• Achieve at least IELTS 5.0
  

• Gain study skills and critical thinking ability for academic studies
  

• Progress directly to the University Foundation Programme
  

Skills for life

To be accepted on an undergraduate foundation course you need an intermediate level of English such as IELTS 5.0. The Pre-Foundation Programme helps you achieve this and prepares you for the work and effort required on a foundation programme. You will practise how to meet deadlines for written assignments and how to introduce your ideas through presentations to your personal tutor, therefore giving you the best preparation for further study in British education.

You will receive a Diploma Certificate graded upon the level you achieve within your language ability band during the programme. It is possible to receive a Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Pass or Fail.

The Programme

An intensive programme for 12, 24 or 36 weeks
25 hours per week to include:

• Language input                                    (5 hours)

• Skills training                                        (5 hours)

• Knowledge for global community     (5 hours)

• Language focus                                   (5 hours)

• Spoken performance workshop       (5 hours)

Coursework

Assignment deadlines - 22 January, 19 February, 19 March, 16 April, 14 May, 11 June, 09 July, 06 August, 03 September, 01 October, 29 October, 26 November, 24 December

Personal Tutorials - 25 January, 22 February, 22 March, 19 April, 17 May, 14 June, 12 July, 09 August, 06 September, 04 November, 29 November, 27 December

Sample Timetable

09:00 10:00 10:15 11:15 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 14:45 15:45

Skills training: English for Academic Purposes and study skills for higher education Break Language input: grammar and language structure Break Knowledge for global community: listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in medium of history, culture, economics, science, politics, the arts Lunch break IELTS exam preparation Break Spoken academic performance: presentation skills and interview technique Private study

Dates and fees 2010

Course start dates are on the following -
03 January, 31 January, 28 February, 28 March, 25 April, 23 May, 20 June, 18 July, 15 August, 12 September, 10 October, 07 November, 05 December

Fees per course

25 hours of group classes (=25 lessons of 1 hour) plus monthly personal one to one session with your tutor.

	Brighton, Cambridge and Bournemouth
12 week course	£3,426
24 week course	£6,612
36 week course	£9,918

Monthly assignment to be provided by personal tutor. 1 hour per month given for assignment to be discussed/reviewed and marked. Upon completion and passing of assignments the student receives a Regent Diploma of Academic English.

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