English Language Support for Student Transitions
English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) offers courses and workshops to help students transition smoothly into and during their academic studies in the UK. With a focus on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and tailored support, ELTC aims to assist students in adjusting to the academic culture of the UK through various programs and initiatives.
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English Language Support for Student Transitions: Into and During Study Kathryn Redpath, Teaching Fellow English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) kathryn.redpath@ed.ac.uk
English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) Formerly the Institute for Applied Language Studies (IALS) at Hill Place Now the English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) Based at Paterson s Land, Holyrood Road Part of Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL) 30 staff (teaching fellows and tutors)
ELTC provision English courses to support student transitions into degree study in UK English courses to support student transitions through degree study in UK Workshops to support staff supporting students into and through degree study in UK All provision designed to help students adjust to academic culture in UK
ELTC provision Courses in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Generic EAP Tailored EAP Credit and non-credit EAP EAP for foundation and pathway programmes Workshops for staff
Supporting transitions into study Contributions to foundation and pathway programmes EAP for HSS International Foundation Programme EAP for CSE Global Select Pathway Programme Year-round and summer pre-sessional EAP programmes September June year-round pre-sessional Summer pre-sessional (4, 7 or 10 weeks) Summer online pre-sessional (8 weeks)
Supporting transitions during study Generic in-session support courses (English Language Support for International students programme, ELSIS) Not for credit Free of charge 1 10 weeks, most 4-5 weeks, once a week http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/english- language-teaching/courses/academic- purposes/elsis/elsis-courses Students must sit TEAM test
Supporting transitions during study Tailored in-session courses for specialised disciplinary and professional contexts Set-up through collaboration with schools and colleges, e.g Geosciences, Population Health Sciences: two face-to-face sessions Social and Political Science Academic Writing Course, College of Medicine and Vet Medicine Scientific Writing Course: online, over five weeks
Supporting transitions during study EAP courses for Visiting and Exchange students For credit (20 credits each) Run in collaboration with HSS Visiting Student Office E.g. Academic English for International Students (AEIS) 3 times a week for one semester Opportunity to progress to next semester Area due for expansion: AEIS for business and law students
Workshops for academic staff Designed to: develop academic staff awareness of language-related issues develop strategies to help students transition to an English-medium teaching environment Workshops on: international student writing cross-cultural communication communication in lectures supervising international students
ELTC Provision English courses in Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading for Academic Purposes (EAP) Generic, free courses (ELSIS) Tailored courses for schools and colleges Courses for credit for foundation, pathway and visiting students Workshops for staff
If you would like us to design a course, or would like further information about our courses, please get in touch! Thank you kathryn.redpath@ed.ac.uk
