English tutoring · Dubai and Abu Dhabi
English tutors in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
English tutoring
English Language and English Literature are two subjects. Most students are only weak at one of them.
IGCSE English Language and English Literature, AS and A-Level English, IB English A and English B, English Language Arts and AP English, Canadian Grade 9 to 12 English and SABIS English. Mentors who sat the same papers a few years ago, teaching online across the UAE or at your home in the two cities.
See what a lesson costsWhy it works
What makes the difference
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A good essay in the wrong shape scores badly
English mark schemes are structural. They pay for a clear line of argument, for evidence placed where it does work, and for analysis of how a writer achieves an effect rather than what happens in the text. A student can write fluently and still miss all of that, and it is fixable in a term.
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Unseen material is a technique, not a talent
The paper a student fears most is the one with a passage nobody has taught them. It is also the most teachable, because the approach is the same every time: what is the writer doing, how, and to what effect. Repeated practice on unseen texts moves that mark reliably.
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Second-language English is a different problem
A child who reads well but writes in the rhythm of another language needs work on sentence structure and register, not on more reading. We say which of the two we think it is after the first lessons, honestly, rather than selling a generic English course.
Inside the subject
The four kinds of English exam a UAE student meets
English Language
Reading comprehension, summary, directed writing and the descriptive and narrative tasks. The marks go to control of structure and register, which is why a student who reads widely can still score in the middle.
English Literature
Set texts, unseen poetry and prose, and comparative essays. Quotation is used as evidence for an argument rather than decoration, and that habit is the difference between a middle and a top grade.
Coursework and long writing
The portfolio, the coursework essay and, in the IB, the extended pieces of writing. Schools differ more here than anywhere else in what they expect, so we work from the brief a school actually issued.
English for the tests
The English demanded by IELTS, TOEFL, the EmSAT English paper and the reading and writing section of the SAT. Each is a different format with its own timing, and each has a page of its own on this site.
School English and test English are related but they are not the same, and a student can be strong at one and weak at the other. We teach both, and we say which one a child actually needs.
Across the curricula
English on every syllabus Durusi teaches
IGCSE English Language and Literature
Cambridge, Edexcel and Oxford AQA: First Language and Literature, essay structure, unseen analysis, and the coursework portfolio where schools differ most in what they expect.
A-LevelAS and A-Level English
Argument, evidence and finishing the paper on time. Structured essay planning for students who know the material but run out of time in the exam.
IBIB English A and English B
Language and literature as a first language, or English B for students taking it as an additional language, at Higher or Standard Level, alongside the Diploma core.
AmericanEnglish Language Arts
Common Core and honours English across the whole school year, so the GPA moves steadily rather than being rescued before finals.
APAP English
The college-level course taught alongside the school class, built around the essay and free-response format the exam actually sets.
CanadianGrade 9 to 12 English
Essay writing and literature study, built course by course and matched to the province your school follows.
SABISSABIS English, every Level
English on the SABIS pattern, the weekly AMS test and then the periodic exams, taught by mentors who studied that way themselves.
How it works
From first message to a first English lesson in days
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Tell us the course
The syllabus and the board are enough: IGCSE First Language English, A-Level English Literature, IB English B SL, AP English or a SABIS Level. Two minutes on WhatsApp or the contact form.
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Meet your mentor
The mentor we pick sat the same course and scored highly in it. We then arrange the first lesson, at your home in Dubai or Abu Dhabi or online.
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Watch the writing tighten
The timetable bends around school and mock weeks. Parents get a written progress note after every lesson, and switching mentor is free if the match is not right.
FAQ
English tutoring in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, answered
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How much does an English tutor cost?
The school level decides the rate, not the subject. Primary is AED 140 an hour on Commitment and AED 160 on Flexible, middle school AED 160 or AED 180, high school AED 180 or AED 200. VAT at 5% is inside each figure, and a lesson at home adds AED 30. The pricing page carries the full table.
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Which English courses do you cover?
IGCSE English Language and English Literature, AS and A-Level English, IB English A and English B, English Language Arts and AP English, Canadian Grade 9 to 12 English and SABIS English at every Level. All of them are named on our services page.
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Is English tutoring the same as IELTS or TOEFL preparation?
No, and confusing the two wastes months. School English is examined on literature, argument and extended writing. IELTS and TOEFL are timed tests of four skills against a band or score target, with their own formats. If your child needs a band for a university application, start on the IELTS or TOEFL page instead.
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My child speaks English fluently but writes badly. Can that be fixed?
Usually yes, and faster than parents expect, because it is almost always a structural problem rather than a vocabulary one. Sentence control, paragraph shape and knowing what an examiner rewards are all teachable. A mentor will read a piece of your child's real school work in the first lesson and tell you what they see.
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Do you help with coursework and the IB extended writing?
Yes, with planning, structure, feedback and redrafting, worked backwards from the deadline so drafting never collides with the exam season. Mentors coach the student's own writing; they do not write or edit work that will be submitted as the student's own.
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Are lessons online or in person?
Both. Mentors visit homes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and teach online everywhere else in the UAE. Essay work suits the screen particularly well, because the draft is in front of both of you at once.
In numbers
The numbers behind the match
- 150+ university mentors
- 60+ subjects covered
- 97% improve within weeks
- 48h to a matched mentor
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Send us a piece of your child's writing. We will tell you what we see.
English lessons online across the UAE, or at home in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
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