Academic English Language Support

Welcome to the Academic English Support service

You may encounter various academic challenges when learning at university, especially if English is not your first language.

Our team is here to help you improve your academic English skills and achieve your goals.

We offer support in various areas, including:

• Writing Skills: We can provide you with advice on understanding assignments, help directing research, using formal language, the correct use of grammar and vocabulary, formatting, and checking for errors.
  
  
• Reading Skills: Our training will help you learn specific strategies to help you locate and comprehend information faster whilst improving your reading skills.
  
  
• Presentation Skills: Our guidance includes structuring a presentation, clarity, concision, emphasis, visual aids, pacing, delivery, and handling questions and discussions.
  
  
• Communication Skills: We can help you with speaking, listening, engaging in discussions, written communications, cultural understanding, asking questions, dealing with misunderstandings, and using appropriate tone and language.

Our goal is to equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in your academic and professional careers by providing support and guidance that helps you overcome language barriers.

Free English Classes at Canterbury Christ Church University

We offer lessons two times a week. Both lessons will teach the same content, so please only attend one lesson per week. The lessons will start on 4 March and take place on the Canterbury campus at the following times:

• Tuesday: 2 - 3:30pm - ER.1.17
• Thursday: 2 - 3:30pm - N.S.01 

We will provide all teaching materials. However, please remember to bring a pen and some paper with you. We tried to consider everyone’s preferred times, but it was not possible to match all requests. We chose the times based on when most students said they were available. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Contact

Contact us at academic.english@canterbury.ac.uk to schedule an appointment and start improving your academic English skills.