Pre-Sessional English

The main focus of the pre-sessional is on developing language skills in the four disciplines of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Teaching takes place in small groups and we emphasise the importance of developing as an independent learner to prepare you for main course.

You will be assigned a personal tutor who will meet you at least once per week when you will be able to reflect on your own strengths and weaknesses, discuss your progress and get feedback from your tutor.

The course is a great way to acclimatise to living in your new home, whether that be London or Abu Dhabi. It is also a good opportunity to make friends with fellow students before your main course begins.

The programme is a full-time course and students are also expected to complete homework assignments each day. Your determination to improve will be matched by our teachers’ commitment to giving you the best possible preparation for your future studies in the UK or UAE.

To find out if you need a pre-sessional English Programme, you can take our free Online Test. It will take you just five to ten minutes to complete it.

Take a Placement Test

Language techniques

• improving grammatical skills
• increasing range of general and specialised vocabulary
• enhancing sentence and paragraph structure
• improving reading skills and identifying key information and arguments
• interpreting tables and graphs
• tackling multiple choice questions
• speaking in a coherent and logical manner

Study skills for your Foundation or Pre-Masters Programme

• note taking in lectures
• writing summaries
• writing extended pieces of work
• making presentations

12-week course: IELTS score of 4.0 or equivalent in all 4 parts of the test

8-week course: IELTS score of 5.0 or equivalent in all 4 parts of the test

Please remember you will need to also meet the academic requirements of your chosen Foundation or Pre-Masters Programme before starting your Pre-Sessional English course

• Fees for all IFG Programmes at our Teaching Centres in UK, UAE and Online can be found on our fees page.
• For fees at our Partner Teaching Centres please check the relevant Partner Centre page or contact them directly.