COURSE OVERVIEW BUV UNIPATH (English for Academic Purposes – EAP) programme benefits pre-university (undergraduate and post-graduate) students by teaching a set of vital academic skills – ranging from notetaking when listening to lectures, taking parts in seminar discussions, to developing arguments in writing and critical reading.
The content of BUV’s 3 sequential UNIPATH courses focuses on typical academic learning and teaching methodologies – lectures, seminars, tutorials, research essays, reports, verbal and visual presentations, etc. – and is customised to the requirements of a particular discipline. Simultaneously, students improve their English language proficiency at a steady pace.
The UNIPATH programme represents a holistic approach to English language learning and study skills development. The complete programme equips students with both language proficiency and specifics of a chosen academic disciplinary community. UNIPATH programme comprehensively supports students by fostering their academic skills through English language which is crucial for students’ ultimate academic success.
COURSE CONTENT | Entry point | IELTS Band 4.5 (CEFR B1) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 5.0 (CEFR B1+) |
| Duration | 10 weeks 10 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the First level of UNIPATH, the curriculum integrates various language, academic and critical thinking skills to provide students with a holistic understanding of their interconnectedness and importance for academic success.
Academic Speaking – Focusing on fluency as well as linguistic and rhetorical features of spoken genres of academic discourse, this part of the course will better prepare students for their future academic endeavors. Academic Listening – Developing listening comprehension skills in academic context through listening to longer texts and critical engagement with the content. Academic Reading – Developing reading skills for university study, focusing on inference, evaluation and critical engagement with the content. Academic Writing – Developing writing skills for academic purposes, focusing on genre specific grammar, vocabulary and text organization. Academic Skills – Developing study skills and subskills crucial for studying through English as the main medium of instruction. |
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| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted. Final assessment:
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| Entry point | IELTS Band 5.0 (CEFR B1+) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 5.5 (CEFR B2) |
| Duration | 10 weeks 10 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the level of UNIPATH 2, the curriculum integrates various language, academic and critical thinking skills to provide students with a comprehensive skillset required for their future academic success.
Academic Speaking – At this level speaking, as part of the course, goes beyond linguistic and rhetorical features of spoken genres of academic discourse and more into their practice (e.g. presentations, group discussions, debates). Academic Listening – At this level a significant emphasis is put on developing listening comprehension skills for academic purposes through listening to academic specific texts (e.g. lectures, presentations, discussions) and critical engagement with the content. Academic Reading – This part of the course focuses on further and more in-depth development of reading skills for university study, focusing on a wider range of genres, critical evaluation and engagement with the content. Academic Writing – At this level, writing skills for academic purposes include such academic skills as summarizing, synthesizing, argument support and development. Academic skills – Further development of study and critical thinking skills and subskills essential for studying through English as the main medium of instruction. |
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| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted. Final assessment:
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| Entry point | IELTS Band 5.5 (CEFR B2) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 6.0 (CEFR B2+) |
| Duration | 5 weeks 20 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the level of UNIPATH 3, the curriculum integrates various language, academic, critical thinking and research skills to provide students with a comprehensive skillset required for successful academic performance.
Academic Speaking – At this level, the focus is placed on extensive practice of spoken genres of academic discourse (e.g. presentations, seminar discussions, debates). Academic Listening – At this level a significant emphasis is placed on developing listening comprehension skills for academic purposes through listening to academic specific texts (e.g. lectures, presentations, discussions) as well as important subskills such as note taking and summarizing. Academic Reading – This part of the course focuses on in-depth development of reading skills for university study, focusing on a wider range of genres, on critical evaluation and engagement with the content, on inferring of meaning from the context, summarizing and synthesizing information. Academic Writing – At this level the development of writing skills for academic purposes includes such written academic genres as essays and reports, referencing and citation. Academic skills – Further development of study and critical thinking and research skills essential for a successful academic performance. |
| Learning materials |
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| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted to pass the course. |
| Entry point | IELTS Band 4.5 (CEFR B1) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 5.0 (CEFR B1+) |
| Duration | 10 weeks 10 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the First level of UNIPATH, the curriculum integrates various language, academic and critical thinking skills to provide students with a holistic understanding of their interconnectedness and importance for academic success.
