Preparing for Success with Pre-Sessional English Course for New University Students
Welcome to the Pre-sessional course for 2024.
This course is designed to help improve your English for students that will study in the English language, and also provide vital academic knowledge and skills to help you be successful at university.
Complete an Assignment
All pages for the 9 stages of completing an assignment. Help, information, diagrams, exercises and files.
English for Study Skills
Starting in week 2, English for Study Skills blends a mix of English learning and study skills to improve your academic life at university
Each lesson there are notes provided in a pdf document for students:
Useful web pages that accompany the English for Study Skills lessons:
week 2
week 4
reading comprehension exercises
For more resources to help with your English visit out pages on
English for Academic Purposes
Starting in week 2, English for Academic Purposes will be with Dr Michael Harris
Course Details
Course Dates
- The course starts on Monday the 13th June 2024
- 4 week course
- course ends 6th June 2024
scroll to below the student image for lesson details
Course Times
The course runs from Monday to Friday, with 4 lessons per day.
9 am to 10.30 – 10.30 am to 12 – 1 to 2.30 pm – 2.30 to 4 pm
full course timetable below (see end)
Location - Classroom
- Day 1 & 2 (Monday & Tuesday 13th & 14th June 2024) – room 1205 (2nd floor, left-hand side)
- Day 3 onward (from the 15th June 2024) – room 1102 (1st floor, left-hand side)
Course Syllabus
The course is split into 4 main parts
- English for Study Skills – Dr Séamus
- English for Presentations – Ajarn Sarah
- English for Academic Purposes – Dr Michael
- English for Communication – Ajarn Pamela
Course Goals
- To develop the communication skills of students
- To provide a learning environment where students feel comfortable to use language effectively and experimentally
- To encourage individual students to own their learning experience
- To encourage individual students to take responsibility for their own learning progress
Course Certificate
Students with over 80% attendance that complete the course successfully will be awarded a certificate.
Course Lesson Materials
Study Skills 1 - Introduction to Assignments at University
Day 5 - Friday 17th May - 10.30 am (room 1102)
9 – Final Paper
- lessons (pdf) – draft to final report
- helpful web page: drafting your final paper
- task – complete your final paper article
- file – final paper (Kerry example)
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 5 - Friday 17th May - 9 am (room 1102)
8 – Format a Report (in Word)
- lessons (pdf) – format a report
- helpful web page: final report format
- files – instructions, completed report example, text, figures, references
- YouTube video – how to format a report in Word
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 4 - Thursday 16th May - 10.30 am (room 1102)
7 – Create an outline
- lessons (pdf) – create an outline
- helpful web page: assignment outline
- task / worksheet – outline (pdf) , (Word)
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 4 - Thursday 16th May - 9 am (room 1102)
6 – Topic Sentences
- lessons (pdf) – topic sentences
- helpful web page: how to write topic sentences
- task / worksheet – in-lesson exercises (no worksheet)
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 3 - Wednesday 15th May - 1 pm to 4 pm (room 1102)
5 – Referencing
- lessons (pdf) – referencing
- helpful web page: Bibliography, citing & references
- task / worksheet – providing sources
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 3 - Wednesday 15th May - 9 am to 12 (room 1102)
4 – Organize Notes
- lessons (pdf) – ideas , organizing notes
- helpful web page: How to organize notes
- task / worksheet – graphical organizer
- for students overseas – zoom meeting ID: 599 393 1571
Day 2 - Tuesday 14th May - 10.30 am (room 1205)
3 – Research for an Assignment
- lesson (pdf) – research
- helpful web page– online research finding information
- task – interesting facts
Day 2 - Tuesday 14th May - 9 am (room 1205)
2 – Start an Assignment
- lesson (pdf) – brainstorming
- helpful web page: start assignment
- task / worksheet – mind map
Day 1 - Monday 13th May - 10.30 am (room 1205)
1 – First Assignment
- lesson – assignments
- helpful web page: first assignment
Day 1 - Monday 13th May - 9 am (room 1205)
Course Introduction
- lesson – Course introduction
- task – introduce yourself
- worksheet – introduce yourself (word doc), pdf
- helpful web page: basics of starting university
Example Assignment Files
Course Timetable
Key to the calendar below:
- Study Skills 1 & 2
- Presentations
- EAP is English for Academic Purposes
- Conversation English
week 1
9-10.30 | 10.30-12 | 1-2.30 | 2.30-4 | |||
13/05/2023 | M | introduction | study skills 1 | Presentations | Presentations | |
14/05/2023 | T | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | Presentations | Presentations | |
15/05/2023 | W | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | |
16/05/2023 | Th | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | Presentations | Presentations | |
17/05/2023 | F | study skills 1 | study skills 1 | Presentations | Presentations |
week 2
9-10.30 | 10.30-12 | 1-2.30 | 2.30-4 | |||
20/05/2023 | M | study skills 2 | EAP | Presentations | Presentations | |
21/05/2023 | T | study skills 2 | EAP | Presentations | Presentations | |
22/05/2023 | W | closed | ||||
23/05/2023 | Th | study skills 2 | EAP | Presentations | Presentations | |
24/05/2023 | F | study skills 2 | EAP | Presentations | Presentations | |
week 3
9-10.30 | 10.30-12 | 1-2.30 | 2.30-4 | |||
27/05/2023 | M |
| EAP | conversational English | conversational English | |
28/05/2023 | T |
| EAP | conversational English | conversational English | |
29/05/2023 | W |
| EAP | conversational English | conversational English | |
30/05/2023 | Th |
| EAP | conversational English | conversational English | |
31/05/2023 | F | EAP | conversational English | conversational English |
week 4
9-10.30 | 10.30-12 | 1-2.30 | 2.30-4 | ||||
3/06/2023 | M | closed | |||||
4/06/2023 | T | study skills 2 | EAP | conversational English | conversational English | ||
5/06/2023 | W | study skills 2 | EAP | conversational English | conversational English | ||
6/06/2023 | Th | study skills 2 | EAP | conversational English | conversational English | ||
GOOD LUCK!!!