English for Academic Study: Learning outcomes


The fully integrated tuition system develops your learning and study skills as well as your language skills.

The course will enable you to:

  • become familiar with the conventions and expectations of the UK education system
  • become familiar with the style of language used in academic texts
  • increase your reading and writing speeds
  • enlarge your vocabulary, especially in relation to academic subjects
  • learn to identify key facts and information from a wide range of texts
  • learn to organise and set out factual information clearly and coherently, orally and in writing
  • learn to identify and analyse the main argument in a text or presentation
  • learn to express ideas and opinions logically and confidently using appropriate language
  • learn to challenge the ideas of others and present contrasting views
  • master the different types of assessment task used in the GCSE or A-level exams and Foundation courses.