15 weeks

Full time

£2,700 Tuition fee

£2,700 International fee

CID1206 Course code

1 Jun 20 Next start date

English for Academic Purposes: Pre-Intermediate is aimed at people with an IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5 or equivalent. If your level of English is higher than IELTS 4.5 or equivalent, you will find the Intermediate or Upper Intermediate courses more suitable.

All of our English for Academic Purposes courses have an important cultural and social programme. You will visit other cities in England such as Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and York, and visit places of interest in London such as the world-famous British Museum, Tate Modern art gallery and Museum of London Docklands.

Your coach and train travel to other cities will be free, and you will also receive a free London Underground Oyster Card travel pass for many of the London cultural activities. The cultural and social activities are an essential part of the course and fully linked to your classroom learning. The field trips help you to develop your awareness of life and culture in the UK and enable you to practice your English language skills in real-world situations.

We use a variety of teaching and learning methods including small group learning, tutorials, workshops, lectures, project work and out-of-classroom activities.

Throughout the course, you will build up a portfolio of work, which will form the basis of your assessment.

If you pass the course you will receive a Foundation Certificate of Achievement in English for Academic Purposes. This fulfils the University of Sunderland in London's standard requirement for English language competence, allowing you to progress to your chosen course.

You will complete four modules which focus on improving your English and developing your English skills for academic study, including listening and note-taking, reading and summarising, writing essays and reports, conducting research and making presentations in English.

The typical contact time for this course is approximately 400 hours over 15 weeks or six months. By the end of the course, we expect you to have a level of English that is the University of Sunderland equivalent of an IELTS score of 6.0. This is the English language requirement for most University of Sunderland in London courses.

We welcome applications from those with an IELTS or equivalent score of 4.5 or equivalent.

The fee for this 15-week course is £2,700.

This information was correct at the time of publication.

The EAP course is designed to bring your level of academic English up to the standard required to study with us. It provides the pathway that leads to successful and high-level employment in English speaking companies.

The cultural and social aspects of our EAP programme means you leave the classroom to visit sites around London and the UK of significant cultural importance. This helps develop the soft skills top employers expect from their high-level employees.