{"id":991845,"date":"2026-04-27T12:13:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/?page_id=991845"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:29:23","slug":"the-english-program2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/the-english-program2\/","title":{"rendered":"The English Program 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The English Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tThe English Program<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t: Academic Excellence and Student Development<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The English Program at CIF serves as the central academic framework for English language education across the university. It is responsible for setting standards, defining progression requirements, and ensuring the alignment of teaching, assessment, and student development with institutional goals and requirements of the UK partner Universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The program provides an integrated and structured learning system that combines academic instruction with skills development. This system is delivered through qualified teaching staff and supported by the Academic Skills Center (ASC), ensuring consistent academic quality and continuous student progression.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The program goes beyond facilitating progression to Year 2; it is designed to strengthen students\u2019 academic literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills, which are essential for long-term academic and professional success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Academic Structure of the English Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The English Program operates as the overarching academic framework that governs English language instruction across CIF. It includes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • The Academic English Module<\/strong>, which defines and applies mandatory<\/strong> academic requirements<\/strong> and progression standards<\/li>
  • The Academic Skills Center (ASC)<\/strong>, which provides supplementary<\/strong> and<\/strong> developmental<\/strong> academic support<\/li>
  • The English teaching teams (departmental delivery units)<\/strong>, which implement the program curriculum through classroom instruction and assessment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    This structure ensures full alignment between institutional policy, academic standards, and classroom delivery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Academic English Module\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    All first-year students are required to complete a zero-credit, 130-hour Academic English Module<\/strong>, delivered over two academic trimesters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    This module requirement is:<\/strong><\/p>

    • A university-wide academic requirement<\/strong>, mandated by the University President<\/li>
    • An institutional progression requirement<\/strong> for students who have not yet met the required English proficiency standard<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgression to year\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Progression to Year 2 requires students to achieve an overall English proficiency level equivalent to IELTS 6.0<\/strong>, with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing). This standard applies across all forms of assessment, including coursework and final examinations.<\/p>

      Please note that successful completion of the CIF English placement test does not exempt students from completing and passing this module.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The English Program The English Program : Academic Excellence and Student Development The English Program at CIF serves as the central academic framework for English language education across the university. It is responsible for setting standards, defining progression requirements, and ensuring the alignment of teaching, assessment, and student development with institutional goals and requirements of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-991845","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=991845"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":992078,"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/991845\/revisions\/992078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitaluniversitiesfoundation.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=991845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}