Program Overview

English for Academic Purposes: Pre-sessional English – Pre-Intermediate

Foundation Certificate

Overview

This course will help you improve your English language and academic skills and develop your knowledge of life at university in the UK. You will build on your existing knowledge of English and develop academic skills such as taking notes, contributing to seminars, making presentations, reading strategies, and writing essays and reports. You'll gain a head start by learning about the University before you start your main course and reach the required level of English to be successfully accepted to the University.

Why us?

• You will be taught in a small group by experienced tutors, with additional out-of-classroom activities during British Studies time
• You will have access to our modern facilities that include a language laboratory and a well-equipped centre for self-access language work
• You will meet other international students who will be studying at the University
• You will have a head start and know your way around the University before your main course begins

Course structure

This pre-sessional course uses a variety of teaching methods in order to develop your English skills and prepare you effectively for university study in the UK. You will participate in small group classes, larger group lectures, and small group or individual tutorials enabling you to practise your English with the help from both your teacher and your classmates. You will receive regular feedback on your work and be well supported to develop your English language to your best level. There is also a large bank of extracurricular material that you can use to help you during your independent study time which is available on our Virtual Learning Environment, CANVAS.

There will also be lots of opportunities for you to practise your speaking during the course, as well as group projects which you will take part in, and you will stay in regular contact with your teacher in tutorials and classes.

By the end of the course we expect you to have a level of English that is the University of Sunderland equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.0. This is the English language requirement for most University of Sunderland courses.

Facilities

You will have full access to all on campus facilities including the library, computer suites and open access Language Centre.

Entry requirements

We welcome applications from those with an IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5 or above with no individual skill score (speaking, listening, reading and writing) lower than 4. If your level of English is higher than IELTS 4.5 you can study this course and achieve a score 1.5 bands higher than your entry score.

If your IELTS or equivalent score is higher or lower than 4.5, you can choose one of these alternative courses to improve your English language skills:

• IELTS 5.0: English for Academic Purposes: Pre-sessional English – Intermediate
• IELTS 5.5: English for Academic Purposes: Pre-sessional English – Upper-Intermediate

Fees and finance

The fee for this course is £3,100.

Related courses

• English for Academic Purposes: Pre-sessional English – Intermediate
• English for Academic Purposes: Pre-sessional English – Upper-Intermediate