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The Language Centre
University of Durham

Address	Elvet Riverside, New Elvet, Durham DH1 3JT
Tel. No.	+44(0) 191 334 2230
Fax No.	+44(0) 191 334 2231
E-mail address	Language.Centre@durham.ac.uk
Courses	Pre- Sessional English for Academic Purposes Preparatory English Course General English Course
Type of courses	Full Time
Length of courses	Pre- Sessional English for Academic Purposes 1,2 & 3 months, Focus on MBA 1 month, Preparation for MBA 10 weeks Preparatory English Course 10- 30 weeks General English Course Minimum 2 weeks, Maximum 12 weeks
Date of commencement	Preparatory English Course - October General English Course - June to September
Student accommodation	Half Board accommodation in a College Half Board accommodation in a College with Ensuite Half Board accommodation with a Homestay Family Self catering
Cost / Fees	Pre- Sessional English for Academic Purposes - 1 month £805, 2 months £1,600, 3 months £ 2,300, Focus on MBA £805, Pre- MBA £2,000 excluding accommodation Preparatory English Course - £170 per. week excluding accommodation General English Course - £195 per week excluding accommodation
Class size	Pre- Sessional English for Academic Purposes - 12 Preparatory English Course - 12 General English Course - 18 maximum
Level of courses	Preparatory English Course - IELTS 4.5 – IELTS 7 General English Course - Not suitable for students who are not high school graduates. Secondary 18-19, BA/BSc or equivalent, PostGraduate
Course directors	Pre- Sessional English for Academic Purposes - Melinda Whong- Barr Preparatory English Course - Philip Nathan General English Course - Megan Williams
Contact person for application	Claire Jones

Durham University Language Centre (DULC)

DULC has expanded rapidly in recent years in order to support Durham’s very strong international profile. We run a wide variety of year-round and summer courses in English for Academic and Business Purposes, Teacher Development and General English. We have developed expertise in teacher training for native and overseas teachers of English. We are a centre for the UCLES/ RSA CELTA and DELTA courses and we have been involved in the training of a large number of overseas teachers both in Durham and abroad. We have recently been responsible for the design and successful delivery of several substantial international language teaching projects as well other smaller training initiatives. These include:

• British Council sponsored programmes for Hubei and Jiangsu Provinces – Teacher Development Programmes

• During the summers of 2002, 2003 and 2004 The language Centre ran summer school programmes for Young Learners from Spain, Italy, Iran, Greece, Korea and China. In 2004 over 500 students between the ages of 11 and 18 attended these courses.

• 4 and 6 week Teacher Development courses for Chinese secondary school teachers from Anshan Province, Shanghai and Shenzhen in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

• 4 week Teacher Development Programme for teachers from Jinan Province in China

• The ESP component of the Shanghai Municipal Tax and Finance Bureau Reform Project for DFID and the Crown Agents (Teacher training and materials development). The programme involved training Bureau teachers in both Shanghai and Durham. The long term goal was to develop an English Language unit within the Bureau to teach targeted staff the language of tax and finance. Staff from the Language Centre spent 12 weeks in Shanghai in 1998. Christopher Anderson subsequently returned on 3 further occasions to complete the project.

• IELTS training course for 20 Chinese teachers of English in GuangZhou. This course was sponsored by the British Council in GuangZhou.

• Lingua ‘B’ funded training for teachers from Italy both at elementary and middle school level

• Teacher training and curriculum reform in the CIS (Central Asia)

• A four-year project in English for Medical Purposes training and curriculum reform (Central Europe).

• Teacher trainee development for the University of Zurich

• Curriculum guidelines and base-line study seminar for the British Institute (British Council) and the Ministry of Education Montenegro

• Teacher Training for secondary school teachers from Algeria and Tunisia (British Council)

About the University

Durham is one of Britain’s oldest and best-known universities. It has an excellent reputation in both teaching and research. It is extremely popular with British and international students.

The University is set in a famous Cathedral city that is classed as a World Heritage Site. Durham is a small city in a beautiful riverside setting, surrounded by peaceful countryside and with convenient access to shops, restaurants and a full range of local facilities. These advantages make the University and its Colleges popular venues for conferences, summer schools and short courses, as well as for its ten thousand students.

Durham offers direct access to the dynamic and lively city of Newcastle, and many places of outstanding scenic beauty are within easy reach. The Northumbrian coast, the Scottish Borders, Edinburgh, the Lake District and the Durham dales are all within easy reach.

Transport links with the rest of the UK and with Europe are excellent. The City is on the principal Railway and Motorway networks, and there are two international airports nearby – Newcastle and Durham Tees Valley.

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