Courses to improve English Language

The Sussex Centre for Language Studies offers a number of courses for students to achieve a very high standard of English language. Students, who would like to pursue their higher studies at Universities where the medium of instruction is English and those who intend to improve their skills in English language for career purposes join such courses. The courses are-1. Pre-Masters English,  2. Pre-sessional Courses,  3. General English and 4. Summer at Sussex. All are full time courses.

1.      Pre-Masters English: This course is designed for international graduate students who would like to improve their command over English language for post-graduate studies at Sussex. The students should have a minimum score of 4.0 in IELTS or 39 in TOEFL for admission. The duration of the course is one year i.e. ten weeks in each of the three terms (autumn, spring and summer). Students can choose either 15 or 21 hours of tuitions per week depending on their level of English. The tuition fees per term for 15 hours and 21 hours are £ 1,680.00 and £ 2,350.00 respectively.  The course focuses on reading, writing academic texts, attending lectures and research seminars, actively taking part in discussions and note making; effective use of facilities such as library and computer resources.

2.       Pre-sessional Courses: The course is accredited by British Council and offered only to those students who have the offer letter to study at Sussex and English is not the first language. There are two pre-sessional courses – a ten week course and a five week course.  The student is required to choose the course depending on the level of his/her communication skills in English language and the level of language requirement for the degree programme. The course fees for the five weeks and ten weeks programmes are £ 1325.00 and £ 2650.00 per term respectively.  The minimum IELTS score required is 5.0 for ten weeks and 5.5 for the five weeks programme.

3.       General English: This is similar to the Pre-Master English course in terms of duration, hours of tuitions per week and course fees. The focus of this course is on grammar (10-20%), reading and vocabulary (10-20%), writing skills (10-20%), listening and speaking skills (20-30%), supervised personal study programme (10%) and research project (10%). The main aim of the course is to improve communication skills – writing and speaking.

4.       Summer at Sussex: This is a general, full time, ten weeks, summer (July to September) course for the visitors to UK who want to spend time improving their English. It is a ten weeks programme. In addition to the areas of teaching mentioned in the general English course, a component on British Life and Culture has been included. The fees are £ 2,625.00.