A question for Wendy – our Director of Studies ……

We are often asked this question  by students – and of course there is no easy answer! We know that coming to the UK to study can be a very big investment for students and we want the experience to be as useful and positive as possible. Of course, we’re delighted you’ve chosen UIC – but how can you make the most of your time in London?

As far as studying goes we think group classes are the most sensible foundation. Teachers structure your learning, building on knowledge from one day to the next and give you plenty of opportunity to practice with the other students. We have limits on the numbers of students from particular countries in the school so it is always easy to speak English and not your own language. If you have particular language issues then individual lessons can be a great way of helping your progress.

On top of this you should make sure to use the e-learning software we provide. We did a lot of research with our students last year and discovered that traditional libraries and study centres were not really what students wanted any more. In fact the study centre at UIC was hardly ever used. We went into partnership with a specialist e-l;earning comp0any and invested heavily to be able to  provide this facility for all our students – in fact it is available from the moment you enrol in the course , even before you leave your home.

On top of all that what else is there … living with a British family, reading in English, going to the cinema, meeting British people (we help you to do this through our social programme), working (check with us the legal situation or look at one of our courses which includes a work placement) and many other things!

It’s never easy but it is certainly possible to become fluent in a foreign language.