Engineering Centre for Languages & Inter-Communication course timetable
July 2022
| Thu 7 |
Spanish: Intermediate (Intensive)
CANCELLED
This course is suitable for students who have studied or picked up Spanish at basic level and who want to revise and progress onto intermediate topics and language and to discover Hispanic culture. The main focus is learning through communication and interaction. We will get together from home with Zoom, which offers us many possibilities to watch videos, listen to audio, read texts, write (there is even a whiteboard!) and especially speak in small and large groups. ¡Te esperamos! Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The classes on Thursday 7 July and Tuesday 12 July will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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Spanish: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Fun introductory course to Spanish. This course is for those with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday class each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The classes on Tuesday and Thursday will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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| Fri 8 |
French: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to French. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of French. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday and Friday class each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The Tuesday class will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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Spanish: Intermediate (Intensive)
CANCELLED
This course is suitable for students who have studied or picked up Spanish at basic level and who want to revise and progress onto intermediate topics and language and to discover Hispanic culture. The main focus is learning through communication and interaction. We will get together from home with Zoom, which offers us many possibilities to watch videos, listen to audio, read texts, write (there is even a whiteboard!) and especially speak in small and large groups. ¡Te esperamos! Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The classes on Thursday 7 July and Tuesday 12 July will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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This intensive course is designed for students who have very limited or no previous knowledge of British Sign Language (BSL). The course aims to enable students to understand and use BSL effectively for purposes of practical communication with deaf or hard of hearing people, to develop understanding of the BSL sentence syntax and to learn more about a Deaf Culture. |
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| Mon 11 |
Spanish: Intermediate (Intensive)
CANCELLED
This course is suitable for students who have studied or picked up Spanish at basic level and who want to revise and progress onto intermediate topics and language and to discover Hispanic culture. The main focus is learning through communication and interaction. We will get together from home with Zoom, which offers us many possibilities to watch videos, listen to audio, read texts, write (there is even a whiteboard!) and especially speak in small and large groups. ¡Te esperamos! Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The classes on Thursday 7 July and Tuesday 12 July will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
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This intensive course is designed for students who have very limited or no previous knowledge of British Sign Language (BSL). The course aims to enable students to understand and use BSL effectively for purposes of practical communication with deaf or hard of hearing people, to develop understanding of the BSL sentence syntax and to learn more about a Deaf Culture. |
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| Tue 12 |
Spanish: Intermediate (Intensive)
CANCELLED
This course is suitable for students who have studied or picked up Spanish at basic level and who want to revise and progress onto intermediate topics and language and to discover Hispanic culture. The main focus is learning through communication and interaction. We will get together from home with Zoom, which offers us many possibilities to watch videos, listen to audio, read texts, write (there is even a whiteboard!) and especially speak in small and large groups. ¡Te esperamos! Please note: This course will be taught in person and online. The Monday, Wednesday and Friday classes each week will be class room based/face to face teaching at CUED. The classes on Thursday 7 July and Tuesday 12 July will be taught online, using Zoom. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
| Wed 13 |
This intensive course is designed for students who have very limited or no previous knowledge of British Sign Language (BSL). The course aims to enable students to understand and use BSL effectively for purposes of practical communication with deaf or hard of hearing people, to develop understanding of the BSL sentence syntax and to learn more about a Deaf Culture. |
| Thu 14 |
Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
| Fri 15 |
This intensive course is designed for students who have very limited or no previous knowledge of British Sign Language (BSL). The course aims to enable students to understand and use BSL effectively for purposes of practical communication with deaf or hard of hearing people, to develop understanding of the BSL sentence syntax and to learn more about a Deaf Culture. |
| Mon 18 |
Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
| Thu 21 |
Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
| Mon 25 |
Japanese: Beginner (Intensive)
Finished
Introductory course to Japanese. This course is for those with no previous knowledge of Japanese. Communicative context, with videos, audio, texts and conversation. Please note: We are hoping to be able to offer a mix of classroom based teaching (at CUED) and online lessons for this course, one class in person and one class online each week. When the booking period closes, we will liaise with the enrolled participants and confirm the schedule. You must be able to attend all sessions as 'in-person' classes are not recorded. |
October 2022
| Thu 6 |
Come to this talk on Cambridge to find out more about the city's past and present and understand the context in which you live. Bring your questions. |
| Fri 7 |
We will focus on refining participants' language for correspondence, focusing on native-speakers norms and choice of words as well as register for formal versus casual correspondence
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| Mon 10 |
The focus is on structure, logical flow, the effective development of ideas, accuracy and critical analysis.
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| Tue 11 |
The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision. The course focuses on common errors and problem areas for research students writing up dissertations and publishing papers. The supervision addresses individual areas for improvement at the end of the course.
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| Wed 12 |
This course is designed for non-native speakers of English and covers a variety of spoken language, ranging from the more formal language needed for seminars, discussions and conferences, to the more informal everyday language used in the office or the student house, or in wider social settings, whether online or face-to-face. The course, wherever possible, will take into account the needs and wishes of the participants. This is an opportunity to meet people and to practise your spoken English online in an informal and relaxed environment.
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This course is designed for non-native speakers of English and covers a variety of spoken language, ranging from the more formal language needed for seminars, discussions and conferences, to the more informal everyday language used in the office or the student house, or in wider social settings, whether online or face-to-face. The course, wherever possible, will take into account the needs and wishes of the participants. This is an opportunity to meet people and to practise your spoken English online in an informal and relaxed environment.
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| Fri 14 |
We will focus on how to overcome listening difficulties using authentic video and audio Engineering scenarios.
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| Mon 17 |
The focus is on structure, logical flow, the effective development of ideas, accuracy and critical analysis.
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| Tue 18 |
The course consists of 4 workshops followed by 1 individual supervision. The course focuses on common errors and problem areas for research students writing up dissertations and publishing papers. The supervision addresses individual areas for improvement at the end of the course.
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