UNIVERSITATEA ”NICOLAE TITULESCU”

FACULTATEA DE RELAȚII INTERNAȚIONALE ȘI ADMINISTRATIE

PROGRAMUL DE STUDII DE LICENȚĂ ADMINISTRATIE PUBLICĂ

Short report on the participation to the Cambridge Intensive CAE course

Student:

Dinu I Mariana Camelia

GRUPA 3 Anul II

2022
 November 29, 2022

Scope: The report covers a brief overview on the activities attended at the training course
Cambridge Intensive CAE organized by Cambridge Educational Association between September
2022 and November 2022 in Bucharest and the competences obtained.
Findings: In accordance to the Annual Training Plan of the institution I was required to
participate to a training course to improve my English skills and after a summary research I
applied for the Cambridge Intensive CAE course organized by Cambridge Educational
Association. The selection to participate in this training course was based on the evaluation of
the application form I was required to submit.
This intensive course was organized in a face to face format starting from September 1,
2022. It was structured in 3 modules as follows: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening
and Speaking.
The first module aimed to improve reading skills through a variety of texts and different
tasks and exercises were given to highlight language points and lexical items.
The second one was focused on writing in English using an appropriate style and register.
There were several examples on writing an article, an essay, a letter, a report, a review, an e-
mail.
The last module aimed to improve comprehension of spoken English by native speakers
through extracts from monologues or exchanges between interacting speakers and also to
improve fluency, pronunciation, and range and appropriateness of language use.
Each module lasted 4 weeks and was concluded with a preliminary test that helped to
prepare for the final test in order to obtain the certification of completion of this intensive
English course.
Conclusions: At the end of the course I obtained the following skills that will further
help in the current work activities:
- to draft emails and complex reports and take notes during meetings;
- to give presentations in English on complex topics;
- to understand a variety of texts from formal to informal ones.
Recommendations: Though the course greatly improved my English skills there is a need to
include an advanced training course on English in public administration in the Annual Training
Plan.