University Language Centre Academic Success Programme Rob Marks

University Language Centre Academic Success Programme Rob Marks, Senior Co-ordinator for In-sessional

Workshops: Free of charge • Academic Writing • Academic Speaking Academic Grammar • Welcome week taster classes • Credit-bearing courses • Other support (including Foreign Languages)

Bespoke Academic Writing Workshops (Computer Sci. ) • Semester 1: Kilburn 2. 19 Wednesdays 1700 -1830 weeks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8 • Semester 2: Wednesdays 1600 -1730 weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 • No need to register, just attend

Bespoke Academic Writing Workshops (Computer Sci. ) Good scientific writing Key functions & common errors Structuring text: paragraphs Avoiding plagiarism Introductions Design and ‘implementations’ ‘Experimentation’ and outcomes Evaluation and future work Writing and managing longer texts

Academic Speaking Workshops • 2 blocks of 3 x 1. 5 hours pw • Times & days on our website • Start dates: weeks 1, 4, 7, 10 (tbc) • Non-credit bearing • Register via the website

Academic Grammar Workshops • 1 hour workshop per week • Times & days on website • Start Week 1 and run till Week 10 (Sem 1) • Content: complex noun phrases, verb forms, modal auxiliaries etc • Non-credit bearing • Register via the website

University Language Centre Academic Success Programme www. manchester. ac. uk/academicsuccessprogramme www. languagecentre. manchester. ac. uk academicsuccess@manchester. ac. uk Tel. +44 (0) 161 275 3426

Credit-bearing units • For international exchange students (e. g. Erasmus, Study Abroad) • 10 credit courses – English Language in Use – Advanced English Language in Use – English for Academic Purposes – Global English www. languagecentre. manchester. ac. uk/ study-english/our-courses/english-forvisiting-and-exchange-students/

Foreign Language Courses • LEAP (Language Experience for All Programme) www. manchester. ac. uk/learn-a-language • Available for credits or a small fee • Last year we ran: Arabic, British Sign Language, Chinese, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu