More about English Language Education and our summer pre-sessional programme. Who we are... Centre for Open Learning (COL) COL sits within the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh COL consists of the following sections/programmes: English Language Education (ELE) International Foundation Programme (IFP) Part-time Access Programme Short Courses (inc. Languages) International Seasonal Schools English Language Education (ELE) ELE primarily provide academic language and literacies to prospective and current students. Between June and August nearly all our energies are focused on the delivery of our summer pre-sessional ELE currently employs 29 teachers throughout the year Commitment to CPD and scholarship in our area. View a list of our conference papers and publications here > Our pre-sessional programme Our summer pre-sessional is an Academic English programme to improve English language level prior to starting a postgraduate programme at the University of Edinburgh. We are offering the following two options for Pre-sessional English Language study in 2022. Both programmes will be offered as in-person programmes in 2023. 10-week programme: Courses Phase 1: English for General Academic Purposes - EGAP (4 weeks) and Phase 2: English for Specific Academic Purposes - ESAP (6 weeks) Dates Monday 19 June - Thursday 24 August 2023 Phase 1 Course Description This 4-week course will be delivered fully in-person. There will normally be 15 hours of contact teaching per week in weeks 1 – 3 of the course. In addition, students should expect to undertake at least 10 hours per week of independent study. This may include, for example, completing assigned tasks, using materials accessed on Learn, or activities such as watching recorded lectures. Toward the end of the course, students also complete activities and tasks in order to review and reflect on their progress so far, and to identify areas of their Academic English to focus on in phase 2 (ESAP). You will lead an individual, student-led tutorial which provides an opportunity to discuss preparation for the student's English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) course. Phase 2 Course description Students must select an appropriate specific academic area of study from the options below: English for the Business Masters (EBM) English for the LLM (ELLM) English for Arts and Humanities (EAH) English for Education and Social Sciences (EESS) English for Language Teacher Education Masters (ELTEM) English for Science, Technology and Medicine (ESTM) English for the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) For further information on these courses, please visit our student facing course website: Find the 10-week programme student information here > 6-week programme: Course Phase 2: English for Specific Academic Purposes - ESAP (6 weeks) Dates Monday 17 July - Thursday 24 August 2023 Phase 2 Course description Students must select an appropriate specific academic area of study from the options below: English for the Business Masters (EBM) English for the LLM (ELLM) English for Arts and Humanities (EAH) English for Education and Social Sciences (EESS) English for Language Teacher Education Masters (ELTEM) English for Science, Technology and Medicine (ESTM) English for the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (ESALA) For further information on these courses, please visit our student facing course website: Find the 6-week programme student information here > CPD Opportunities Joining our pre-sessional offers an excellent opportunity for your own professional development as an EAP practitioner: You will benefit from A paid 5-day induction with a variety of sessions designed to help you reflect on the pedagogic principles which underpin our programme The opportunity to work with a supportive team of knowledgeable and experienced EAP practitioners and share practice Participation in our innovative teaching observation process which gives you a choice of focusing on your classroom or feedback on writing practices Professional development events such as our popular reading group or presentations about the BALEAP or Advance HE Fellowship Careers advice from our experienced colleagues This article was published on 2023-11-23
