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Academic Reading Skills and Language Courses for Durham University Researchers

Academic Reading Skills and Language Courses for PG Student, PhD Candidates and Post-Doctoral Researchers

Duration: 9 weeks | One 2-hour class per week
Delivery mode: Online
Fees: £175 (internal rate for Durham University students and staff members) | £195 (external rate)

These courses are designed for individuals seeking to develop reading proficiency in other languages, enabling them to engage with primary and secondary texts. They support independent language study as a valuable foundation for research, particularly in History and related disciplines where reading knowledge of the language is essential.

Courses commencing in January 2026

Future courses
We intend to introduce German Reading Skills courses at Beginners and Intermediate level to our programme in the Easter Term. If you would like to be notified when these are available, please contact languages.forall@durham.ac.uk

Please note that the availability of all courses is subject to minimum registration numbers. 

French Reading Skills for Research 1: Beginners

Suitable for those with no prior study of French or French reading skills up to B1 of the Common European Framework.
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French Reading Skills for Research 2: Intermediate

French reading skills corresponding to B1 of the Common European Framework (such as an AS-level or an equivalent qualification) or higher.
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