Online EAP: Pre-sessional English (Pre-Intermediate) Foundation Certificate

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With this course, you'll get your English to the level you need for your chosen University course. Plus, you'll learn academic skills like taking notes, speaking in seminars, making presentations, university-level reading, as well as writing essays and reports.

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Course overview

This 12-week course is for people with an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 4.5 (or equivalent). If your English is higher than this, see the Intermediate or Upper-Intermediate courses.

The programme improves your English, helping with academic skills like listening, note-taking, reading and summarising, writing essays and reports, doing research and making presentations.

By the end of your studies, your English will be at the University of Sunderland IELTS equivalent of 6.0, which is what you need to study most of our courses.

Download the full list of EAP entry requirements.

Want to know more? See answers to our most Frequently Asked Questions.

This course is not running in 2021/22.

Why us?

University of the Year for Social Inclusion (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021)
For people who do not speak English as a first language, and who have an IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5
You will be taught in a small group by experienced tutors, with additional out-of-classroom activities during British Studies time

You will have access to our modern facilities that include a language laboratory and a well-equipped centre for self-access language work
Ranked in the top 10 universities for International and Student Support WhatUni Student Choice Awards 2019 (voted by students)

Course structure

This online course is taught with the University's Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas. You'll go to online sessions, work on tasks in your own time and practise your English in online chatrooms and group projects.

Plus, you'll have weekly tutorial sessions to keep in touch with your lecturer. When you pass the course, you'll get a Foundation Certificate of Achievement in English for Academic Purposes and have the English language skills to study your chosen course.

Find out more in the programme specification.

The four modules in this course will help you develop your English skills for academic study, including listening, note-taking, reading, summarising, writing essays and reports, doing research and making presentations. You'll have around 400 hours of contact time with your lecturer over the 12 weeks of the course.

Entry requirements

We don’t currently display entry requirements for United States. Please contact the Student Admin team on studentadmin@sunderland.ac.uk or 0191 515 3154.

To study this course you need:

An IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5

Download a full list of EAP entry requirements.

Fees and finance

Tuition fee: tbc.

Please note: Fees may be subject to change in the next academic year.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

Career ready

As this course brings your English up to the level you need for our courses, it's the start of your academic journey to better employment, especially in English speaking companies.

On top of that, you'll visit sites around London and the UK to learn about culture and society and develop the soft skills top employers expect from their high-level employees.

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Contact

Contact Student Recruitment for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland in London:

020 7531 7333

admissions-london@sunderland.ac.uk.

View the Online EAP: Pre-Sessional English (Pre-Intermediate) programme specification.

Page last updated: 19 October 2022

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