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English Language Unit• The University’s specialist English centre for

international students. • 20 years of EAP teaching at the university• Highly qualified staff• A caring, student-centred approach to our

teaching• Expertise in EAP, general English, ESP and

teacher training

Dr Sue ThompsonDirector

Dr Nelia ScottIELTS Co-ordinator

Mr Clive NewtonDeputy Director

Mr Ted Colclough, Presessional / insessional co-ordinator

Mr Tim AllenTutor

Ms. Michelle DwyerTutor

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What courses do we offer?• 20 wk, 16 wk, 10 wk & 6 wk EAP presessionals• 10 wk Spring term ‘Prepare your EAP’ course• Free insessional language classes• Short courses tailor-made for sponsors• IELTS preparation courses• IELTS testing• Teacher training courses for English Language

Teachers

Small classes, maximum interaction, maximum attention

Learn to use online journals

Live lectures

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Wks 1 to 460% GE 40% EAP

Wks 5 to 1060% EAP 40% GE

Wks 11 to 1480% EAP 20% GE

Wks 15 to 2050% ESP 40% EAP 10% GE

20 weeks ‘Activate your EAP’

16 weeks ‘Activate your EAP’

10 weeks ‘Summer’

6 weeks ‘Summer’

Presessional courses overview

10 weeks ‘Prepare your EAP’

20/16 wks 10/6 wks

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YourIELTS is:

You Need:

Take this course: Dates:

4.0 20 wks6.0 14 Apr – 12 Sept

4.5 20 wks6.5 14 Apr – 12 Sept

4.5 16 wks6.0 19 May – 12 Sept

5.0 16 wks6.5 19 May – 12 Sept

5.0 10 wks6.0 7 Jul – 12 Sept

5.5 10 wks6.5 7 July – 12 Sept

5.5 6 wks6.0 4 Aug – 12 Sept

6.0 6 wks6.5 4 Aug – 12 Sept

Entry requirements, fees, 2008

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What happens after the programme?

If you have a conditional offer from a department.....

... and you reach the expected level...

... you go straight on to your department...

No IELTS retake!

If you have a conditional offer from a department.....

... and you do not reach the expected level...

... you go straight to your department but you have to take an insessional English programme

No IELTS retake!

If you have an unconditional offer from a department.....

... and you just want to improve your English...

... you are welcome to apply for a course ...

... you go straight to your department

If you do not have an offer from a UoL department.....

... you are welcome to apply for a course ...

... but you may have to retake IELTS

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Tailor-made short coursesEnglish for the Energy Industry

• General English: • reading, writing, speaking, listening, vocabulary and

grammar• English for the Oil and Gas Industry: • presentations, meetings, negotiations, reports,

letters, email• Issues in the Energy Industry, delivered

by University of Liverpool Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences:

• oil formation, locating oil, extracting oil, • Community research projects• Industrial visits

an industrial research visit

activity weekends

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IELTS preparation and practice courses

• Strategies / techniques to help you deal with the test confidently.

• Improve your skills in: • Listening for information • Reading for gist and for detailed

information • Writing discursive essays and writing

based on diagrammatic information • Speaking about cultural topics

4 Week Part-time Course:• 4 days a week - 3.30pm to 5.30pm

(Mon - Thurs)• 32 hrs tuition• Ends just before an IELTS test date• £270.00

Class size: average 8, maximum 12Courses end just before an IELTS test date

1 Week Intensive Course:• 5 days a week - 9.30am to 3.30pm

(Mon to Thurs and 9.30am to 1pm (Friday).

• 21 hours tuition• £200.00

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Teacher training courses

An intensive 4 week teacher training course for first-time teachers of English which features assessed teaching practice

We will design and run specialist courses for you to best suit your needs and context.

CELTAWe are accredited providers of the Cambridge ESOL Certificate in teaching English to Adults (CELTA)

Tailor-made coursesDoes your organisation have teachers who are in need of further training?

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Extensive social programme during the summer

Weekend excursions

Special evening activities

Visiting places of local interest

Sports tournaments

Student welfare tutors

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Why study at the ELU, Liverpool?5 mins walk from

city centreOn campus

accommodation

Full access to sports facilities

Full access to University’s library

and computer servicesMaximum

class size: 12

Specialist English for

specific subjects

Highly qualified, dedicated teachers

Capital of Culture, 2008

Min 20 hrs / wk classroom time

Social programme

included in fee

Maximum support and assistance

Student welfare tutors in the

summer

Great for visiting Scotland and

north of England

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What our students say

Mr. KONSTANTINOS Panou, Greece

The academic writing class was very useful. I learnt how to

write up a project. We also improved our pronunciation

and learnt how to give academic presentations

Miss KUNG Shu-Ying (Stella), Taiwan

I’ve learnt a lot about academic writing, or

example how to structure and organise an article.

This is very useful for my future studies here at

Liverpool.

Mr. MAHDI Ali Jafer, Iraq

I have received lots of information about reading, writing and

academic research which will help me in my PhD programme. All the

exercises and activities were interesting and powerful. I’ve also learnt a lot about life in Liverpool.

Mr. HASHIM Mustafa, Iraq

We had lots of lectures on different subjects such as

science, history, management and business. The writing

tutor was really very helpful with us and we did a lot of

good work.

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10 wk and 6 wk Presessionals• General English

• Social English• EAP

• Writing (sentences, paragraphs, organisation, essays, reports)• Study skills (research, referencing, paraphrasing, note-taking, summarising)• Reading (specific information, main idea)• Speaking (discussions, seminars, presentations)• Listening (lectures, live lectures, interaction)• Information technology (Word, PowerPoint)

• ESP• English for engineering, science, medicine, humanities, business

• Using university systems

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20 wk and 16 wk Presessionals• General English

• Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation• Writing, reading, speaking, listening• Social English

• EAP• Writing (sentences, paragraphs, organisation, essays, reports)• Study skills (research, referencing, paraphrasing, note-taking, summarising)• Reading (specific information, main idea)• Speaking (discussions, seminars, presentations)• Listening (lectures, live lectures, interaction)• Information technology (Word, PowerPoint)

• ESP• English for engineering, science, biomedical sciences, humanities,

business• Using university systems

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