Classroom Preparation
Like most English language students, our AEP students listen to audio and video clips in the classroom. But if we really believe in 'learning by doing', students need exposure to real lectures. That is why every term our students attend two live lectures.Preparation for each lecture starts the class before, as students develop and expand their knowledge of the lecture topic by doing research and classroom discussion. Students will take notes during the lecture, and do follow-up activities in the class which follows the lecture. Lectures are given in one of our large meeting rooms or in the auditorium. In some cases, the lecturer is a leading world figure in his subject area. The following video clips give you just a sample of what the lecture series is about.
Test Strategy and Development
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Associate
Professor Adrian Palmer, the University of Utah, is one of the world's
leading
experts in language test design. His work has had a major
influence on the IELTS and iBT TOEFL, and he is the author and
co-author of several
major textbooks in the testing area. He was a guest lecturer
for AEP in early 2007.
Cross-cultural contact: Culture Shock
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Chappell, a doctoral student at Wollongong and a former Deputy-Director
of AUA, gave a lecture on Culture Shock and Cross-cultural Integration.
He explains the different lecture styles which are common at
universities, and his reason for using one of them. Many
students show some sign of cultural shock when they study
overseas.
The Economics of Free-Trade: the TAFTA Agreement.
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Tait,
one of the Supervisors at AUA, gave a lecture on the economic impacts
of free trade agreements, using the recently completed Thai-Australia
treaty as an example.