Academic Presentation

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Embassy Academics 2011
presented by Lisa Besso Embassy USA Director of
Academic Management
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Global consistency

• January 1, 2011 all Embassy centers globally
  will use the same textbook
• Students in all centers willbe studying the same
  material inevery center in the world, every
  week

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New programs for 2011

• English for Academic Purposes
• Provides a pathway for students wishing to enter
  university
• Students will be granted a conditional letter of
  acceptance if they meet all university
  admissions criteria pre-arrival
• Students who complete Embassy level 6 will not
  need to provide a TOEFL score

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New programs for 2011

• Language Semester Abroad
• Replaces Diploma course
• General English context rather than academic
  English
• Closed classes
• More assignments and projects than Certificate
  course
• 2, 3 or 4 terms possible
• Fixed start and end dates, fixed vacations

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I would like to recommend Embassy CES because I
think I learned a lot ofthings here, of course
english too. and it was a good time to study
withclassmates from various countries.

• Quote by JooHee Lee,
• September 2010

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Teaching with Technology

• January 2011
• Long-term students will have access to Study
  Smart http//studysmart.studygroup.com/
• Long-term students will use their own laptops and
  an e-book in class
• All students will have a digital version of their
  book on the interactive white board

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I like e-books because it corrects my homework
and they are interactive and I can use them
everywhere

• Quote by student in Boston, downtown