. COMMUNICATION SKILLS These sessions enable you to develop more effective skills and strategies for high-level oral and written communication in a wide range of professional and academic contexts. These lessons develop your ability to work confidently in a professional English-speaking environment and improve your style, technique and accuracy when producing written content for academic and formal purposes.
DEDICATED MINIMUM EXAM PREPARATION
CENTRE
EXAM
LEVEL REQUIRED
EXAM PREPARATION INSTEAD OF
Brighton
30 hrs/2 weeks
Academic English & Communication Skills
IELTS
min. B1
Afternoons On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays , sports and and activities take place after lessons for all students. • Sports on offer might include: football, tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, rounders, and volleyball . • There are always some non-sport options available such art, drama, dance, fitness or recreational activities such as chess or origami. • English for the Future students must take part in afternoon activities whereas Pathways to Higher Education students may choose to take part or relax on campus. In Brighton , we will ask you to choose your afternoon activity and sign up in advance. The activity staff will let you know which system we are using in order to sign up . Some activities such as indoor climbing or swimming are only available for a limited number of students, so you will be asked to sign up in advance. If you haven't taken part in an activity yet, then we will give you priority.
Evenings Social events in the evenings are organised for English for the Future students on-site and are compulsory. They may include:
• Bede’s Got Talent • Disco • Fashion Show • Karaoke
• Mini Olympics • Music Quiz • Photo Scavenger Hunt • Treasure Hunt
Alternatively, EFTF students can choose to join Pathways students in the evening social event in Brighton (supplement payable in centre). Pathways students are offered a full programme of social events appropriate to your ages and interests, organised by Bede's staff on a weekly basis in consultation with the students and included in the course fees. We actively encourage you to participate, however, if you prefer to make your own arrangements, you are subject to Bede's Free Time Policy. The Centre Director is able to implement any temporary or permanent restrictions to any student according to your level of maturity and / or previous conduct.
Both afternoon activities and evening social events are compulsory for English for the Future students, which means you must take part. You will enjoy your stay much more if you get involved.
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