Language Empowerment and Academic Preparation (LEAP)

This course aims to enable students to acquire significantly greater communicational competence in English, while also enhancing their general critical skills and creative talent, best practices and digital literacy. Its specific goal is to serve as a solid preparation for a full, broad and symbiotic academic experience and as a clear foundation for the future professional lives of its participants. The course will be blended, will seek to position students firmly at the center of their own learning, and will consist of a series of interactive, practice-based workshops undertaken together during class time and material, tips, readings and recommendations provided for each week on the course page. Assessment will be continuous and primarily based on attendance, active participation, and performance on specific tasks throughout the course. Personal feedback will also be regularly provided to each student on their work. Upon completion of the seminars, it is envisaged that the students will have progressed in the following four areas: Increased communicative competence and confidence in English, increased cultural knowledge and awareness (also of oneself), the development of best practices and a strong personal narrative, digital and creative training.