Longman Academic Writing at a glance
This three-strand course – Reading, Writing, Oral Communication – includes five distinct content areas: Sociology, Economics, Biology, Humanities, and Environmental Engineering, all popular fields of study among English learners. The course carefully scaffolds skills development to help students work with challenging content in their academic fields.
The program features the following:
- Rigorous academic preparation.
- Systematic skills development.
- A fluency driven approach.
- Extensive work with authentic texts.
- Flexible format.
- Strategies for academic studies.
- Continuous assessment.
- Online, interactive MyEnglishLab for extra practice.
The Global Scale of English
University Success is corelated with the Global Scale of English (GSE) The GSE is a scoring system that works on a more detailed level than any other measurement of proficiency currently available for English language learning. Learners are placed on a precise point on a scale from 10 to 90. The scores are clearly explained with reference to real-life examples, so that English learners can see what can be achieved at every level.
Oral Communication
University Success Oral Communication builds skills tied to specific learning outcomes that prepare students to understand and process lengthy academic lectures, defend their ideas, present concepts, and speak thoughtfully in discussions.
Writing
University Success Writing builds skills tied to specific learning outcomes with a strong focus on inquiry-based research writing to prepare students to write in academic degree classes.
Reading
University Success Reading builds skills tied to specific learning outcomes that prepare students to become fluent, automatic, and competent readers who can compete with native speakers on an even playing field.