Cambridge C1 Advanced: Preparation Workshop Intensive

This workshop comprising six sessions offers you intensive and accelerated preparation for the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam. Previous exam papers are used to familiarise you with the structure of the exam, to alert you to how examiners assess, and to train exam techniques for each of the papers.

  • Session 1: Overview of the overall exam; what to keep in mind when writing persuasive essays and enthusiastic reviews.

  • Session 2: Understanding the four parts of the Speaking test and what examiners assess, training each part, and using detailed suggestions to improve your oral competence.

  • Session 3: Overview of the Use of English paper, understanding which aspects of grammar and vocabulary are tested, and how this happens.

  • Session 4: How to successfully compose letters, reports, and proposals for the Writing paper.

  • Session 5: Developing effective techniques to understand texts in the Reading comprehension paper.

  • Session 6: Understanding what is tested in the four parts of the Listening comprehension paper, spotting the traps, and training your advanced listening skills.

Feedback from your peers and the instructor throughout the workshop support your progress.

External exam:
For dates and other details on the external examinations, please consult the Cambridge Assessment English website as well as the website of the examinations office where you wish to take the exam. In the case of Basel, this is Cambridge Assessment English Basel.

Course information

Course level
C1
16 Lessons
Lecturer
Carol Daubney, MA
Credit points
1 ECTS
Registration deadline
Monday 26.08.2024
Course fee
Students and PhD candidates: CHF 219.00
Members of staff: CHF 387.00
Alumni: CHF 387.00
Alumni FHNW: CHF 387.00
Registration

Target group

Participants in this course should at the very least be on the threshold to C1 in all skills tested – writing, grammar and vocabulary, reading, listening and speaking. Should you still need to attain this level, you are advised to join English C1.1 and/or English: Speaking and Writing I.

Course materials

C1 Advanced 4, Authentic Practice Tests; Cambridge University Press 2021; ISBN: 978-1-108-78499-3

Requirements

To earn credit points, participants are expected to

  • not be absent more than once,
  • participate actively in class,
  • pass four assignments (if an assignment is unsatisfactory, it may be resubmitted once).

Workload for ECTS:
In addition to class time, participants must plan to spend 1-2 hours per day on preparing and reviewing for class and on autonomous learning.

You can earn 1 credit point.
The course is graded with either pass or fail.

Certificate of attendance

Active participation is assumed. In order to receive a certificate of attendance for this course, you are not allowed to be absent more than once.

Placement test

This course requires an obligatory placement test, completion of a preceding course, or a recent recognized certificate. Where results are inconclusive, prospective participants may also be required to submit a writing sample.

Replacement date

The supplementary replacement date for lessons that might not take place is: 07.09.2024 from 12:00 - 14:25.

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