INTRODUCTION

Established in 2001, the Language Centre coordinates and teaches all language and communication courses within the university. In addition, the Centre is responsible for preparing evaluative procedures for all the languages it teaches, which will allow for the identification and monitoring of students’ language and communication skills development in their university-required language courses, as well as their core and elective language courses throughout their stay in the University. A large part of these evaluative procedures is focused on the developmental university required EAP (English for Academic Purposes) courses which students have to take for two semesters.

The Centre organizes and streamlines all language and communication courses offered by UBD (particularly those for academic, professional and other specialized purposes) through the management of five different programmes.