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Preparing to study in the UKOur English for university preparation courses have been designed to help students improve their level of English proficiency to match the language requirements of their chosen university. Students will cover the main building blocks of language such as grammar and vocabulary as well as develop reading, listening, speaking, writing and mediation skills in English.
Our English Language Preparation Courses improve students’ English level for entry into foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate education at their chosen higher education institution – at no extra cost to the institution. Over 6, 12 or 16 weeks students develop language and academic skills for entry into their chosen degree.
1 OIDI Level or 0.5 IELTS level increase
2 OIDI Levels or 1.0 IELTS level increase
3 OIDI Levels or 1.5 IELTS level increase
10 hours of live online classes per week
10 hours of guided self-study per week
1:1 tutorials available where required
Customised study throughout course
Teaching and learning methodologies are primarily based on a communicative approach, encouraging students to develop their productive skills in English while receiving constructive feedback from their tutors.
The scheme of work includes selected themes and language topics that are in-line with what the students will require at university, drawing on Oxford International’s extensive experience with international colleges.
Live online teaching enables us to customise the instruction to the students’ needs and to provide assessment and feedback at regular intervals.
Our study platform is an online interactive learning platform that is designed to develop and test the students’ English language skills through user-friendly exercises. The platform is fully adaptable to students’ proficiency level, allowing them to practise specific skills tailored to their needs.
Weekly assignments build on the skills developed during the study weeks. Each assignment is assessed by the class tutor who provides feedback to students.
Students final grades and level will be based on:
Assignments are an essential component of the course as they are closely linked to assessment and tasks and help students prepare and succeed. To encourage regular review and assessment submission, they carry 10% of the final overall grade. The Course Assessments 1 and 2 carry 20% of the final grade each, and the Final Assessment carries 50% of the final overall level.
Our Online Pre-Sessional English course improve students’ understanding and use of the English language and academic skills for university-level study. At the end of the course students will have improved in the following areas:
Students write opinion essays on a variety of topics and develop writing process strategies to produce coherent texts.
Students will demonstrate a thorough reading comprehension and the ability to think critically when responding to a variety of texts.
Students will develop skills that enable them to express themselves effectively and presentation skills.
Students will have a greater understanding of vocabulary and to be able to actively following listening input and take notes.
Students will know how to navigate digital tools such as a VLE and communicate with peers and teachers online.
Students will gain the ability to work collaboratively with peers, evaluate one’s work critically and engage actively in academic settings.
We care about student experience and have developed our English Language Preparation Courses ensuring students develop not only academic and language skills, but develop their soft and social skills. Our students leave our courses happy.
95% student satisfaction
98.2% progression rate
Our rigorous approach to teaching ensures that 98.2% of our students improve their English language levels to progress to university study.
Our teachers are highly qualified with 30+ years of teaching experience.
Our experienced admissions team streamline the application process hand holding students through the process and minimising processing time for institutions.
We provide customisable course length and exit levels to fit your institution’s need.
Our courses are offered at no cost to institutions.
We work with our global network of educational consultants to grow student numbers and diversity while focussed on quality.
To accept our English Preparation for University study course, get in touch with our team today to discuss options.
The course has three key components: Live lessons with a qualified English language teacher. Extended study which is an opportunity to work with their classmates on homework or collaborative tasks in a virtual environment. Students will also need to spend some time studying independently and preparing for lessons.
Study groups are made up of approximately 10-12 students.
Students will need to download Zoom and Teams. They will also get access to Oxford International’s Moodle platform with all course resources.
Students will have 120 minute live lesson per day from Monday to Friday. However, they will be assigned additional tasks and study projects so they will also need to spend about 2 hours on extended study and self-study.
The course is secure and we regularly review are security features to ensure we meet the needs of our partner institutions. You can be rest assured that the results you receive from your students are accurate and trusted. Our results certificates include added features for peace of mind, such as student photo from the assessment, personal ID to be compared, date of birth and a certificate and student ID. Upon request, we can provide further detailed information about the students progress while on course, if required.
We review teaching materials after each cohort to ensure they up-to-date and relevant for all our students. In addition to the review of existing materials, we have developed a new course block for our student who need to the exit level at equivalent of IELTS 7. The 6.6 – 7 block of materials will focus furthering students’ academic skills, working with longer formats of texts and writing, exposure to more on citations and referencing styles. Students should demonstrate learner autonomy and independence as well as ability to apply EAP concepts to their chosen field of study.
