This course is designed for students who want or need to improve their English language before
further study. Your in-depth learning will be relevant to your chosen area of study providing the best possible preparation for your degree course.

Course detail

Progression: Successful completion will raise your IELTS score by 2-2.5 points. In order to successfully complete the course you need to attend a minimum of 85% of the course and have a minimum pass rate of 50% in our tests.

Content

English language development (15 sessions* per week) This part of the course will focus on English language skills and grammar. You will work on each of the different skills, reading and writing, listening and speaking, with vocabulary and discussion being incorporated throughout the classes.

Subject specific study (5 sessions* per week) This part of the course will focus on key areas of relevant to your specific area of study, science, technology or business.

These include:

• Lecturers by subject specialists and guest lecturers
• Visits to leading research institutions such as the Sanger Insttiute and Microsoft Research Cambridge**
• Visits to leading business such as Mercedes Benz and ARM (world-leading IP company)

Contact hours

You will be taught or undertake academically relevant visits for 25 sessions* per week in total with additional time allocated to private study and research.

Activities

A range of activities are available to our students at a small extra cost. Activities may include**:

• Guided tour of Cambridge colleges
• Punting on the river Cam
• Day trip to London

...and other activities offered by Roots Travel.

Accommodation

Host family accommodation is available on request from Cambridge Host Family. Full information on accommodation types, costs and current availability can be found on our accommodation pages.

Anglia Ruskin University has been teaching English language for over 50 years. Our experienced university lecturers understand the needs of English language learners and offer the highest level of academic teaching and learning support to our students.

Why study in Cambridge?

Cambridge is a beautiful and cultural city and a world-centre of learning. We are at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen - a play on Silicon Valley in California and the fens surrounding the city. Its economic strength lies in industries such as software and bioscience and Cambridge is home to both a large Science park and a large Business park. These connections offer many opportunities.

Cambridge is a small, safe and friendly city which is easy to navigate on foot or bike. The combined student population of Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University is 28,574 - 23 per cent of the city's 119,900 residents. Anglia Ruskin has 1700 international students from 120 different countries.

The following 6-month English with Academic Skills courses are currently available:

5 August 2013 - 31 January 2014

English with Academic Skills Courses classes are usually delivered between 9 and 1 each day; however, we do sometimes have classes from 9-4 each day.

Fees: £5950

In order to reserve your place on the course we require a deposit of £1000. The balance of the fees must be paid on or before the first day of term. The full fee must be submitted with late applications. The deposit is part of the fee.

Entry requirements

To join this course, you will need:

• Either a student visitor visa or a Tier 4 student visa.

If you intend to progress from this course to an Anglia Ruskin degree you will need:

• A SELT test, for example IELTS, at the following level:

IELTS band 4 if you are going to start an Undergraduate degree
IELTS band 4.5, with 4.5 in all four bands, if you are going to start a Postgraduate degree

• A conditional offer for your course at Anglia Ruskin University.

Please note it is not possible to progress from this course to an Anglia Ruskin degree with a student visitor visa. You would therefore need to return to your home country to apply for a Tier 4 student visa before the start of the course.

All applicants must be 18 years or over at the course start date.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Fees and deposits are non-refundable once you have been accepted on the course(s) unless:

• The course you wanted to take is not running
• You are unable to obtain a visa (evidence must be shown)
• Your situation has changed (serious illness/death in the close family - certificates required)

In the last two cases above, there is a non-refundable administration charge of £50 per cancellation.

For more information about this course please email efl@anglia.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1223 417716.

If you have further queries about progression onto Anglia Ruskin Undergraduate or Postgraduate courses please email answers@anglia.ac.uk or call: +44 (0)1223 698609.