Students:	Adults (17 & over)
Course Length:	September: 36 weeks January: 24 weeks
Class Size:	Maximum 12
Levels:	September: IELTS 4.5 (4.0 reading and writing) January: IELTS 5.0 (4.5 reading and writing)

course details

English in Chester and the University of Chester offer a joint International Foundation Programme (IFP). A 36-week IFP begins in September and a 24-week IFP begins in January.

The University of Chester and several other universities will accept you onto their undergraduate degree programmes in Business and Management if you sucessfully complete the IFP.

sample timetable

Lesson	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
09.30 - 11.00	Language focus narrative tenses, test your grammar (practice & consolidation)	Language focus successful writing using narratives to relate a story or account	Language focus prepositions & phrasal verbs, pronunciation practice in the language lab	Business focus business lecture at the University of Chester, organisational behaviour	Business focus English for business students, "Management & cultural diversity"
BREAK
11.30 - 13.00	Skills focus current affairs, BBC radio news, vocabulary/listening & speaking	Skills focus making polite conversation, importance of stress/ intonation/ register, conversational gambits	Skills focus everyday English speaking, prefixes and suffixes	Business focus business lecture at the University of Chester, organisational behaviour	Tutorials writing task, a narrative
LUNCH
14.15 - 15.45	EAP/Study skills focus reading skills, scanning for information, plagarism & the importance of referencing	EAP/Study skills focus processing key information & summary writing	IELTS focus reading: skimming & scanning, ECDL (computer based lesson) in Chester Library	EAP/Study skills focus lecture consolidation & discussion, importance of note taking & listening for key information	IELTS focus focus on listening & speaking
HOMEWORK
Evening	Complete reading task	Write summary of "Traffic in the cities"		Complete notes taken during lecture & revise vocabulary	Vocabulary completion & consolidation

see also

• Download an information sheet
• University of Chester website

Course Code	Start Date	Finish Date	Weeks	Entry Requirements	Tuition	Book Online
IFP1	18 September 2006	6 July 2007	36	IELTS 4.5 with at least 4.0 in reading and writing TOEFL 475 (paper), 152 (computer), 53 (internet)	£6,180
IFP2	8 January 2007	6 July 2007	24	IELTS 5.0 with at least 4.5 in reading and writing TOEFL 500 (paper), 173 (computer), 61 (internet)	£4,120
IFP3	24 September 2007	4 July 2008	36	IELTS 4.5 with at least 4.0 in reading and writing TOEFL 475 (paper), 152 (computer), 53 (internet)	£6,300
IFP4	7 January 2008	4 July 2008	24	IELTS 5.0 with at least 4.5 in reading and writing TOEFL 500 (paper), 173 (computer), 61 (internet)	£4,200

public holidays

Please note, on our courses in 2008 there will be no lessons on public holidays: Friday 21 March, Monday 24 March, Monday 5 May, Monday 26 May and Monday 25 August.