The aim of this intensive English language course is twofold - to improve students’ communicative skills for social purposes and to develop their ability to read and write for academic purposes. The first part of the course focuses on listening and speaking skills. Students will be exposed to a variety of meaningful everyday situations. The emphasis is on the appropriate and accurate forms and functions of English language used for various situations. The second part of the course covers skills and techniques related to reading and writing in academic contexts. Students are guided to read and write academic texts using the genre based approach.