Advanced English (C1 level)

C1 is the level of proficiency needed to function well in an English-taught study program or in an English-speaking environment. To that end, you will learn to comprehend longer and more complex written and spoken texts from a range of genres focusing on both explicit and implicit information. You will also learn to produce spontaneous and prepared speech and organized texts on less familiar and more complex topics with sufficient consideration for detail and style.

Target audience

This course is recommended if your current level of English is at B2 of the CEFR and you wish to attain a C1 level in English. As you will work on improving your overall proficiency, this course is a particularly good fit if you are planning to participate in an English-taught Master’s or desire to work in an English-language environment upon graduation.

At the end of the course, you will able to

1. interpret and connect ideas in more complex texts on topics within and outside your field of interest;
2. comprehend extended speech at a C1 level with one or more speakers in a range of social, professional and academic settings without much effort, even when this speech is less organized or in a less familiar variety of English;
3. express yourself fluently, clearly and appropriately in a range of social and academic or professional situations with the ability to formulate ideas and opinions on both familiar and unfamiliar topics with considerable detail, precision and flexibility;
4. compose structured written texts in which clear, detailed descriptions of more complex subjects are presented and register and style have been selected appropriately;
5. use a range of vocabulary, including less common words and phrases, and a variety of grammatical forms flexibly, appropriately and accurately in written and spoken discourse to the degree that can be expected of a writer and speaker of English at C1 level;
6. autonomously expand your vocabulary and improve your overall proficiency in English with the emphasis being on gaining the knowledge and ability required of C1 speakers and writers of English;
7. make spoken or written information accessible to a different audience and/or in a different medium or register.

Specifics

• This course is either fully on campus or fully online (depending on the group you choose).
• Since active participation is a key part of language skills courses, you need to able to interact with the group. Before signing up for the online group, make sure you have a stable internet connection, a working webcam and headset or microphone. See the recommended hardware requirements.
• 80% attendance is required. Lessons are not recorded for later viewing.
• The language of instruction in the course is English.
• Language learning takes time! In this course, you are expected to spend up to 8 hours a week on independent study.
• The Language Center reserves the right to cancel the course should enrollment numbers prove to be insufficient.

Advanced English (C1 level) in short

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This course is intended for everyone who is highly educated. This means that you have a diploma at HAVO or VWO level and are therefore eligible for Higher Education in the Netherlands.

In our conditions, you can find more information about the registration period, etc.

If you do not know if the level of this course is appropriate for you, you can do the Student English Language Assessment (SELA) to get an indication of your language level.