Mapping English language proficiency cut-off scores and pre-sessional EAP programmes in UK higher education

Over the last two decades, UK higher education institutions have performed successfully in the competitive global market of international student recruitment. A key explanatory factor is the increased provision of pre-sessional English preparation pathways, which allow universities to enrol students whose language proficiency at the time of application falls below programme requirements. Yet the scale and nature of pre-sessional EAP provision is...