You may be tired of the old cliché that students are broke but we certainly aren’t! We know how good it feels to get a good bargain and even better when you can enjoy a fantastic day out for free. It seems that everyday we read more and more about how expensive it is to live in London and while it can be expensive, we’ve rounded up some fantastic was you can enjoy our beautiful city for absolutely nothing!
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There are many different ways that the rank of UK universities in 2009 has been calculated. We’ve already included one – the 2009 UK Good University Guide – and for balance, we thought we’d include the UK University Ranking 2009 from The Guardian.
The UK University Ranking 2009 rates 46 subject areas at 149 universities using the following criteria:
It is really important to note that this ranking of universities guide actually takes account of student feedback, specifically the satisfaction of students, in key areas such as teaching. This guide is here to help students and in particular undergraduates. Therefore, universities guide aims to rank universities based on teaching and not research ratings.
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Tti School of English is fully British Council accredited and offers a wide range of courses for complete beginners through to advanced English speakers.
Tti School of English was recently reviewed by a company called the Blackie Report. Their aim is to catelogue and grade English language schools in the UK. They have produced this video that has interviews with students. Do take a look and find out all about Tti School of English in trendy Camden.
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Learning a second language is a great idea and while it may not be easy, you will certainly find it very rewarding. It will definitely be a challenge so we’ve put together the following tips to help anyone studying foreign languages. We hope you’ll find them useful and they should help you to study effectively, get rid of your nerves as well as give some pointers on how to achieve success in your foreign language classes.
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IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. The IELTS English test is an internationally-recognised system for testing English language. It is designed to measure ability to communicate in English across all the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.
If you aim to study at university level in the UK, you will be required to take an IELTS English test and get the required score. The universities in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland also recognise the IELTS examination and it also recognised by the immigration authorities in the UK, under such as the new points based immigration system.
Responding to reports published by the Quality Assuarance Agency, Diana Warwick, Chief Executive of Universities UK, said: “The quality of UK honours degrees is the envy of the world. QAA’s own audit is the way we assure ourselves of that. These regular reports from the QAA are a useful tool, and enable the sector to reflect on good practice and consider their own systems. This regular feedback is one of the strengths of the UK quality assurance system.
“We note in particular comments about the current degree classification system. The sector is already debating the way we classify these degrees.
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A recent survey was carried out in May 2008 which wanted to investigate the current mix of nationalities at UK language schools. Several aspects of UK language schools were looked at, from student nationality and reasons for studying, to the standard of schools and how students enrolled on their course. It was found that their is a very healthy mix of nationalities at UK language schools, with no one nationality dominating, providing an ideal environment for learning English as a foreign language. In fact, many students will choose a UK language school that has a small number of students from their own country.
Nationality Mix at UK Language Schools
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