Completed 10 – 11 years of schooling
15 (14 in Bournemouth, for June start)
Is this course for me?
This course is for students who do not yet have the English language level needed to start a Kings pre-university course.
It is designed to provide careful and thorough preparation for the intellectual and linguistic demands of GCSE, A-level or Kings Foundation courses.
Course structure
The English Preparation course is highly intensive.
There is a progressive series of English language teaching modules. Each builds on the one before it.
The fully integrated tuition system develops your learning and study skills as well as language skills. The course enables you to:
Become familiar with the conventions and expectations of the UK education system
Become familiar with the style of language used in academic texts
Increase your speed in reading and writing
Enlarge your vocabulary, especially in relation to academic subjects
Learn to identify key facts and information from a wide range of texts
Learn to organise and set out factual information clearly and coherently, orally and in writing
Learn to identify and analyse the main argument in a text or presentation
Learn to express ideas and opinions logically and confidently using appropriate language
Learn to challenge the ideas of others and present contrasting views
