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Course overview

• Who: Anyone preparing to study a degree at ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý
• Cost: Â£525 per week - includes all tuition and course material
• Level: CEFR B2 to C1
• Hours: 12.5 hours of tutor-led classes, a 1 to 1 tutorial and 7-10 hours of guided independent study per week
• Time: Summer 2024
• Minimum age: Adult learning environment. Minimum age 18 years (some exceptions considered).
• Maximum class size: 16 students
• Social programme: Online social activities are available
• Apply: Apply now

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Our fully online Pre-sessional English courses are designed to improve your English language and academic skills to meet the requirements for entry onto a degree programme at ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý. The course can be studied from your home country over the internet before you travel to the UK to begin your academic course at the university.

The highly qualified and experienced tutors on the course will also support you with improving your English language and academic study skills in lively and interactive classes, which will help you succeed when you join your degree programme.

Joining a Pre-sessional English course saves you the trouble of taking multiple IELTS exams before you can start your degree. If you successfully complete the assessments on the Pre-sessional English course, and have otherwise met all the other conditions outlined in your offer, you can progress directly to your degree programme when the course finishes. 

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Course structure

Our online Pre-sessional English Course is made up of the following components:

• General Language Development
• Academic English skills: academic writing, academic reading, academic listening and academic speaking.
• Spoken English skills: you will be taught to communicate more effectively in English in areas such as presentations and seminars.
• Writing skills: you will be taught academic writing skills focusing on paraphrasing, summarising and synthesis.
• 1-1 tutorials - regular meetings with a tutor providing you with the opportunity to discuss your work and progress in the areas of Reading and Writing.

For prospective undergraduate students the course contains an additional focus on reading skills as these will form the basis of your studies when you begin your degree course.

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Assessment and progression

In order to progress to your academic course at ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý you must complete and pass the pre-sessional course assessments. 

The pre-sessional course will assess your four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) and academic literacy through a combination of integrated academic assessments.

You may be asked to participate in a seminar, give a presentation and write an essay based on academic sources.

Progression to ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý

Progression from the Pre-sessional Course onto your ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield degree programme will also include consideration of:

• Attendance of teacher-led lessons
• Engagement with your personal tutor
• Completion of tasks and assessments

If you fully participate and pass the pre-sessional course assessments you will be able to progress directly onto your ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý of Sheffield degree course.

Results from our Pre-sessional course are only accepted by ÀÖ¾ºÌåÓý. The results are valid for 2 years and can be used for entry onto a degree course at the start of the academic year immediately following Term 3 and 4, or the following academic year should you choose to defer the start date of your degree course. If you plan on attending a different university after studying our Pre-sessional English course, you will need to ask your prospective university which English language qualifications they can accept.

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Example timetable

Provisional Online Timetable (Summer 2025)

Please note these are example times and may be subject to change before or during the course. All times are UK local t