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English Language Centre

Foundation Pre-sessional English Language

The Foundation Pre-sessional programme at Durham is an intermediate-level academic English language programme for students wishing to improve their abilities in written and spoken English. Attention will be given to work on language skills at the phrase and sentence level. In addition, Foundation pre-sessional students will also engage with texts that they will encounter on their Foundation year at Durham University in specialist areas from various disciplines. Through this process they will develop an awareness of academic culture and be culturally well prepared for the demands of Foundation level study in the UK.

The programme will be made up of prospective undergraduate students to Durham University's Foundation Centre who have been offered a conditional place to study at Durham and who currently require a more foundation-level pre-sessional programme. Given the focus on academic register and study skills, many students with unconditional offers will also find our Foundation Pre-sessional programme excellent preparation for the academic road ahead.

Course Content

  • 20 hours per week of class time
  • vocabulary and phrase building
  • grammar
  • writing skills
  • pronunciation and everyday speaking skills
  • reading and listening strategies
  • introduction to academic text types and formal register
  • presentation and seminar skills

  • British culture

Duration

  • 12 weeks, July to September

Dates 2013

12 week programme: Mon 1July - Fri 20 Sept

Location

Elvet Riverside Building, New Elvet, Durham, DH1 3JT, UK

Entry Requirements

This course is suitable for you if you have an offer of a place on the Direct Progression Foundation programme and have an IELTS score between 5.0 and 6.0, or if you have an offer of a place on the International Foundation Year and have an IELTS score between 5.0 and 5.5

Qualification Awarded

  • Certificate of Attendance

For further information

Please see links on the left-hand side of this page and/or contact Pre-sessional related staff via pre.sessional@durham.ac.uk