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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | The assessed Research Project | ||||
| Information on course assessments | |||||
| 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: Museum of London | Academic lecture: High-Speed Communication (recorded) | Virtual visit to Tate Britain | Academic lecture: Principles of Management (recorded) |
| Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on virtual cultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture | Guided study on a cultural visit | Guided study on academic lecture |
Week 2
| Time (UK) and activity | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-11:00 Live sessions | 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 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 | |||||
| 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: Tall Buildings of London (recorded) | Virtual visit to: London Transport Museum | Academic lecture: Memory, learning and language learner (recorded) | Virtual visit to Greenwich | Academic lecture: The 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 |