JYA ENGLISH PLUS BRITISH AND ACADEMIC CULTURE PRE-ARRIVAL GUIDE
2016
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INTRODUCTION A message from the Staff of the Centre for English and World Languages and International Partnerships We look forward to welcoming you to our British and Academic Culture course that is the first part of JYA English Plus programme. The British Culture and Academic Culture course is delivered through the Centre for English and World Languages at the University of Kent. This British and Academic Culture Pre-arrival Guide contains important information and we recommend that you read it as soon as possible in conjunction with the Getting Started pages on the University of Kent website. The British and Academic Culture induction session will take place on the first day of your course; the details presented in this guide are intended as a useful indication. More detailed information about the course will be provided during the induction session.
BEFORE YOU ARRIVE Enrolment You must enrol online prior to arriving in the UK and at the University. If you do not do this the university will be unable to provide you with a student ID card and access to library and computer facilities. Online enrolment should only take ten minutes. You will need to provide your Kent ID number and a passport size photograph in .jpg format. Please use the link below: http://www.kent.ac.uk/gettingstarted/enrol.html
Travel and Accommodation Please click on the link below for directions to the University and campus maps: http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/canterbury/maps.html If you need to book a taxi from the airport to the University please follow the link below: http://www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/taxi.html You will receive accommodation information by email from International Partnerships. On campus accommodation is only available from 16 April. If you wish to arrive earlier, you will have to arrange your own accommodation. Please see the link below for details of options in Canterbury: http://www.canterbury.co.uk/accommodation/
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WHEN YOU ARRIVE What to do when you arrive at the University Please follow the accommodation information and go to your room and relax. On Monday morning, 18th April, you will meet a staff from International Partnerships at Parkwood Accommodation Centre and walk together to Cornwallis North West Seminar Room 6 (the entrance is opposite from the Colyer-Fergusson Building) where you will meet staff from the Centre for English and World Languages and from International Partnerships and receive all the information you require to help you settle in. PLEASE NOTE: Please remember to bring your passport in order to collect your student ID card and complete your formal registration with the University.
BRITISH AND ACADEMIC CULTURE Induction 18 April TIME
EVENT
09.30 – 09.45
CEWL Welcome presentation
09.45– 10.30
Registration: VISA check and Kent student card
10.30 – 11.00
Campus tour
11.00 – 13.00
September registration
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.30
Class
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Course Dates 16 April Sat Arrive Kent
18 April Mon Course Day 1
19 April Tues Course Day 2
20 April Wed Course Day 3
21 April Thu Course Day 4
22 April Fri Course Day 5
23 April Sat Weekend
24 April Sun Weekend
26 April Tues Course Day 7
27 April Wed Course Day 8
28 April Thu Course Day 9
29 April Fri Course Day 10
30 April Sat Weekend
1 May Sun Weekend
2 May Mon May Day Holiday
3 May Tue Start Presessional
25 April Mon Course Day 6
Daily Timetable Class 1 Focus on Academic Culture Break Class 2 Focus on British Culture Lunch
9.30-11.00
Class 3 Project Work
14.00-15.30
11.00-11.30 11.30-13.00 13.00-14.00
Course Class Room Cornwallis North West Seminar Room 6
Course Structure The course follows integrated approach which means that you will have a lesson on academic culture, British culture and followed with related project works each day.
Course Teaching Materials The course will be from Garnet’s Academic Culture book and the Cambridge Exploring British Culture text. Reference will also be made to the Pre-sessional Pre-Arrival Guide and the Kent website. You will receive the main course book, Academic Culture in the first class.
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KEY STAFF Name Sebastien Cadinot Fumiyo Nemoto-Smith Elizabeth Park
Charlene Earl Amy Moses Jessica Gilbert Hazel Lander Sophie Baker Sammy-Jo Foster
Role Interim Director, Centre for English and World Languages (CEWL) Course Convenor, World Languages Manager, CEWL urse Tutor, CEWL Course Tutor Acting International Pathway Manager, CEWL Student Support and Experience Officer, CEWL Centre Administration Officer, CEWL Study Abroad and Exchanges Officer, International Partnerships International Support and Placement Coordinator, International Partnerships International Placement Assistant, International Partnerships
WELFARE AND SUPPORT Ways that we can assist you to settle in to your new living and learning environment Student Support Officer Amy Moses is your Student Support Officer. She is responsible for your welfare and may be contacted for any non-academic concerns that you may have. In addition, your Course Tutor or the Course Convenor, will be available to meet with you by appointment if you have any worries or concerns regarding your studies.
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