Academic english in Palmerston Park Dublin Emerald Cultural Institute Language School

Academic English

Long-term academic English courses are presented in two formats.

Pre-Sessional Foundation Programme

• Students age: from 17 years old,
• Minimum duration: 3, 6 or 9 months,
• Classes of up to 14 people, usually no more than 9 (afternoon lessons - no more than 6),
• Intensity: 20-26 lessons weekly (each = 60 minutes),
• Start level: from A2 (IELTS 3.5).

A course for students who want to enroll in an English-speaking university abroad after graduating from high school in their home country. If you already have a base of English, but you need to deepen and improve it, including in the academic direction, then the Pre-Sessional Foundation Program is perfect for you. The expected result by the end of the course is IELTS from 5.0 and full readiness to study at the university.

This course of the Palmerston Park Dublin language school is valuable because it was specially designed according to the recommendations and requirements of partners - higher schools and universities. Therefore, taking this course here, the student has the opportunity to subsequently be guaranteed to transfer to a bachelor's course at a partner university in Ireland or the UK (for example, to the famous Trinity College Dublin).

Gap Year Academic Programme

• Students age: from 18 years old,
• Minimum duration: 12 weeks of English + semester at the university,
• Classes of up to 14 people, usually no more than 9,
• Intensity: 20-26 lessons weekly (each = 60 minutes),
• Level to start: from IELTS 5.5.

An academic program that combines an English language course at Palmerston Park Dublin (12 weeks) and a semester at a partner Irish university, Maynooth University. The student can choose the module of university education on his own - 34 departments are offered at 3 faculties, including in-demand degrees in science, technology, business, law and law, and the media. In addition to deepening knowledge, this will provide an opportunity to earn ECTS educational credits and use them in the future to obtain a degree. Students who complete the fall semester can earn a valuable certificate in international business.