Pre-sessional English and Academic Skills PLUS: 22 weeks (4.0 entry)

Bachelor's degree

In Telford

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Telford

  • Duration

    22 Years

This course is designed for students whose first language is not English, and who already have IELTS 4.0 or equivalent, to able to reach an equivalent of IELTS 6.0 (CEFR B2) and to take additional intensive preparation for the Wolverhampton English Proficiency Exam in order to achieve a 6.5 required for entry to certain degrees.

The course also introduces international students to the learning context in the UK and to the academic skills necessary for study in Higher Education.

This is an intensive English language course taught by qualified and experienced teachers of English for Academic Purposes. The International Academy is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK and our intensive programme focuses on enabling the students to achieve their aim of progressing to a degree at the University of Wolverhampton. Regular one-to-one tutorials and practice assessments allow students to see how they are progressing and seek advice from our experienced staff.

This course, in addition to preparing students to receive the Presessional Award, prepares those students who need the higher requirement of 6.5 to take the Wolverhampton English Proficiency Exam.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Telford (Shropshire)
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Level 3 Southwater One, Southwater Sqare, Southwater Way, TF3 4JG

Start date

On request

About this course


Communicate with accuracy, fluency and range, increasing their ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Respond appropriately and effectively , both orally and in written form, on a range of academic and non-academic topics to a level commensurate with B2 (CEFR)
Comprehend both gist and specific detail in a range of academic and non-academic written and oral texts (eg academic lectures, articles, seminars etc) to a level commensurate with B2 (CEFR)
Research and evaluate a range of academic sources in English, gaining an understanding of the academic contexts relevant to degree study at a UK University.


Students wishing to do this pre-sessional course must have IELTS 4.0 overall with no element less than 4.0 (listening, speaking, reading and writing)

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Subjects

  • International
  • English
  • IELTS

Course programme

Listening:

understanding authentic spoken material in a variety of media and styles including lectures, seminars and academic discussions; taking notes and summarising; becoming familiar with different accents and speaking styles including those of classmates.

Writing: developing academic voice, expressing and supporting opinions; presenting, developing drafting, editing and error correction skills; developing academic referencing skills.

Reading: examining in detail academic and other texts; developing strategies for deriving meaning and understanding from complex texts.

Speaking: speaking at length in academic contexts; taking part in discussions and seminars.

Critical skills: Finding and evaluating a range of academic sources.

Formative assessment: each of the four elements (reading, writing, listening and speaking) will be assessed at regular intervals in order to give a progress report and tutorial.

In the final Study Block of this course, students undertake an intensive week of WEPE preparation ( 20 hours) and an additional 5 hours per week in the final week (40 hours in total).

Pre-sessional English and Academic Skills PLUS: 22 weeks (4.0 entry)

Price on request