The aim of these seminars is to develop students' overall English language competence. There will be a focus on expressing ideas in English with accuracy and clarity using the main language skills. There will be regular written and oral tasks, and students will also be expected to give short, in-class presentations. Apart from working with some material, for example, a coursebook, a range of supplementary materials will be used covering topics and issues reflecting the interests of the students.

The aim of these courses is to further develop students' English language proficiency by focusing on language, study and communication skills in a wide range of contexts. Some examples of these courses are as follows: Listening and Viewing Comprehension, Improving reading skills, Developing Oral Skills, Developing Presentation Skills, Vocabulary Building, Translation, Improving Communication Skills, Creative Writing, etc. Apart from in-class work led by the tutor, the classes will require thorough preparation and active participation on the part of the students who will also have to perform regular oral and written tasks.

Individual course descriptions will be provided for the specific courses.

These courses develop language proficiency through a specific field of study (other than language). In particular, they

• offer an integrated development of language skills,
• improve fluency,
• deepen the students' knowledge in a subject area,
• enrich subject-related vocabulary, and
• enhance the students' ability to understand and produce complex discourse types related to the particular field.

Individual course descriptions will be provided for the specific courses.

This series of talks aims to familiarise the audience with important concepts of English speaking cultures. Understanding issues of identity, core values, difference, social change, and the connections of language and social issues help to raise awareness of interculturality and thus become better intercultural communicators. The lecture series—delivered by a team of lecturers—will therefore focus on these issues and provide important theoretical background as well as useful practical examples in the hope that the course participants will be able to use these as stepping stones in their cultural learning.

The course is followed by a written examination. Click here for information.

This series of talks about culture and cultures aims to familiarise the audience with a background and tools for interpreting English language texts and interactions in their cultural context. Different lecturers will be addressing issues such as the meanings of ‘culture’, how to explore national cultures, the process of cultural learning, the relationship between language and culture and various aspects of cross-cultural communication. All lectures will present important theoretical background to these issues and demonstrate practical uses of the themes in relation to English speaking cultures. The examination consists of a multiple choice test.

These are seminars on cultural issues related to the English speaking world. Some titles are as follows: Developing Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis for Intercultural Understanding, Intercultural Communication, Educational Culture, English Speaking Cultures, History of Ideas in the English Speaking World, etc.

DELP offers thesis consultation in areas of its expertise, i.e. language use, cultural studies and relevant areas of language pedagogy. For more detailed information, please go to our BA Theses page.