[Grammar] Is it grammatical to say "strengthen someone's language foundation"?

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thincat

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Hi teachers!

I would like to ask if the following sentences are grammatical or not:

1. The course aims at strengthening/consolidating the students' language foundation.
2. The course aims at strengthening/consolidating the students' foundation of English language.

Thank you in advance for your help! :)
 

emsr2d2

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The course aims to strengthen ...
 

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Do you mean it is better to change "aim at" to "aim to" and reconstruct the sentences like:

1. The course aims to strengthen/consolidate the students' language foundation.
2. The course aims to strengthen/consolidate the students' foundation of English language.

Are both sentences idiomatic?
Thank you!
 

Rover_KE

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Add 'the' before 'English' and they are both acceptable.
 
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