Language Centre
Improve and develop your language skills
English language development
- If you are a UAL student and a speaker of English as an additional language, you can access English development support while you study. The support includes: English tutorials, help with academic skills and English progress tests.
Intercultural and communication training
- In partnership with many degree courses across the university, we provide workshops and online resources that develop your intercultural awareness and communication skills while you study at UAL.
Modern language courses
- If you are a current student, alumni or staff member at UAL you can book to study a modern language.
- Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish classes are taught termly in the evening.
English courses
- If you do not have an offer to study at UAL but you want to study English in a creative setting, our English courses could be right for you.
- If you have an offer to study at UAL and need to improve your English before you start, you need our Pre-sessional English Courses. Our Pre-sessional and EPIC courses are BALEAP accredited.
English support for UAL students
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Work by Yulin Sun, 2021
Language development
English language development and tutorials for UAL international students who are speakers of English as an additional language.
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Work by Tianyue Cheng, 2020
Academic English skills
Join one of our Academic English classes for UAL students - or sign up to study a course online.
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Work by Cheng-Lin Tsai, 2020
English progress test
The Progress Test is for current UAL students who want to progress to the next level of university study. It will help you achieve the IELTS equivalent score you need.
Intercultural and communication training
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Workshops and online resources for UAL students
To help develop your intercultural awareness and communication skills.
Language classes
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Painting by Joseph Childlaw
Modern Languages
Evening modern language classes focusing on arts and culture, open to UAL students and staff. Choose from Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or Spanish.
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Collage and textiles by Lucie Hands. Image credit: Alys Tomlinson
Pre-sessional English
English language preparation courses for students with UAL course offers. Improve your English and develop study skills before your main course begins.
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Diversity celebration illustration by Katerina Demetriou-Jones, Graduate showcase 2020
Learn English
Study English while learning about art and design, or prepare for your next academic IELTS exam.
Find us
Language Centre
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn
London WC1V 7EY
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