English Language TeachingBritish Council UK Pre-Sessional Modules 1-3 and 2-3 (off campus), 2023-24
What does this course offer?
The British Council UK Pre-sessional is a joint course delivered in partnership with the British Council and the University of Strathclyde. You will study full time with a combination of online study, through the University of Strathclyde’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Myplace, and face-to-face teaching, with the University of Strathclyde’s trusted teaching partners, The British Council, at one of their teaching centres in Hanoi, Vietnam; Bangkok, Thailand; or Taipei, Taiwan. Each week of this course has 15 hours of task-based communicative and collaborative face-to-face teaching with the British Council’s experienced tutors. Before the face-to-face classes, there are self-study tasks on MyPlace to help you prepare to get the maximum benefit from these sessions.
The course content and assessment are exactly the same as the BALEAP accredited Strathclyde Online Pre-sessional Modules 1-3 and 2-3. The focus is on real situations and tasks that you'll be likely to perform in your future studies.
Teaching Sessions
Face-to-face teaching sessions are as follows:
British Council Vietnam
Hanoi, Thuy Khue branch, Tay Ho
- 10.30 am – 12.00 pm local time
- 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm local time
- weekly tutorial between 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm local time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
British Council Thailand
Bangkok, Siam Square branch, Pathumwan
- 10.30 am – 12.00 pm local time
- 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm local time
- weekly tutorial between 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm local time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
British Council Taiwan
Taipei, Xin Yi Teaching Centre
- 9.30 am – 11.00 am local time
- 11.30 pm – 1.00 pm local time
- weekly tutorial provisionally between 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm local time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
British Council United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Teaching Centre
- 10.30 am – 12.00 pm local time
- 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm local time
- weekly tutorial between 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm local time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Dubai, Dubai Teaching Centre
- 10.30 am – 12.00 pm local time
- 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm local time
- weekly tutorial between 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm local time on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
Students will need to have a laptop or tablet in order to take part in the face-to-face teaching sessions. We recommend you bring a keyboard attachment for a tablet. Mobile phones are not suitable.
The British Council UK Pre-Sessional Modules 1-3 and 2-3 course makes full use of the aims and outcomes, assessment strategy and communicative pedagogy of ELT’s BALEAP accredited Pre-sessional Programme. While the British Council UK Pre-sessional is NOT formally accredited, students are offered a learning experience informed by BALEAP principles and standards, and ELT and the British Council are working towards accreditation for the course for subsequent years.
Successful completion of the course will enable students to meet their language condition for a main degree at the University of Strathclyde. Successful completion of the course may also enable students to meet their language condition for a main degree at other universities. It is the responsibility of the student to check whether their intended main degree university will accept the course. Students in this position should contact the British Council for more information: UK_PSE@britishcouncil.org.
Learning and teaching
Your individual learning needs will be identified and you'll be helped to set up an effective self-study plan.
You'll receive feedback on your progress and support for your learning in one-to-one tutorials. Your progress will be assessed regularly through coursework.
The final assessment for the course will give you the opportunity to meet the language requirement for your main degree at Strathclyde or another university which accepts the course results as evidence of English language proficiency.
Course Content
The programme covers the following academic English and study skills areas, as well as work on general English language improvement as required:
- strategies for understanding lectures and talks
- note-taking and summarising texts
- participating actively in seminar discussions
- giving effective presentations and talks
- improving reading skills and strategies
- writing a variety of text types: reports, essays, annotated bibliographies, summaries, and reflections
- using the library and the internet for research
- avoiding plagiarism and developing reference and citation skills
- expectations of students in UK Universities
- effective learning strategies.
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Courses |
Weeks |
Dates |
Application Deadlines |
Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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British Council UK Pre-sessional (Taipei) May |
12 |
27 May - 16 August 2024 (M1 ends 21 June 2024) |
10 May 2024 at 3.00pm UK time |
£5,005 |
|
British Council UK Pre-sessional (Bangkok) May |
12 |
27 May - 16 August 2024 (M1 ends 21 June 2024) |
10 May 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £5,005 |
| British Council UK Pre-sessional (Abu Dhabi) May |
12 |
27 May - 16 August 2024 (M1 ends 21 June 2024) |
10 May 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £5,005 |
| British Council UK Pre-sessional (Dubai) May |
12 |
27 May - 16 August 2024 (M1 ends 21 June 2024) |
10 May 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £5,005 |
|
British Council UK Pre-sessional (Hanoi) June |
8 |
24 June - 16 August 2024 (M2 ends 19 July 2024) |
7 June 2024 at 3.00pm UK time |
£3,465 |
|
British Council UK Pre-sessional (Taipei) June |
8 |
24 June - 16 August 2024 (M2 ends 19 July 2024) |
7 June 2024 at 3.00pm UK time |
£3,465 |
|
British Council UK Pre-sessional (Bangkok) June |
8 |
24 June - 16 August 2024 (M2 ends 19 July 2024) |
7 June 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £3,465 |
| British Council UK Pre-sessional (Abu Dhabi) June |
8 |
24 June - 16 August 2024 (M2 ends 19 July 2024) |
7 June 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £3,465 |
| British Council UK Pre-sessional (Dubai) June |
8 |
24 June - 16 August 2024 (M2 ends 19 July 2024) |
7 June 2024 at 3.00pm UK time | £3,465 |
Students on the British Council UK Pre-sessional will not be eligible for a refund for the four weeks of tuition undertaken for Module 3. In the case of student withdrawals, the local British Council refund policy of the country where the course is being delivered will apply.
