{"id":15747,"date":"2024-03-15T11:08:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/?page_id=15747"},"modified":"2024-03-15T11:08:33","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T11:08:33","slug":"pre-foundation-english-ielts-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/international-foundation-year-courses\/pre-foundation-english-ielts-course\/","title":{"rendered":"PRE-FOUNDATION ENGLISH \/ IELTS COURSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1529495889463{padding-top: 26px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1710417245159{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h1 class=\"university_title\">PRE-FOUNDATION ENGLISH \/ IELTS COURSE<\/h1>\n<h2>DIFC&#8217;s PRE-FOUNDATION ENGLISH \/ IELTS COURSE<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][mk_button dimension=&#8221;flat&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/apply-online\/&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;difc_button_2&#8243; bg_color=&#8221;#6bbbae&#8221;]APPLY NOW[\/mk_button][mk_button dimension=&#8221;flat&#8221; size=&#8221;large&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.difc.ie\/enquire-now\/&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;difc_button_2&#8243; bg_color=&#8221;#6bbbae&#8221;]ENQUIRE NOW[\/mk_button][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row dimension=&#8221;flat&#8221; corner_style=&#8221;pointed&#8221; size=&#8221;xx-large&#8221; letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; icon=&#8221;mk-icon-arrow-circle-right&#8221; icon_anim=&#8221;none&#8221; url=&#8221;#&#8221; target=&#8221;_self&#8221; nofollow=&#8221;false&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_custom_width=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;0&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;15&#8243; margin_right=&#8221;15&#8243; outline_skin=&#8221;dark&#8221; outline_active_color=&#8221;&#8221; outline_active_text_color=&#8221;&#8221; 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