Academic English
This course provides the fastest and most effective route towards reaching your required English language level. It's specially designed to meet your individual learning needs, with five tailored study levels to ensure you gain the language fluency and academic skills you need to succeed.
Course features
- As a highly engaged and hard-working student, you can expect to make rapid progress of up to one IELTS point per term through this intensive course. INTO students completing a term of Academic English in December 2017 made on average 0.8 of an IELTS band progress.
- Study 30 learning hours, with 25 hours face-to-face contact, and 5 hours of teacher-supported online language development.
- Developed in partnership with Cambridge Assessment, tailored online assessment enables your progress to be accurately monitored.
- Benefit from interactive lessons and small class sizes.
- Gain access to our online academic preparation course, INTO Get Ready for English, once you confirm your place.
You will:
- develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills, and learn to communicate effectively in English
- grow your vocabulary through discussion on current affairs
- study real-world subjects to make learning come alive
- learn to express your opinions and challenge the ideas of others
- learn how to give presentations and write academic essays
- access dedicated teaching and online resources through the MyINTO platform to support your learning and prepare you for your exams
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
From IELTS 3.0. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above You must also meet the minimum age requirements for your chosen academic programme. Please contact INTO Admissions for further information. |
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
25 hours per week minimum |
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 16 |
| Class duration: |
Typically held Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 19.00 excluding bank holidays. |
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
Please note that the module descriptions shown are for the 2019/20 academic year.
How will I be assessed?
Throughout your studies, your progress will be accurately monitored using INTO’s English Language Assessment Test (IELA). IELA has been developed in partnership with Cambridge English – the world leader in the field of language assessment – and provides a standardised online assessment of all four core language skills. You will be formally tested using IELA both at the beginning and end of your studies.
If you attend all your classes, complete all of the exercises assigned to you by your teacher and make the most of the MyINTO digital learning platform, you can expect to progress by up to one IELTS band per term.
Once you’ve reached the language level required for your chosen course and met any other requirements necessary, you can progress on to your INTO pathway programme.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
From IELTS 3.0. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above You must also meet the minimum age requirements for your chosen academic programme. Please contact INTO Admissions for further information. |
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
25 hours per week minimum |
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 16 |
| Class duration: |
Typically held Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 19.00 excluding bank holidays. |
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
Please note that the module descriptions shown are for the 2019/20 academic year.
How will I be assessed?
Throughout your studies, your progress will be accurately monitored using INTO’s English Language Assessment Test (IELA). IELA has been developed in partnership with Cambridge English – the world leader in the field of language assessment – and provides a standardised online assessment of all four core language skills. You will be formally tested using IELA both at the beginning and end of your studies.
If you attend all your classes, complete all of the exercises assigned to you by your teacher and make the most of the MyINTO digital learning platform, you can expect to progress by up to one IELTS band per term.
Once you’ve reached the language level required for your chosen course and met any other requirements necessary, you can progress on to your INTO pathway programme.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
From IELTS 3.0. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above You must also meet the minimum age requirements for your chosen academic programme. Please contact INTO Admissions for further information. |
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
25 hours per week minimum |
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 16 |
| Class duration: |
Typically held Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 19.00 excluding bank holidays. |
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
Please note that the module descriptions shown are for the 2019/20 academic year.
How will I be assessed?
Throughout your studies, your progress will be accurately monitored using INTO’s English Language Assessment Test (IELA). IELA has been developed in partnership with Cambridge English – the world leader in the field of language assessment – and provides a standardised online assessment of all four core language skills. You will be formally tested using IELA both at the beginning and end of your studies.
If you attend all your classes, complete all of the exercises assigned to you by your teacher and make the most of the MyINTO digital learning platform, you can expect to progress by up to one IELTS band per term.
Once you’ve reached the language level required for your chosen course and met any other requirements necessary, you can progress on to your INTO pathway programme.
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
From IELTS 3.0. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above You must also meet the minimum age requirements for your chosen academic programme. Please contact INTO Admissions for further information. |
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
25 hours per week minimum |
| Maximum class size (for English language teaching): | 16 |
| Class duration: |
Typically held Monday to Friday between 08.00 - 19.00 excluding bank holidays. |
What will I study?
All students complete modules tailored to your chosen degree subjects.
Please note that the module descriptions shown are for the 2019/20 academic year.
How will I be assessed?
Throughout your studies, your progress will be accurately monitored using INTO’s English Language Assessment Test (IELA). IELA has been developed in partnership with Cambridge English – the world leader in the field of language assessment – and provides a standardised online assessment of all four core language skills. You will be formally tested using IELA both at the beginning and end of your studies.
If you attend all your classes, complete all of the exercises assigned to you by your teacher and make the most of the MyINTO digital learning platform, you can expect to progress by up to one IELTS band per term.
Once you’ve reached the language level required for your chosen course and met any other requirements necessary, you can progress on to your INTO pathway programme.