The Presessional EAP courses teach you the special features of academic English and prepare your academic studies.
The 20, 15, 10 and 6 week Presessional EAP courses teach you the special features of academic English, and develop your ability to express yourself in English to the level expected by your future university department. They will also help you to improve your general English skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
The EAP Presessional English courses are open to postgraduate students with a conditional offer to study at the University of BIrmingham in one of the following areas:
If you have a conditional offer your offer letter states "Alternatively, you can attend one of our Presessional English Language courses".
This means that you can attend and Satisfactorily complete the appropriate presessional course instead of retaking IELTS or TOEFL.
If you have an unconditional offer to study at the University of Birmingham or if you do not have the minimum IELTS score for this course you could also consider taking the English and Academic Skills presessional course instead.
The length of presessional course that you should attend depends on your future academic course and your present level English.
Academic English can seem very different from the English which you learned at school. The EAP Presessional courses make you familiar with the special features of academic English so that you are ready to study via the English language in your intended University department. The English for International Students Unit (EISU) was one of the first academic English centres in the UK; as a consequence we have a tremendous amount of experience in academic English research, teaching, and learning.
The courses will focus on the language and learning skills which you will need so that you can:
Learning activities that may be of interest before you arrive in the UK
Failure to complete the English course successfully will mean that you have not fulfilled the conditions of your offer. We will not be able to accept any other English language results after this point. Therefore, our offer to you to study at the University of Birmingham will be withdrawn for that academic year.
You may however, wish to resubmit your application or defer your entry to the following academic year, in order to continue to improve your level of English and to meet our language requirements.
