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English Language Summer Schools at Staffordshire University

Staffordshire:
a great
place to visit
Right at the heart of the United
Kingdom, the county of Staffordshire
is located in an area known as the
Midlands – a thriving, multicultural
region with vibrant cities and towns
and wonderful countryside.
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Thanks to its central location,
Staffordshire is a good base from
which to explore
Great Britain.
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STOKE-ON-TRENT
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Stoke-on-Trent
A vibrant, multicultural city,
Stoke-on-Trent is located
approximately halfway between
Manchester and Birmingham.
Also known as the ‘The Potteries’
the area has been world famous
for pottery and ceramics for over
300 years.
Excellent sports facilities are available
locally. Premiership football team, Stoke
City, play at the Britannia Stadium and Port
Vale FC play at nearby Vale Park. The city’s
theatres stage hit Broadway shows and big
names from comedy and music. A short
distance from campus, you will find good
value supermarkets, as well as the Potteries
Shopping Centre with over 90 top stores and
an excellent indoor market.
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English
Language
Summer Schools
We want to make sure that your time at Staffordshire
University is not just exciting and challenging, but also
extremely rewarding. Together with the Students’ Union,
we provide a whole range of specialist support services,
don’t worry if English isn’t your first language, this shouldn’t
be a barrier to your studies.
Course Dates:
The course lasts from one to four weeks
from July 23rd to August 19th and you
can choose how many weeks you wish
to stay to improve your English, from
one week to the full four weeks.
Course Fees:
Fees paid will include teaching,
accommodation, weekly excursions and
social events and activities, including
access to the Stanley Matthews Sports
Centre at a subsidised rate.
There will be weekly excursions to a
variety of tourist attractions such as the
historic City of Chester or the wonderful
countryside nearby in the Staffordshire
Moorlands, Derbyshire Peak District.
Further outings will see you visit the
magnificent coastline of Wales and
you will have the opportunity to take
additional excursions to such places as
London and Edinburgh, these will be
at an extra cost. Please contact us for
details of fees.
Location:
Stoke Campus – Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University Summer Schools are an excellent way for you to
sample university life in the UK, improve your English and find out if you would
like to continue your studies at the University.
Who is it for?
The Summer Schools are for students aged over 18 with IELTS levels 3-7
who want to improve their language skills and find out more about British
language, culture and history. The focus of the teaching is on speaking
and communication skills, with daily lessons focusing on themes related to
British life and culture. Students will have ample opportunity to improve their
vocabulary, with the focus being on using English in everyday situations, so
that students will be able to use the language studied in the classroom.
Students are assessed on the first day of the course via a placement test and
placed into groups for the rest of the course. You can be confident that you will
be with other students of a similar level and you can develop your language
skills at an ideal pace.
Accommodation:
We offer accommodation on our Stoke
campus to all Summer School students
in our Halls of Residence. Most rooms
are for single occupancy, some have
en-suite bathrooms and all have shared
kitchen facilities for self-catering,
however, there are many places to
eat nearby. All on campus rooms have
Internet access.
Teaching Hours:
You will receive a minimum of 12 hours
teaching per week – four morning
classes of three hours each, Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There
are optional afternoon classes offering
eight further hours of study on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Wednesdays are excursion days.
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Summer School
Activities
You
can choose to come for between one and
four weeks, depending on how many weeks or
which dates you choose to attend your activities
will include the following*:
Week One:
• Pick up from Manchester Airport and
settling into halls of residence
• City and Campus Tour
• Welcome orientation by the Dean of the
Business School, Professor Susan Foreman
• English culture briefing and course
induction
• Placement assessment
• Local Tour
• Museum Visit
• Classes – Themes include British history
• Excursion preparation
• Day trip to the historic City of Chester, with
a river tour, the city’s Roman history and a
shopping trip to Cheshire Oaks outlet village
• Afternoon excursion to the City of
Birmingham*
• York City Tour including York Minster, one of
Europe’s greatest gothic cathedrals*
• Optional tour of the Jorvik Viking Museum*
Week Two:
• Classes: Themes include British food, culture
and customs
• Sports activities
• Excursion preparation
• Afternoon cultural visit
• Afternoon trip to Stratford-upon-Avon,
home of William Shakespeare*
• Classes – Themes include : “Scotland”.
• Free time
• Quiz on Britain and the World
• Excursion to the Lake District of
Northern England*
• Excursion to Edinburgh - with a visit to
Edinburgh castle*
• Excursion to North Wales – Visiting Conway
Castle and Llandudno
Week Three:
• Classes –Theme includes: Education
around the World
• Visit to the University allotment (vegetable
garden) learning more about British fruit and
vegetables
• Sports/free time: two afternoons
• Excursion: The City of Cambridge
• Countryside excursion, visiting a typical
English village and a farm shop
Week Four:
• Afternoon of free time
• Excursion to Trentham Gardens , a local
attraction
• Excursion to the Derbyshire Dales: Buxton,
Chatsworth and Bakewell
• Afternoon Sports: Mini Olympics
• Classes
• Award certificates for the Summer School
• Farewell Party
* Self Pay. These excursions are not included in
the Summer School fee paid and will incur an
additional charge.
Time will be allocated for packing / unpacking,
preparation for excursions, food shopping
and meal preparation and students will be
supported during their stay to undertake these
activities. Food costs are not included in fees
paid.
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Lake district
Derbyshire Dales
Stratford-upon-Avon
York City
British fish and chips
Edinburgh
Birmingham, Victoria Square
Chester, the river Dee

Why
Staffordshire
University?
Modern, safe, friendly and
supportive, Staffordshire
University welcomes students
from around the world. As a
vibrant, multicultural university,
we have over 1,500 international
students form 75 countries on
campus during the academic year.
Internationally-renowned for the quality of its
awards, Staffordshire University has a global
reputation for equipping students with the
qualifications, skills and confidence to make an
impact in the real world.
We sincerely hope you choose to attend
our Summer School and get a taste for
Staffordshire University.
For further Information on the Staffordshire
University Summer School, please contact us
now on:
My course lecturers are so
passionate about what they do and
are so engaging. They’ve worked in
the industry and really know their
stuff.
Telephone: 00(44)1782 294400
Email: enquiries@staffs.ac.uk
www.staffs.ac.uk/international
Benita Nantume, BA(Hons) Radio Production
*Information is correct at the time of publication. Activities may be subject to change.
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For more detailed information on courses
or studying at Staffordshire University visit
www.staffs.ac.uk/international
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