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JYA ENGLISH PLUS

BRITISH AND ACADEMIC

CULTURE

PRE-ARRIVAL GUIDE

2016

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INTRODUCTION A message from the Staff of the Centre for English and World Languages and

International Partnerships We look forward to welcoming you to our British and Academic Culture course that is the first part of JYA English Plus programme. The British Culture and Academic Culture course is delivered through the Centre for English and World Languages at the University of Kent. This British and Academic Culture Pre-arrival Guide contains important information and we recommend that you read it as soon as possible in conjunction with the Getting Started pages on the University of Kent website. The British and Academic Culture induction session will take place on the first day of your course; the details presented in this guide are intended as a useful indication. More detailed information about the course will be provided during the induction session.

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

Enrolment You must enrol online prior to arriving in the UK and at the University. If you do not do this the university will be unable to provide you with a student ID card and access to library and computer facilities. Online enrolment should only take ten minutes. You will need to provide your Kent ID number and a passport size photograph in .jpg format. Please use the link below: http://www.kent.ac.uk/gettingstarted/enrol.html

Travel and Accommodation Please click on the link below for directions to the University and campus maps: http://www.kent.ac.uk/maps/canterbury/maps.html If you need to book a taxi from the airport to the University please follow the link below: http://www.kent.ac.uk/internationalstudent/taxi.html You will receive accommodation information by email from International Partnerships. On campus accommodation is only available from 16 April. If you wish to arrive earlier, you will have to arrange your own accommodation. Please see the link below for details of options in Canterbury: http://www.canterbury.co.uk/accommodation/

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WHEN YOU ARRIVE

What to do when you arrive at the University Please follow the accommodation information and go to your room and relax. On Monday morning, 18th April, you will meet a staff from International Partnerships at Parkwood Accommodation Centre and walk together to Cornwallis North West Seminar Room 6 (the entrance is opposite from the Colyer-Fergusson Building) where you will meet staff from the Centre for English and World Languages and from International Partnerships and receive all the information you require to help you settle in. PLEASE NOTE: Please remember to bring your passport in order to collect your student ID card and complete your formal registration with the University.

BRITISH AND ACADEMIC CULTURE

Induction 18 April

TIME EVENT

09.30 – 09.45 CEWL Welcome presentation

09.45– 10.30 Registration: VISA check and Kent student card

10.30 – 11.00 Campus tour

11.00 – 13.00 September registration

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break

14.00 – 15.30 Class

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Course Dates

16 April

18 April

19 April

20 April

21 April

22 April

23 April

24 April

25 April

Sat Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon

Arrive Kent

Course Day 1

Course Day 2

Course Day 3

Course Day 4

Course Day 5

Weekend Weekend Course Day 6

26 April

27 April

28 April

29 April

30 April

1 May

2 May

3 May

Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue

Course Day 7

Course Day 8

Course Day 9

Course Day 10

Weekend Weekend May Day Holiday

Start Pre-

sessional

Daily Timetable

Class 1 Focus on Academic Culture

9.30-11.00

Break 11.00-11.30

Class 2 Focus on British Culture

11.30-13.00

Lunch 13.00-14.00

Class 3 Project Work

14.00-15.30

Course Class Room Cornwallis North West Seminar Room 6

Course Structure The course follows integrated approach which means that you will have a lesson on academic culture, British culture and followed with related project works each day.

Course Teaching Materials The course will be from Garnet’s Academic Culture book and the Cambridge Exploring British

Culture text. Reference will also be made to the Pre-sessional Pre-Arrival Guide and the Kent

website.

You will receive the main course book, Academic Culture in the first class.

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KEY STAFF

Name Role

Sebastien Cadinot Interim Director, Centre for English and World Languages (CEWL)

Fumiyo Nemoto-Smith Course Convenor, World Languages Manager, CEWL

Elizabeth Park urse Tutor, CEWL Course Tutor

Charlene Earl Acting International Pathway Manager, CEWL

Amy Moses Student Support and Experience Officer, CEWL

Jessica Gilbert Centre Administration Officer, CEWL

Hazel Lander Study Abroad and Exchanges Officer, International Partnerships

Sophie Baker International Support and Placement Coordinator, International Partnerships

Sammy-Jo Foster International Placement Assistant, International Partnerships

WELFARE AND SUPPORT

Ways that we can assist you to settle in to your new living and learning

environment

Student Support Officer Amy Moses is your Student Support Officer. She is responsible for your welfare and may be contacted for any non-academic concerns that you may have. In addition, your Course Tutor or the Course Convenor, will be available to meet with you by appointment if you have any worries or concerns regarding your studies.