Pre-sessional English Course Content

Weekly Structure / Class Times

You will have classes from Monday to Thursday every week. Each day is split into two lessons: Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 with a lunch break in between.

There are also daily homework / self-study tasks which students are expected to do in their own time.

Pre-sessional English Timetable

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
9:30am - 12:30pm (15 min break)	Reading and Writing	Reading and Writing	Reading and Writing	Reading and Writing
12:30pm - 1:30pm (1 hour)	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:30pm - 3:30pm	Listening & Speaking	Listening & Speaking	Listening & Speaking	Listening & Speaking

Attendance

Attendance at all lessons is compulsory: You must attend all lessons.

As part of the standard University of South Wales procedures, an attendance register will be taken each day and failure to attend classes will be recorded. Poor attendance my may affect your final grades and stop you progressing to your chosen Degree or Master’s course.

Class Materials

Students will receive a printed / online copy of the course workbook.

Assessments

In order to pass the course you will be assessed through a combination of coursework tasks and exams which are held in the final two weeks of the course (we will tell you the exact dates when we have finalised the exam time table).

Skill	Exam/Coursework	Percentage	Total
Writing	3 hour Written Exam Report Weekly Portfolio Tasks	20% 15% 5%	40%
Reading	1 hour Reading Exam	20%	60%
Listening	1 hour Listening Exam	20%	80%
Speaking	8 minute Individual Presentation Speaking Test (part of Seminar)	10% 10%	90% 100%

Student Status & Bank Letters

For those being sponsored, proof of student status at the University of South Wales will be available on request by email to [email protected].