学前英语创新学科课程是为期3个月的学科专业语言课程，旨在满足国际学生的需求，这些学生已获得GSA本科或研究生课程的录取资格，条件是他们提高了英语水平，特定GSA计划要求的水平。这项密集的衔接计划提供了一个独特的机会，可以在创意学科（艺术，设计和建筑），其专业学习方法，实践和过程的背景下学习英语和基本的学术技能，并通过沉浸于英国和苏格兰文化中得到丰富。该课程基于内容和语言的紧密结合以及基于探究的学习，旨在帮助学生不仅提高他们的语言技能，而且发展特定于学科的实践，从而成功地过渡到他们的预期课程学习。
The Pre-Sessional English for Creative Disciplines course is a discipline-specialist language and study skills course tailored to the needs of international students who have been offered a place on an undergraduate or postgraduate course at GSA on the condition that they improve their English up to a level required by a given GSA programme.<br><br>It is an intensive and demanding course that offers a unique opportunity to study English and essential academic skills in the context of the creative disciplines (Art, Design and Architecture), their specialist learning methodologies, practices and processes. This means the course is different from conventional language courses that, for example, focus on exam preparation, grammar or vocabulary practice.<br><br>The course combines content and language to create optimal conditions for contextualised language practice as well as inquiry and project-based learning to help the students develop as creative practitioners and life-long language learners. Based on the feedback from past students and GSA programme leaders, such an innovative approach is appreciated and crucial in allowing the students to transition successfully on to their prospective programmes.