Course overview

Do you need want to improve your English skills so that you can go to study in FE or HE environments or to work in a professional environment? Do you want to show yourself that you have reached a high level of competency in your new language? This course will develop your language skills as well as prepare you for the professional environments here in the UK as well as enabling you to communicate at a very high level of English either in the UK or abroad. You need to do a pre-course English BKSB assessment will be sent to you after you apply and you will be expected to answer some IAG questions via a phone call. This course will be delivered online 2 evenings a week with a fully qualified, professional tutor.

Course description

This course will help you to start developing your English to an advanced level as well as improve you in the four main ESOL skills; reading, writing, speaking and listening. Over the course you will develop your skills in all these key areas as well as improving your fluency and accuracy. You will work with different types of texts including fiction, newspapers and magazines and learn how to write essays, proposals, reports and reviews. You will also work on presentations and everyday conversations. You will also develop your exam taking skills and practise exam tasks in case you need to do this in an educational or professional setting in the future.

This is an online course which will be held on 2 evenings a week for a total of 5 hours per week. Please note that this is a 45-hour course that is term time only.

To join the course you will need an internet connection and a computer/ laptop which has a working microphone and camera. You will be required to produce writing during the course so you will need to be able to access Office 365 (online versions are free and can be accessed through your WEA email account).

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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