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If you are a non-native English student on a degree course at Swansea University, one of your goals while studying here may be to improve your English. Our courses offer you the opportunity to build your English language and academic skills in order to make the most of your time at Swansea.

Here you can explore the live workshops the Centre for Academic Success has to offer over the next couple of weeks on the theme of English Language Support. 


Monday 30th September 2024

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 30th September 2024 (Session 1 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

 writing, grammar

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a student writing

Tuesday 1st October 2024

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Bay Campus
  Tuesday 1st October 2024 (Session 1 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Sign up to this 8 week course
students chatting

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Singleton Campus
Tuesday 1st October 2024 (Session 1 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Sign up to this 8 week course
students chatting

Wednesday 2nd October 2024

Grammar Basics

This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (Session 1 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
An English grammar book

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Bay Campus
  Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (Session 1 of 10)
 14:00 - 15:00 BST

 writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
a student writing

Talk Club

Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!

 Bay Campus
Wednesday 2nd October 2024 (Session 1 of 10)
15:00 - 16:00 BST

 oral communication, speaking with confidence

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students chatting

Thursday 3rd October 2024

Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 3rd October 2024 (Session 1 of 5)
  12:00 - 13:00 BST

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Sign up to this 5 week course
books

Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Singleton Campus
  Thursday 3rd October 2024 (Session 1 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Sign up to this 5 week course
books