Pre-sessional Academic English

The main aim of this course is to prepare you for your academic studies at Edge Hill University by focusing on the academic skills and language you need to progress to your degree course or research programme. It also aims to increase your overall proficiency in English so that you meet the requirements for your academic course.
Assessment
You will have a series of assessments throughout the course and your tutor will give you all the details you need when you join the course. We will award marks (out of 100, which are then converted to a banding system similar to the IELTS (i.e. 0-9) for each skill at the end of the course based on your performance in this series of assessments. We will also award marks for your academic project and your individual oral presentation. Successful completion of the Pre-sessional means that you have scores that are equivalent to the English language entry requirements for your department. You need to match these scores. If you successfully complete the Pre-sessional, you will automatically progress to your main course.