Academic Speaking – Focusing on fluency as well as linguistic and rhetorical features of spoken genres of academic discourse, this part of the course will better prepare students for their future academic endeavors. Academic Listening – Developing listening comprehension skills in academic context through listening to longer texts and critical engagement with the content. Academic Reading – Developing reading skills for university study, focusing on inference, evaluation and critical engagement with the content. Academic Writing – Developing writing skills for academic purposes, focusing on genre specific grammar, vocabulary and text organization. Academic Skills – Developing study skills and subskills crucial for studying through English as the main medium of instruction. |
| Learning materials |
|
| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted. Final assessment:
|
| Entry point | IELTS Band 5.0 (CEFR B1+) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 5.5 (CEFR B2) |
| Duration | 10 weeks 10 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the level of UNIPATH 2, the curriculum integrates various language, academic and critical thinking skills to provide students with a comprehensive skillset required for their future academic success.
Academic Speaking – At this level speaking, as part of the course, goes beyond linguistic and rhetorical features of spoken genres of academic discourse and more into their practice (e.g. presentations, group discussions, debates). Academic Listening – At this level a significant emphasis is put on developing listening comprehension skills for academic purposes through listening to academic specific texts (e.g. lectures, presentations, discussions) and critical engagement with the content. Academic Reading – This part of the course focuses on further and more in-depth development of reading skills for university study, focusing on a wider range of genres, critical evaluation and engagement with the content. Academic Writing – At this level, writing skills for academic purposes include such academic skills as summarizing, synthesizing, argument support and development. Academic skills – Further development of study and critical thinking skills and subskills essential for studying through English as the main medium of instruction. |
| Learning materials |
|
| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted. Final assessment:
|
| Entry point | IELTS Band 5.5 (CEFR B2) |
| Expected outcome | IELTS Band 6.0 (CEFR B2+) |
| Duration | 5 weeks 20 hours per week 100 hours in total |
| Course overview | At the level of UNIPATH 3, the curriculum integrates various language, academic, critical thinking and research skills to provide students with a comprehensive skillset required for successful academic performance.
Academic Speaking – At this level, the focus is placed on extensive practice of spoken genres of academic discourse (e.g. presentations, seminar discussions, debates). Academic Listening – At this level a significant emphasis is placed on developing listening comprehension skills for academic purposes through listening to academic specific texts (e.g. lectures, presentations, discussions) as well as important subskills such as note taking and summarizing. Academic Reading – This part of the course focuses on in-depth development of reading skills for university study, focusing on a wider range of genres, on critical evaluation and engagement with the content, on inferring of meaning from the context, summarizing and synthesizing information. Academic Writing – At this level the development of writing skills for academic purposes includes such written academic genres as essays and reports, referencing and citation. Academic skills – Further development of study and critical thinking and research skills essential for a successful academic performance. |
| Learning materials |
|
| Test(s) | 1 placement test at the beginning: Oxford Placement Test (OPT) and interview
Cumulative portfolio-based formative assessment – 70% needs to be submitted to pass the course. |
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS
- Designed and delivered by fully qualified English language teachers whose area of expertise is EAP and teaching English at tertiary level.
- Using the most updated and copyright textbooks and learning materials
- Small teaching groups (maximum 18-20).
- Full use of the BUV Library.
- Access to BUV’s digital learning environment (Canvas).
- Guest lectures from BUV faculty members.
- Full access to BUV bus service from Hanoi to and from BUV Ecopark campus.
- Become part of the BUV Community (email address, BUV access card and arrival pack)
TUITION FEES
| Tuition fees | Education Resource Fee | Student Affairs Fee | Total | |
| UNIPATH 1 | VND 24,000,000 | VND 3,000,000 | VND 3,000,000 | VND 30,000,00 |
| UNIPATH 2 | VND 24,000,000 | VND 3,000,000 | VND 3,000,000 | VND 30,000,00 |
| UNIPATH 3 | VND 20,000,000 | VND 2,500,000 | VND 2,500,000 | VND 25,000,000 |
