English for Studying Abroad
A test score gets you admitted. What gets you through the first semester is a different set of skills, and they can be prepared before you leave.
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Written and reviewed by Mourade Boulanouar — Founder & Head of Teaching, EnglifyLast reviewed
In short
Studying abroad in English requires four things beyond an exam score: academic listening at natural speed, speaking in seminars and group work, academic writing conventions, and everyday English for administration and daily life. Applications and admission interviews come first, then lecture listening and note-taking, then seminar speaking. Englify prepares each of these in live one-to-one classes at 100 MAD per hour, and also prepares the IELTS score itself, though we are not a test centre and do not advise on visas.
Key facts
- A test score and academic survival English are not the same skill
- Lectures are fast, unscripted and full of digressions
- Seminar speaking is graded participation, not optional
- Academic writing has strict conventions about citation and hedging
- Administrative and daily English is what causes the first weeks' stress
- Englify does not give visa or immigration advice
Related questions
Stage 1: applications and interviews
Motivation letters and admission interviews are the first real English tests. Both reward a clear structure: what you want to study, why you, why this programme, what you will do afterwards. We rehearse these as spoken answers, then tighten the written version.
Stage 2: listening to lectures
Lecture English is nothing like exam listening: it is fast, unscripted, and full of asides. The skill to build is following the argument while losing individual words, and taking notes without transcribing.
Practise with real recorded lectures in your own field, and stop translating — write notes directly in English, even imperfect ones.
Stage 3: speaking in seminars and group work
Many programmes grade participation. What is needed is a small set of phrases to enter a discussion, disagree politely, and build on someone else's point — the same moves as a business meeting, in academic language.
Stage 4: academic writing
Conventions matter as much as language: citation, cautious wording, paragraph structure, no rhetorical filler. Learners who translate from Arabic or French usually write too long and too indirectly for the expected style.
Stage 5: daily life
- Accommodation, registration and administrative appointments
- Banking, phone contracts and medical appointments
- Understanding accents very different from teaching-material English
- Small talk that turns classmates into a support network
How to prepare it with us
Private classes are built around whichever stage you are in: the application now, lecture listening before departure, seminar speaking in your first semester. Classes are live one-to-one on Google Meet at 100 MAD per hour, with monthly plans from 500 MAD for 4 hours. For visas and immigration, use official sources — that is outside what we do.
Frequently asked questions
- Is an IELTS score enough to study abroad?
- It satisfies admission, but not lectures, seminars or administration. Those need separate preparation, ideally before you arrive.
- How early should I start preparing?
- Applications and interviews three to six months before the deadline; academic listening and speaking in the two or three months before departure.
- Can you help with my motivation letter and interview?
- Yes. We work on structure and content and rehearse the interview, in your own words rather than a template.
- Do you advise on student visas?
- No. Englify teaches English only. Visa and immigration questions should go to official sources or a licensed adviser.
- How much do English lessons cost in Morocco?
- At Englify, small-group online English classes are the most affordable option and private one-to-one classes cost more per hour, because a private teacher works with one student only. Current group and private prices are confirmed on WhatsApp (+212 724 744 137) and on our prices page, since they depend on the format, the number of hours per week and the length of the plan. The trial class is free and no card is required.
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Reading about a mistake is not the same as fixing it. Book a free trial class on Google Meet and work on it out loud. Private classes cost 100 MAD per hour.