Mode of Study

Evening

Start Date

27th Aug 2024, 37 weeks

Day(s):

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Time:

18:00 - 21:00

Location

City Campus

Cost

£ 1134

Overview

This course will develop your English skills, with a focus on everyday life, work and study-related contexts. It also includes an externally assessed exam, SQA Higher ESOL. Successful completion of this course can help you progress to Level 7 HN college courses and corresponds to level C1 on CEFR.

If you haven't been resident in an EU country for the last three years you will need to pay course fees at a higher rate, for more details contact the Finance Department on 0141 375 5194.

Please note the following:-

• The college aims to maximise the success of learners in each course. For this reason, we control the student entry to find the most appropriate course and therefore the level the student selects on booking is only provisional.
• ESOL lecturers will test students’ English skills at the very start of the course.
• Where required, a student will move to a different level according to the decision of the ESOL lecturers.
• Entry to the Higher ESOL Exam course is strictly limited to students who have already achieved Grade A or B in ESOL National 5 course (or equivalent).
• The course runs from Sep to Jun and is a combination of general English, English in the contexts of study and employability (including internal SQA units), plus exam preparation for the final, external SQA exam. 

Entry requirements

Minimum entry requirements

• You should be able to show you have attained the English level below this course level.
• If you have studied SQA ESOL National 5, you must have achieved an A or B grade.

What you study

You'll study:

• Reading.
• Writing.
• Listening.
• Speaking in English.

This is an exam preparation course. There is a significant student workload to prepare for assessments and the year-end exam.

Experienced lecturers will combine engaging interactive learning material and face-to-face sessions.

After the course

Careers

Depending on the student's background, this varies. Many students who complete ESOL Advanced progress to full-time NQ and HNC/HND courses. If a student already has the relevant qualifications and/or work experience, they can apply straight to undergraduate and postgraduate university courses (subject to the university's entry requirements).