The British Council will be working as a partner of the University of Strathclyde. Data you supply in your student application will be shared with the British Council if it is necessary to deliver the course, this includes your name and contact information; main degree intentions and main degree English language condition; copy of main degree letter; and information about any reasonable adjustments you may require (if you disclose this information to us). Data will be processed by them in line with the University’s standard privacy notice for applicants and potential applicants.
For students intending to study their main degree at another UK university, we will share your Pre-sessional course results directly with your intended university if that university has signed a Data Sharing Agreement with Strathclyde. We will share your data in line with our student privacy notice. Universities who wish to sign a Data Sharing Agreement with Strathclyde should contact Ben Brown at elt@strath.ac.uk.
British Council UK Pre-sessional (overseas) 2023-24
Applications for British Council UK Pre-sessional (overseas) programmes are now open. Applicants intending to study their main degree at the University of Strathclyde should add a Pre-sessional application to their main course application on the Application Portal.
The Pre-sessional programmes are:
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 1-3 (Taipei) May;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 1-3 (Bangkok) May;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 1-3 (Abu Dhabi) May;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 1-3 (Dubai) May;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 2-3 (Hanoi) June;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 2-3 (Taipei) June;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 2-3 (Bangkok) June;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 2-3 (Abu Dhabi) June;
- Non-graduating British Council UK Pre-sessional Modules 2-3 (Dubai) June.
Applicants intending to study their main degree at another university should contact ELT at elt@strath.ac.uk and you will be sent a direct link to apply. Please attach a copy of your main degree offer letter with the language condition, and a copy of your most recent IELTS or other accepted language qualification, when emailing ELT. Accepted qualifications can be found in the list for entry into Online / Off Campus Pre-sessional English found here.
Strathclyde affiliated recruitment agents should add a Pre-sessional application to the main degree Application Portal as normal. Any recruitment agents who wish to represent students for the British Council UK Pre-sessional who are not currently affiliated with the University of Strathclyde, please contact Carole Muir in the Recruitment and International Office at c.muir@strath.ac.uk and you will be given further instructions.
Length of Pre-sessional Programme Required
The length of your course and the modules you need to take will vary depending on your current IELTS score and the language requirement for your main degree. For the length of programme required, please refer to our guidelines below. For information on alternative English language qualifications accepted for Pre-sessional, please refer to the Online / Off Campus Pre-sessional English qualifications on the Recognised English Language Qualifications for Pre-sessional webpage. For any other enquiries, contact elt@strath.ac.uk. For applicants who have also applied for a main degree at Strathclyde, please include your main degree registration number when making enquiries about the length of the Pre-sessional course required.
| Degree Entry Requirement | Entry Requirement Modules 1 - 3 | Entry Requirement Modules 2 - 3 |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS 7.0 (with no individual component below 6.5) | IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 6.0) | IELTS 6.5 (with no individual component below 6.0) |
| IELTS 7.0 (with no individual component below 6.0) | IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 5.5) | IELTS 6.5 (with no individual component below 5.5) |
| IELTS 6.5 (with no individual component below 6.5) | IELTS Writing & Speaking 6.0 IELTS Listening & Reading 5.5 |
IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 5.5) |
| IELTS 6.5 (with no individual component below 6.0) | IELTS 5.5 (with no individual component below 5.5) | IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 5.5) |
| IELTS 6.5 (with no individual component below 5.5) | IELTS 5.5 (with no individual component below 5.0) | IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 5.0) |
| IELTS 6.0 (with no individual component below 5.5) | IELTS 5.5 (with no individual component below 4.5) | IELTS 5.5 (with no individual component below 5.0) |