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6-month EAP
The 6-month Foundation aims to provide a mixture of English language and academic preparation for students with an intermediate level of English (4.5 IELTS or equivalent) for degree-level studies. The first 3 months will concentrate on developing general English competency both with regard to written and verbal communication in addition to introducing students to the terminology and concepts of the subject they will be studying at degree level. This continues in the final 3 months focusing to a greater extent on study skills - essay writing, extended academic writing, reading for gist, listening to lectures, note-taking and giving presentations.
Students who start the 6-month Foundation programme in July will take the IELTS preparation course in the Summer Term, followed by further study on the one-term pre-sessional course in the Autumn Term.
Course overview
The basic elements of the course are as follows:
Reading and Writing
In this element of the course you will develop reading and writing skills for academic study, including
writing well-structured and coherent essays. 6 hours.
Listening and Speaking
In this part of the course, which is again concerned with academic English, you will learn skills
necessary to understand lectures, take notes, contribute in tutorials and participate in seminars on
your degree course. 4 hours.
Grammar and Vocabulary
In this subject you will be taught a range of vital grammatical structures and academic vocabulary.
4 hours.
Integrated Skills / ESP / Guided Self-Access
This element will further develop and consolidate your English, using all the language skills together.
4 hours.
Assessment methods
Each individual module has its own series of assessments and within the progamme the weighting of each module this term is 25%. You are assessed on the following criteria:
- Attendance and participation
- Course work
- Mid-term test
- End-of-term test
Teaching staff
Your teachers this term are Alison Smith, Beverley Morgan and Catherine Damon.
| Full time: | Yes |
| Part time: | No |
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Entry points:
(Term dates) |
January
July (IELTS course) |
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