AVANSUNIVERSITY

AVANSSCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

BREDA

THE NETHERLANDS

PREP COURSE

ASIAN STUDENTS

February 2009 – July 2009

Breda, February 2009

Drs. Kitty Muffels, co-ordinatorTable of contents

Welcome / 4
Accommodation / 4
International office / 4
Practical Organisation Prep Course / 4
Regular time table quarter 3 / 5
Teachers who are involved / 7
Tests and results / 7
Didactical methods / 7
Course programmes / 8
Names and contact data Prep Course lecturers / 8
Names of Prep Course students / 8

Welcome

We would like to give every student who joins the Prep Course of the International School Breda a warm welcome and we hope that everyone will enjoy our semester programme.

During the two quarters of the Summer Course there will be cultural issues by means of excursions and there will be issues about knowledge by means of lectures and training sessions about English, Study skills, Finance, Dutch culture, Economics and Marketing .

We hope you will have a pleasant stay and that you will remember this Prep Course as an instructive and unforgettable experience!

Accommodation

During the Prep Course everyone is hosted in one of the accommodations of WonenBreburg.

If you have any problems with broken facilities in the accommodation, you should contact WonenBreburg. They are located at Schorsmolenstraat 48 in Breda. You can telephone them on 0800-0230238 (free number) or send them an e-mail on

International office

For all kind of questions that are not IBMS related you can contact the International office (Ground floor).If you have questions about your visa, if you need medical help (doctor or dentist), if you have questions about banking, student card, student account, etc.

Practical organisationPrep Course

The Prep Course will take place at AvansUniversity, building Hogeschoollaan, Breda. If the room number is HA 507 you can find the room at Hogeschoollaan, part A on the fifth floor. Room HF 331 e.g. can be found at Hogeschoollaan on the third floor, part F.

Computers and the Internet are also available during the Prep Course: students can use the computers in Xplora at the ground floor of the Hogeschoollaan building. Opening hours are from 09.00-17.00 except for the weekends.

Books that will be used for the Prep course will be provided by ASIS. At the end of the Prep course students have to hand in these books, so please do not write in the books!

An English dictionary and an English grammar book has to be bought by the students themselves. These books can be used again in the Bachelor course.

The co-ordinator of the Prep Course is Mrs. Kitty Muffels. She could be present in her office (HA 525) at Hogeschoollaan, but most of the time she gives classes.The best way to contact her is by e-mail:

Regular time table quarter 3:

An overview of the weekly time tables of quarter 3 can be found in this file.

Nevertheless, please check weekly the me tables on There can be room changes e.g. Fill in your log in name and password. Click 'time table'. Than choose the following: location: ‘Periode 3’, 'Hogeschoollaan' , rooster voor: 'groepen', group TIPREP.The regular time table for quarter 4 will be available at the end of quarter 3 on

Teachers who are involved:

  • IELTS-training will be taught by Mrs.Grainne Gaffney (GAGR)
  • Study skills/excursions will be taught/organised by Mrs. Yuxian Mao (MAO)
  • Dutch language will be taught by Mrs. Kitty Muffels (MUCO)
  • (Management) accounting will be taught by Mr.Pieter Vissers (VIPI)
  • Marketing will be taught by Mr. Ramon Mannie (MARN)
  • (International) Law will be taught by Mr. Hans van Manen (MAJP)
  • Co-ordinator of the Prep course is Mrs. Kitty Muffels

Tests and results:

In week 8of quarter 3, but also in week 8 of quarter 4, students have to do tests for the Prep course topics. For each test a mark will be given (on a scale 1.00 - 10.00).

In quarter 3 as well as in quarter 4 the average of the marks for Dutch language, (Management) accounting, (International) law and Marketing must be 5.5 or more. So the four separate course marks will be added and divided by 4: the result must be 5.5 or more. If not, the student is not allowed to sit for the official IELTS-exam.

The results of the IELTS partial tests in week 8 of quarter 3 must show progress in comparison with students former IELTS results. Also the results of the IELTS partial tests in week 8 of quarter 4 must show progress in comparison with the results of quarter 3. If the teacher does not see any progress, the student is not allowed to sit for the official IELTS-exam.

Classes are compulsory. If you miss classes you are not allowed to do the test in week 8 which means that you are not able to get an average of 5.5. The teachers will register the attendance.

Excursions will take place in the city of Breda and its neighbourhood.

In quarter 4 students have to sit for the official IELTS exam of the British Council.Mrs Grainne Gaffney will help the students to register for it.

Mid July 2009 the official results must be known. A student has to get a 6.0 for the IELTS exam in order to start with the IBMS bachelor course in August 2009

Didactical methods:

- During IELTS training sessions specific IELTS exam components will be trained.

- During the courses Study skills, Dutch culture, Economics, Finance and Marketing the teachers give lectures, but also active participation of the students will be part of it. This active participation consists of discussions in class, assignments in class or Xplora, but also assignments outside the school building. Homework is also part of the courses.

Course programmes:

For every course a detailed program is available which can be found in this manual or will be handed out in class by the teacher. Students are supposed to put these programmes in the Prep Course binder as well as other materials that will be handed out during classes. Students have to bring this binder with them every class.

Names and contact data Prep Course lecturers:

Ms. Grainne Gaffney (GAGR)

Email:

Not available at school on Fridays

Ms. Yuxian Mao (MAO)

Email:

Not available at school on Thursdays and Fridays

Mr. Hans van Manen

Email:

Mr. Ramon Mannie

Email:

Ms. Kitty Muffels

Email:

Mr. Pieter Vissers

Email:

Names of Prep Course students:

The students who participate in this Prep Course are:

- Xin Lu (F) (Prep course student + teacher-assistant)

email:

phone: 0641302999

- Dongchen Wu (M) (Prep course student + teacher- assistant)

Epelenberg 69, Breda

email:

phone: 0659001643

- Yanhan Wu (M) (Prep course student)

- Zhen Yang (M) (Prep course student)

Leuvenaarstraat 22A, Breda

- Yafei Shen (F) (Prep course student)

Klaverweide 126, Breda

- Junfang Yao (M) (Prep course student)

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