University Library Services

English language support

Develop your English language skills and achieve in your main programme of study. Take an English language class to develop your spoken and written academic English.

Current students of the University of Sunderland whose first language is not English can choose from a range of 5 week courses at both Introduction and Developing level in a range of different skills and topics or register for one to one support sessions for support and advice.

Registrations for Block A & Block B courses are open from Monday 8 September 2025.

 

Semester Structure Guide for EAP & EBS Courses

Each semester contains two 5-week teaching blocks (Block A, Block B, Block C, Block D:

Semester 1

EAP Block A : 6 October 2025 - 6 November 2025

EAP Block B: 24 November 2025 - 15 January 2026

EBS Block A: 20 October 2025 - 20 November 2025

EBS Block B: 5 January 2026 - 5 February 2026

 

Semester 2

EAP Block C: 2 February 2026 - 5 March 2026

EAP Block D: 20 April 2026 - 21 May 2026

EBS Block C: 23 February 2026 - 26 March 2026

EBS Block D: 20 April 2026 - 21 May 2026

*Please note, registration for each block closes at the end of the second week of teaching.

You can find more information about our courses and apply on our new EAP Lib Guide Homepage