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English and Academic Skills "Pathway" Courses

We offer courses which combine Academic & General English for 11 weeks in the Autumn Term (October to December), Spring Term (January to March) and Summer Term (April to July).

Apply now for the Summer Term (begins 26th April 2010).

Click here for a course leaflet in PDF format

The English and Academic Skills (EAS) Pathway Courses are open to students at intermediate level (minimum 4.0 IELTS) and above who want to develop their English because they plan to study an academic course at a UK university.  Most of our students intend to progress to an academic course at either undergraduate or postgraduate level. Others may  follow one of the university’s Foundation courses.

Students study for a minimum of 11 weeks, for 21 hours each week . As part of the course, we provide IELTS preparation classes so that students can achieve the IELTS score they need to progress onto either a Presessional English course, such as the EAP or Business English Presessional programme, an International Foundation Programme, or direct to an academic course once the necessary level has been reached.

Please note that these courses are not open to students at Beginner or Elementary level.

Class sizes are normally between 10 and 14 students. The maximum number of students in a class is 14 to allow close attention from the teachers. The atmosphere is friendly, supportive and focused.

All courses have a full social programme including sports, trips to places of interest, nights out, and visits to other towns and cities in the UK to help you make the most of your stay.

For more details about the course, click here.

For dates, fees and entry requirements, click here.

For application details, click here.

For more details about the social programme, click here.

If you would like more information on this or any of our courses, then please click here to contact us


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