The below sample timetable will give you an idea of what a typical week is like on the Pre-University Online Course.
Week 1
Time (UK) and activity | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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09:00-11:00 Live sessions | Getting to know you/ Student introductions | Introduction to university study in the UK | Academic listening skills and introduction to lectures | Language/skills work from the previous day’s live academic lecture or seminar | Academic speaking skills and giving presentations |
Introduction to UCL | Introduction to academic English | Academic lecture or seminar (live) | Introduction to academic research | Academic lecture or seminar (live) | |
Exploring the differences between high school and university study | Ìý | Ìý | The assessed Research Project | Ìý | |
Information on course assessments | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | |
11:00-12:00 Live and self-study sessions | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study |
Optional self-study activities | Academic lecture: Origins of London (recorded) | Virtual cultural visit to:ÌýMuseum of London | Academic lecture: High-Speed Communication (recorded) | Virtual visit toÌýTate Britain | Academic lecture:ÌýPrinciples of Management (recorded) |
Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on virtual cultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on aÌýcultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture |
Week 2
Time (UK) and activity | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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09:00-11:00 Live sessions | Language/skills work from previous day’s Ìýlive academic lecture or seminar | Academic listening skills and introduction to lecture | Language/skills work from previous day’s live academic lecture or seminar | Academic listening skills and introduction to lecture | Language/skills work from previous day’s live academic lecture or seminar |
Academic writing skills | Academic lecture or seminar (live) | Academic speaking skills: Seminars | Academic lecture or seminar (live) | Exploring global citizenship in the context of UCL | |
Writing an academic report | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý | |
11:00-12:00 Live and self-study sessions | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study | Tutorials or guided study |
Optional self-study activities | Academic lecture:ÌýTall Buildings of London (recorded) | Virtual visit to:ÌýLondon Transport Museum | Academic lecture:ÌýMemory, learning and language learner (recorded) | Virtual visit toÌýGreenwich | Academic lecture:ÌýThe honeybee (recorded) |
Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on cultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on cultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture |