8 steps which will maximize your learning potential:
1. Highly Qualified Teachers
2. Small Classes with American Students
3. University-Style Learning Experience
4. Highly Intensive Academic Curriculum
5. Interactive Learning Technology
6. Regular Personal Assessment
7. Private Study Time
8. Monitoring Your Own Progress
- All teachers are experts in teaching international students
- 75% of faculty teaching the Second Year University Pathway hold a PhD or the equivalent degree in their field
- Institutional TOEFL tests administered monthly
Ensures you are taught by the very best people
2. Small Classes with American Students
- Academic classes on the Second Year University Pathway are with American students
- Your English classes will have no more than 15 students to a class
- There is an average of 20 students to each academic class, often less.
Ensures you have very close teacher contact at all times.
3. University-Style Learning Experience
- One-to-one tutorials
- Small tutorial groups
- Lectures
- Problem-solving classes
- Revision clinics
- Workshops
- Presentations
Ensures you are prepared fully for degree-level study
4. Highly Intensive Academic Curriculum
- Average 21 – 24 hours’ class study per week
- Plus weekly lectures and regular tutorials
Ensures you have the knowledge and skills to pass your exams
5. Interactive Learning Technology
- Interactive whiteboards with internet connection in classrooms
- Free wireless email and internet plus complete IT resource
- Supplementary language development with ClassMate, the Kings online English learning program
Ensures your learning experience is varied and enjoyable.
6. Regular Personal Assessment
- Regular tests and assessments
- Detailed feedback from your teachers
- Regular meetings with your Director of Studies
- Written assignments which count towards your final grade
- Regular examination practice
- Formal report discussed with the Director of Studies (with copies sent to your parents or sponsors)
Ensures you’ll remain on track at all times
- A very important part of your course which will teach you the disciplines and techniques of independent study needed for success at university
- Regular coursework and homework
- One hour of private study required for each class hour: at home, in College library, In Computer Learning Centre
Ensures you gain vital personal learning skills
8. Monitoring Your Own Progress
- Become expert in monitoring your own learning progress
- Understand when and where you need extra help
- Take personal responsibility for your own study
Ensures you are ready for a university education
