Faculty Board: Michaelmas Term 2025 Syllabi Now Ratified

CEFR A1–C2 ◆ IB DP Language A/B ◆ Cambridge Tripos Formats Ref: ACAD-SYLL-25/26

Academic Registry & Disciplines

Curated Language Curricula & Humanities Disciplines.

Bespoke syllabi calibrated to international examination boards (IB, A-Levels, AP), CEFR fluency benchmarks (A1–C2), and collegiate admissions standards. Taught exclusively by fellows from Oxford, Cambridge, and European Écoles Normales.

98.4%

C1/C2 & Grade 7 Pass Rate

1:1 & Triad

Strict Socratic Ratio

Algorithmic Syllabus Guidance

Interactive Curriculum Matcher

Select your discipline, baseline competency, and academic ambition to calculate the optimal module cadence and examination pathway.

Admissions Engine Live

1. Target Discipline

2. Current Proficiency

3. Academic Objective

Recommended Track ◆ 6.5 Academic Hours / Week

Diplomatic French: DALF C1 & IB HL Syndicate

Focuses on argumentative dissertation, explication de texte, and formal synthesis under the supervision of Sorbonne and ENS fellows.

16 Wks Benchmark Cycle

Curriculum Folio

Six Sovereign Academic Tracks

Each syllabus incorporates 1-on-1 dialectic tutorials, archival textual corpus reviews, and verified international examination certification.

01 Track 01 ◆ CEFR B2–C2 IB Language A/B Approved

Tri-Term Cycle

Diplomatic & Classical French

Intensive preparation for DELF B2/DALF C2 certifications, IB French A/B Language & Literature, and the French philosophical explication de texte. Students examine classical prose from Montaigne, Rousseau, and Camus alongside modern Quai d’Orsay diplomatic dispatches.

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Core Focus: DELF B2/DALF C2, IB Language & Literature, French Philosophy & Synthetical Dissertation.

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Faculty Chair: Former Sorbonne (Paris IV) & École Normale Supérieure (Rue d’Ulm) Lecturers.

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Included Retainers: Weekly dialectic viva, phonetics laboratory, past-paper deconstruction archive.

Intimate academic tutorial library in Paris with historic dark wood shelves, warm reading lamps, leather-bound French literature folios on a desk with handwritten notes in elegant script, atmospheric scholarly warm tone, editorial aesthetic.

Sorbonne Classical Method

Term Deliverables:

3,000-word Explication de Texte dossier
Recorded 30-min Viva Voce defense
Official CIE / IB mock examination audit

Next Cohort: 15 October 2025 ◆ Max Syndicate: 4 Scholars

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02 DELE C1–C2 / AP

Semi-Annual

Iberian & Latin American Spanish

Comprehensive mastery spanning Golden Age prose, Cervantes dialectics, Latin American Boom literature (Borges, García Márquez), and modern diplomatic protocol for consular aspirants.

Exam Board Alignment

DELE Superior C2, AP Spanish Literature, IB Spanish B HL.

Master Scholars

Salamanca & Complutense University doctoral chairs.

8 Academic ECTS Equiv View Dossier

03 HSK 5–6 / Sinology

Full Year

Mandarin Chinese & Sinology

Bridge the divide between contemporary elite commercial Mandarin and classical Literary Chinese (文言文, Wenyanwen). Tailored for future diplomats, sovereign analysts, and sinology fellows.

Traditional Chinese scholar study room with ink stones, calligraphic brush scrolls of classical Wenyanwen poetry, warm natural morning light filtering through wooden latticework, elegant tea ceremony setup, tranquil intellectual atmosphere.

Curricular Focus: HSK Level 6 Mastery, Classical Wenyanwen Grammar, State Protocol Etiquette, Commercial Treaty Drafting.

Direct Faculty: Peking University (Beida) and Tsinghua alumni with dual-language mastery.

Bi-weekly Calligraphy Dialectic Inspect Track

04 TestDaF / Goethe C1–C2 Uni-Assist Certified

Michaelmas & Hilary

Academic German & DaF

Engineered for candidates seeking direct admission to leading German research institutes (TUM, LMU, Heidelberg, Humboldt). Direct drill of Scientific & Philosophical German (Wissenschaftssprache) through Kantian critique, Max Weber texts, and technical abstracts.

TestDaF Level TDN 5 in all 4 sub-examinations

Target Exams Goethe C2 GDS, DSH-3, IB German A

Weekly Syndicate

Includes 2 hours of live scientific colloquium simulating German university seminars.

100% TestDaF Pass Record

Taught by Heidelberg & FU Berlin Fellows View Full Syllabus

05 Philology & Tripos

Literae Humaniores

Classical Latin & Ancient Greek

Direct preparation for Oxford Classical Moderations, Cambridge Classical Tripos, and the AP Latin syllabus. Rigorous unseen translation drills from Cicero, Livy, Virgil, Homeric dactylic hexameter, and Attic tragedians.

“Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit et artes intulit agresti Latio.”

Horace, Epistles II.1.156 — Weekly sight translations incorporate metric prosody and historical philology.

Textual Corpus: Aeneid VI–XII, Iliad I & VI, Thucydides Peloponnesian War, Catullus carmina.

Admissions Alignment: Oxford Classics CAT & Cambridge Tripos reading tests.

Fellows: Oxford Literae Humaniores Classics Dossier

06 ELAT / HAT / Ivy League

Advanced Humanities

English Rhetoric & Critical Theory

Calibrated for aspiring humanities scholars targeting Oxford (ELAT/HAT), Cambridge, and Ivy League universities. Students master structural narratology, close textual analysis, post-colonial discourse, and publication-ready academic essay composition.

Admissions Exams Oxford ELAT, HAT, TSA Section 1, Cambridge ELAT

Publication Capstone Mentored paper submission to peer-reviewed prep journals

Faculty Board: Fellows in English Literature & Moral Philosophy from Balliol and King’s Colleges.

Ivy League Honors Placement View Writing Lab

Pedagogical Doctrine

The 4-Stage Fluency Framework

Our proprietary scholastic methodology moves scholars systematically from phonemic awareness to uninhibited dialectic defense in international academic forums.

01

Diagnostic Phase

Acoustic & Lexical Diagnostic

Precise evaluation of passive versus active vocabulary, syntactical reflex velocity, and phonological purity using spectrogram-assisted accent analysis.

Duration: Week 01

02

Immersion Phase

Socratic Immersion

100% target language immersion. Zero recourse to native translation. Rapid dialectic debates regarding current geopolitical treaties, art history, and ethics.

Duration: Weeks 02–06

03

Analytical Phase

Formal Textual Dissection

Meticulous line-by-line philological analysis of untranslated original manuscripts, historical constitutions, judicial decisions, and peer-reviewed journals.

Duration: Weeks 07–12

04

Defense Phase

Simulated Viva-Voce Defenses

Rigorous, timed oral examinations administered by visiting external examiners replicating Oxford Moderations and Diplomatic Service boards.

Duration: Weeks 13–16

Admissions Michaelmas 2025

Reserve Your 45-Minute Oral & Lexical Diagnostic.

Every candidate completes a rigorous 1-on-1 assessment with an academic chair before syllabus matriculation. Receive a 12-page diagnostic report outlining CEFR phonology, syntax speed, and recommended tutorial velocity.

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