Prepare your English language skills before you start your academic programme. If your English language skills are not at the required level, we have a range of courses for you before you start your academic programme. A pre-sessional English course will help you: Improve your general and academic English skills Improve your confidence in English Get to know the University and experience British study styles before you start your programme Make friends with other international students Get opportunities to explore the local area <br><br>Depending on your current English language level, your course will last 12 or 6 weeks.<br>academic writing: sentence structure, essay and report writing, academic style and register, accuracy, punctuation and spelling, using secondary sources<br>listening to academic lectures and taking notes<br>speaking: presentation skills, pronunciation, discussion skills<br>reading and summarising academic texts<br>using online English learning resources<br>using the internet for research<br>producing PowerPoint presentations