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During the Fall and Spring semester, October to January and February to
May, the English Language Institute offers twice-a-week non-intensive CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) and IELTS (International English Language Testing System) preparation courses.  Both courses consist of 80 academic hours and are offered either in the morning (for senior students attending school in the afternoon) or in the afternoon (for senior students attending school in the morning). 

During the Summer semester the same courses are offered intensively for four weeks in July.

Tuition:  EUR 394; discounted tuition for Bulgarian applicants: EUR 198.

To register please call +35973-888/555/557/552 or write an email at: eli@aubg.edu

Detailed descriptions of the CAE and IELTS preparation courses follow below.

CAE

TARGET POPULATION
The course is designed for students with an excellent command of English, primarily from English language and math schools or students who have successfully completed ELI University Preparatory Program Step 2, planning to use CAE as an admission test to AUBG. 

COURSE GOAL 
The chief goal of the course is to build-up practical skills for success in the CAE test by reviewing basic and subtle grammatical items, enriching students’ vocabulary, acquainting them with useful test taking strategies. Most of all, students have the unique opportunity to complete a variety of reading, listening, speaking, and writing tasks as well as at least 2 full authentic CAE tests.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

  1. It acquaints students with the format of the test. 
  2. It significantly improves students’ listening comprehension skills by having them complete a number of CAE listening and speaking tasks. 
  3. It allows students to gain accuracy in structure and written expression and speed in choosing the standard structure or recognizing the error. 
  4. It teaches students effective strategies for reading and understanding academic and literary texts. 
  5. It gives students the opportunity to write a report, an essay, a proposal, a review, and an informal letter. 
  6. It helps students become familiar with the CAE test and confident in doing it.

Upon completion of the course, students approach CAE with more confidence. They will have accumulated considerable knowledge that helps them improve their score.

IELTS

TARGET POPULATION
The course is designed for students with an excellent command of English, primarily from English language and math schools or students who have successfully completed ELI University Preparatory Program Step 2, planning to use IELTS as an admission test to universities where it is required. 

COURSE GOALS 

The main goal of the course is to build-up practical skills for success in the IELTS test by enhancing students’ vocabulary and familiarizing them with useful test taking strategies. Most of all, students have the opportunity to complete a large number of sample tests in a real test-taking environment. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES 

  1. It acquaints students with the format of the test. 
  2. It significantly improves students’ listening comprehension skills by having them complete a number of IELTS listening and speaking components. 
  3. It allows students to gain accuracy in structure and written expression and speed in choosing the standard structure or recognizing the error. 
  4. It teaches students effective strategies for reading and understanding academic and literary texts. 
  5. It gives students the opportunity to write 7-10 short essays and reports on a number of exam topics. 
  6. It helps students become familiar with the IELTS and confident in achieving the desired score.

Upon completion of the course students approach IELTS with more confidence. They will have accumulated considerable knowledge that helps them improve their score. Students will be also pointed out effective ways to continue self-preparing in order to boost their results

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