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Continue to develop your academic, communication and language skills while studying your degree with our Academic Language and Communication Skills courses.

 

Booking a course for term four

Term dates: Monday 22 June to Friday 21 August 2026

Bookings will open at 10am on Tuesday 26 May.  Please do not try and book before this time.

If you have booked a course but do not attend for two consecutive weeks, your name will be removed from the course registration. If you need to miss a session, please speak directly to your tutor or email the ALACS team in advance.

Why take an Academic Language and Communication Skills course?

  • Courses help you develop your use of academic language and communication skills
  • Materials are researched and produced in collaboration with faculties and schools
  • Courses are free and have no assignments
  • Courses are scheduled to fit in with your busy schedule and are available online or in person
  • Our tutors are qualified and experienced English for Academic Purposes specialists
 

General courses

For students at all levels

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Postgraduate subject-specific courses

For students on specific courses

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Postgraduate research courses

There are no specific PGR courses this term.


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General courses - details and booking

Social Conversation Skills - open to all international students

Starts: 23 June (1 to 2pm) - University Park
             25 June (1 to 2pm) - Jubilee Campus
Duration: Nine weeks (one session per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park or Jubilee Campus
 

Aims and objectives

This course helps you develop your speaking skills and provide the opportunity to practise in a friendly, relaxed environment. It will:

  • help develop your confidence and fluency in speaking
  • extend your knowledge of vocabulary related to non-academic topics and give you the opportunity to practise discussing these topics in English
  • enable you to become aware of certain strategies used by speakers to participate in discussions
  • provide you with the language necessary to communicate in different situations on and off campus

Possible topics

  • Getting to know each other
  • Travel advice
  • Family life
  • Gender and stereotyping
  • Customs and habits
  • Idioms and common phrases
  • Restaurants and food
  • Superstitions and proverbs
  • Work
  • Extreme sports and risk taking
  • Final session quiz
 

 
 

Academic Writing: Revising Academic Papers

Starts: 21 July (2.30 to 4pm) - Jubilee Campus
             23 July (2.30 to 4pm) - University Park
Duration: Four weeks (one session per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park or Jubilee Campus
 

Aims and objectives

This course helps you with developing an eye for elements in your writing that would benefit from revision. With practical examples and from the perspective of the reader, the course will illustrate common issues and how to address them.

Syllabus
Session one Revising paper level structure and connections
Session two Revising logic and flow
Session three Revising for academic integrity
Session four Revising language accuracy

 
 

 

Subject-specific courses - details and booking

Health Sciences Dissertation - for students registered on postgraduate taught courses in the School of Health Sciences

Starts: 23 June (11am to 12noon)
                    
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions per week)
Delivery: Online (MS Teams)
 

Aims and objectives

This course considers the expectations of a master's dissertation in the School of Health Sciences, and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Expectations, types of dissertation and introductions
Session two Narrative summaries (Systematic review) and discussions
Session three Background. methodology and conclusions
Session four Abstracts, and special nature of physiotherapy dissertations

 
 

Economics Dissertation - for students registered on postgraduate taught courses in the School of Economics

Starts: 23 June (2.30 to 4pm)
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions) 
Delivery: In person on University Park
 

Aims and objectives 

This course considers the expectations of a master's dissertation in the School of Economics, and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Expectations and literature review
Session two Methodology
Session three Results, discussion and conclusion
Session four Introduction and abstract

 

 
 

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Report- for students registered on postgraduate courses in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Starts: 22 June (11.30am to 1pm)
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park 
 

Aims and objectives

This course considers the expectations of a master's report in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Expectations and introductions
Session two Use of literature 
Session three Results, discussions and conclusion
Session four Methodology and executive summary

 

 
 

Biosciences Report - for students registered on postgraduate taught courses in the School of Biosciences

Starts: 23 June (2.30 to 4pm)
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park
 

Aims and objectives

This course considers the expectations of a master's dissertation in the School of Biosciences, and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Expectations, structure and introduction
Session two Methodology
Session three Results and discussion
Session four Conclusion and abstract

 

 
 

Psychology Report - for students registered on postgraduate taught courses in the School of Psychology

Starts: 22 June (2.30 to 4pm)
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park
 

Aims and objectives

This course considers the expectations of a master's dissertation in the School of Psychology, and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Project report overview and introduction
Session two Literature review
Session three Methods and results
Session four Discussion, conclusion and abstract

 

 
 

PGCEi Academic Writing - for students registered on a PGCEi course in the School of Education 

Starts: 4 August (1 to 2.30pm)
Duration: Four weeks (one session per week)
Delivery: Online (MS Teams)
 

Aims and objectives

This course develops your academic writing and provides support for your coursework on the PGCEi.  Key objectives are as follows: 

  • To understand the expectations of academic writing
  • To consider the relationship between reading sources and writing
  • To develop the structure and language of academic texts   
Syllabus
Session one General expectations
Session two Reading 
Session three Writing 1 - language and referencing 
Session four Writing 2 - structure, synthesis and stance

 

 
 

Mathematics Dissertation- for students registered on postgraduate taught courses in the School of Mathematical Sciences

Starts: 23 June (11am to 12.30pm)
Duration: Two weeks (two sessions per week)
Delivery: In person on University Park 
 

Aims and objectives

This course considers the expectations of a master's dissertation in the School of Mathematical Sciences and the function, structure and language of the separate sections.

Syllabus
Session one Introductions
Session two Conclusions
Session three Text and mathematical notation/formulae
Session four Abstract

 

 
 

 

Booking a consultation

We have a limited number of in-person consultations, with the majority offered on MS Teams.

Consultations information and booking