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Overview
The In sessional English Support programme from English Language Centre:
- Free of charge.
- Taught by highly-experienced, approachable English tutors who are fully committed to helping you develop your language skills.
- Provided throughout the academic year, giving ample time for you to make significant improvements to your use of English.
- Designed to develop your Academic English skills generally and also, in many cases, to provide very specific support focusing on your own particular subject area.
- Regular attendance can make a significant contribution to your performance on your main study programme and help you achieve your full academic potential.
- The workshops run in an 8-week block, but you will need to sign up for each session you want to attend. Each session is self-contained, but also builds on previous content, so you can pick and choose which sessions you come to depending on what you most want to focus on.
Programme Structure
Topics included:- Reading for Your Assignments: we focus on developing effective strategies for reading academic texts.
- Advanced Grammar: here we examine how language is used in academic texts and give you practice in using appropriate structures.
- Targeted Listening: we aim to develop your ability to comprehend authentic texts on a range of topics taken from radio or television programmes.
- Critical Thinking: we focus on developing critical thinking skills and the language to express criticality in your writing.
- Speaking with Confidence: we focus on discussion and seminar skills, and also target a different area of pronunciation in each session.
- Writing at University: we focus on written academic discourse and the stages involved in writing a critical essay.
- Punctuation: we aim to raise your awareness of accurate punctuation and help you improve the readability and sophistication of your writing by developing your punctuation and proof-reading skills.
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- Provided throughout the academic year.
Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Open to all students and staff across the universityDevelop your English for general Academic Purposes, focusing on a range of different topics, e.g. Writing at University, Critical Thinking, Reading for your Assignments, etc.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residentsFree -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residentsFree
Additional Details
- Free of charge
Living costs
Liverpool
United Kingdom
556 - 1035 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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