English courses - British Council

Why study with us

How to join a course in Abu Dhabi

Intensive Courses
in May and June 2012

We offer IELTS courses to help prepare students to perform as well as possible in the IELTS exam. Courses consist of 24, 30 or 36-hour teaching sessions with a duration of two or four weeks for intensive courses and six weeks for non-intensive courses. For more information on these programmes, please call us on 600 529 995 or e-mail us at information@ae.britishcouncil.org

Abu Dhabi:
Course duration: 30-hour IELTS courses for 2 weeks, Sunday - Thursday from 1745 - 2045.
Course fees: AED 1900
Course dates: 30 May - 13 June 2012
Placement test and registration: Every Tuesday from 1600 - 1900. Please contact our call centre on 600 529 995 for appointment booking.

Dubai:
Course duration: 36-hour IELTS courses
Course fees: AED 2300
Course dates: 10 June - 28 June 2012 (4 days a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Placement test and registration: 28 and 30 May 2012 and 4 and 6 June 2012 from 1100 - 1300.

Sharjah:
IELTS Intensive Face to Face Course
Course duration: 36-hour IELTS courses
Course fees: AED 2300
Course dates: 7 June - 28 June 2012 (4 days a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)
Placement test and registration: from 20 May to 6 June 2012 from 1230 - 1330.
Please contact our call centre on 600 529 995 for appointment booking.

Dubai:
Rolling Registration: Every Monday and Wednesday.
Placement test dates: 28 & 30 May and 4,6,11,13,18, 20 & 25 June 2012 from 1100 - 1300.
Please contact our call centre on 600 529 995 for appointment booking.

	English Courses

We offer courses to teach English language to suit all ages and levels. Courses consist of 24 or 36-hour teaching sessions with a duration of six weeks for regular or four weeks for intensive courses. The following are the dates of registration in these programmes for young learners and adults at our centres in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. For more information on these programmes, please call us on 600 529 995 or e-mail us at information@ae.britishcouncil.org

Young Learners' Courses
Academic Year courses are 6 weeks long (24 hours) and cost AED 1500 per course. Classes are held 2 days a week.

Courses during summer in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
In June, July & August we run intensive courses which are 36 hours. Classes are held 5 days.

Course fees – Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
Young Learner Courses – 36 hours cost AED 2200.
Young Learner Courses – 24 hours cost AED 1500.

Young Learner Registration dates for Abu Dhabi

Session	Registration Dates	Course Dates
Term 4	14 - 15 May 2012	19 May - 30 June 2012
Term 5	1 - 2 July 2012	3 July - 26 July 2012 (Intensive)
Term 6	29 - 30 July 2012	31 July - 30 August 2012 (Intensive)
Term 7	4 - 6 September 2012	11 September - 20 October 2012
Term 8	31 October, 1, 4 November 2012	6 November - 18 December 2012

Young Learner Registration dates for Dubai and Sharjah

Session	Registration Dates	Course Dates
Term 4	14 - 15 May 2012	16 May - 25 June 2012
Term 5	1 - 2 July 2012	3 July - 26 July 2012 (Intensive)
Term 6	29 - 30 July 2012	31 July - 30 August 2012 (Intensive)
Term 7	4 - 6 September 2012	10 September - 17 October 2012
Term 8	31 October, 1, 4 November 2012	5 November - 17 December 2012
Term 1	3, 6 and 7 January 2013	9 January - 18 February 2013

Adults Courses
Academic Year courses are 36 hour course and costs AED 2200 for General English and Business English. IELTS preparation course fee is AED 2300. Classes are held 3 days a week for 2 hours each or 2 days a week for 3 hours each.

Courses during summer in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
In June, July & August we run intensive course which are 36 hours. Classes are held 5 days a week.

Course fees – Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
General English & Business English Courses – 36 hours cost AED 2200.
IELTS courses – 36 hours cost AED 2300.
IELTS courses – 24 hours cost AED 1600 (in Dubai only)
IELTS courses – 30 hours cost AED 1900 (not applicable in Dubai and Sharjah)

Adult English Courses Registration dates for Abu Dhabi

Session	Registration Dates	Course Dates
Term 4	14 - 15 May 2012	16 May - 28 June 2012
Term 5	1 - 2 July 2012	3 July - 26 July 2012 (intensive)
Term 6	29 - 30 July 2012	31 July - 30 August 2012 (intensive)
Term 7	4 - 6 September 2012	9 September - 17 October 2012
Term 8	31 October, 1, 4 November 2012	5 November - 19 December 2012

Adult English Courses Registration dates for Dubai and Sharjah

Session	Registration Dates	Course Dates
Term 4	14 - 15 May 2012	16 May - 28 June 2012
Term 5	1 - 2 July 2012	3 July - 26 July 2012 (intensive)
Term 6	29 - 30 July 2012	31 July - 30 August 2012 (intensive)
Term 7	4 - 6 September 2012	9 September - 18 October 2012
Term 8	31 October, 1, 4 November 2012	5 November - 20 December 2012
Term 1	3, 7 and 7 January 2013	8 January - 19 February 2013

Registration timings

Dubai: From 1400 - 2000
Location: British Council, Tariq Bin Ziad Street, near Rashid Hospital.

Abu Dhabi: From 1600 - 1900 (By appointment only)
Location: CERT, Al Muroor Street (4th Street)

Sharjah:
Adults: From 1000 - 1945
Young learners: From 1000 - 1600
Location: 4th Floor, Omran Tower, King Abdul Aziz Street, Sharjah

For enquiries please call us on 600 529 995 or e-mail us at information@ae.britishcouncil.org

Corporate Closed Groups / Professional Development Courses: AED 600 per hour for one to one or a group of 16 of similar linguistic level.

Classes Locations

Dubai
All classes for Adults and Young Learners will be held at British Council office at Tariq Bin Ziyad Street, near Rashid Hospital.

Abu Dhabi
All classes are held at CERT, Al Muroor Street (4th Street)

Sharjah
All classes run at Omran Tower, King Abdul Aziz Street.