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www.bath.ac.uk/asc Academic Skills Centre University of Bath Academic Skills Centre
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University of Bath
Academic Skills Centre
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
Academic Skills CentreThe University of Bath’s Academic Skills Centre (ASC), formerly the English Language Centre, has over 25 years’ experience in successfully providing academic skills and English language support to current and prospective students at all levels.
Situated at the heart of the University’s campus overlooking the unique and beautiful World Heritage city of Bath, the ASC is here to prepare you for your study on a University degree programme, undergraduate or postgraduate, through a range of Pre-sessional courses. Once you have started your chosen degree, we support you to develop the skills you need to attain the highest levels of academic achievement in your studies, future career and beyond, through our Academic Skills programmes.
We also have a Writing Centre, supporting students and staff to develop all aspects of academic and professional writing.
Our Self Access Language Centre offers an extensive range of multimedia and printed materials to enable you to learn a new language or brush up on your existing language skills.
We are committed to delivering the highest standards of teaching and learning. Our programmes are delivered by
a team of highly qualified and experienced teachers, working in partnership with academic and support staff, ensuring you receive the very best experience during your time here at Bath.
We can help you develop your skills in:
• Englishlanguage• writtenandspokencommunication• criticalthinking• readingandlisteningforinformation• academicwriting• avoidingplagiarism• givingpresentations
You can do this by:
• attendingskillssessionswithinyouracademicprogramme
• attendingfreestudyskillsclassesandworkshops,available throughout the academic year
• bookingapersonaltutorialortakingadvantageof the drop-in sessions in our Writing Centre
• attendingourPre-sessionalprogrammestoprepareyou for University
• accessingstudyskillsmaterialsonline• learningalanguagethroughourSelfAccess
Language Centre (SALC)
Contact us:Academic Skills CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, BathUnited Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0) 1225 383024E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/asc www.bath.ac.uk/asc
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Academic Skills Programme
“I have just received my essays back from this term, and they have been my best marks since being at university. I have never had positive comments on my structure before so thank you very much!”
Katie Harwood, BSc Social Work and Applied Social Studies
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
Academic Skills ProgrammeThe Academic Skills Centre at the University of Bath provides a wide-ranging programme of Academic Skills classes, workshops and tutorials for all students studying on a University degree programme. These are aimed at helping you to develop the skills you need to achieve the most from your studies and for your future career development.
Our programme has been designed to complement your academic studies and is free of charge. It includes:
• optionalweeklyclasses,scheduledtofitwithtimetables, including topics such as:
u Academic Writing u PresentationSkills u Seminar Skills u Critical Reading u EnglishforBusiness
• academicwritingcourseswhichareintegratedintoyour academic programme to help you produce effective and appropriate writing. Designed to support you in meeting the requirements of your department and helping to maximise your marks, these courses include:u structuring your essays, laboratory reports
and dissertationsu adopting the appropriate language and style for
different types of writingu referencing and incorporating sources effectively
to avoid plagiarismu achieving accuracy of language
• coursestoprovidelanguagesupporttohelpyou when applying for placements and for future employment, targeted to meet the needs of different professions
• workshopsonvariousaspectsofacademicskillsand study, including note-taking, essay writing and accuracy of language
• one-to-onetutorialsonspokenEnglishtoimprovefluency, pronunciation and confidence
Contact us:Academic Skills CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, BathUnited Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0) 1225 383024E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/asc
“On top of being great professionals, my teachers really care about teaching. They went the extra mile, helping me (outside class hours) to improve my writing for my PhD.”
Antonio Noguera, PhD, Chemical Engineering
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English Language and Culture
“Bath is a perfect city to spend your summer. The experience I had on the ELAC course was splendid.”
Kawisara Limaksorn
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
English Language and Culture (ELAC)
The Academic Skills Centre at the University of Bath offers a comprehensive English Language and Culture (ELAC) programme during July and August each year. Designed for students over the age of 18, ELAC enables you to develop and improve your English language skills, immerse yourself in British culture and find out more about the many aspects of life here at the University.
Delivered by a team of highly experienced, qualified teachers, this high energy and active English language programme has been designed to give you a learning experience to remember. Studying with students at the same language level as your own, you will make friends from all over the world and learn with them while developing your confidence in English. OurELACprogrammecomprisesfourtwo-weekcoursesrunning in July and August. You can join at any point and study for either two or four weeks. Classes cover all language skills with the main emphasis on speaking and listening. The courses offer:
• afocusonactivelearning• developmentoflanguagefluencyandaccuracy• course-relatedvisitstolocalplacesofculturalinterest• maximumof16studentsineachgroup• 23contacthoursperweek• classesheldontheUniversityofBathcampus
You will also benefit from:
• ourguestlectureprogrammeofdynamic,high-profilespeakers from the University of Bath, BBC and Man BookerPrize
• achoiceofguided,practicalprojectsinwhichyouwillinteract with native speakers
• aspecialisedandextensivesocialprogrammeofactivities to enjoy outside class time, including day trips at weekends (e.g. London, Oxford)
• integratedopportunitiestomeetandlearnaboutstudentlifeattheUniversityofBathfromcurrentPhDstudents
TheEnglishlanguagelevelrequiredforentryisaminimumofIELTS4.5orequivalent(lower-intermediate),andyoumust be at least 18 years old.
Contact us:Academic Skills CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, BathUnited Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0) 1225 383024E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/asc
“ELAC is a wonderful experience! It is a great opportunity to meet people and improve your English in a lovely city.”
Clara Garcia-Ubero
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Writing Centre
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
Writing Centre
The Academic Skills Centre at the University of Bath has an established Writing Centre located centrally on campus providing writing skills development for all students and staff.
The Writing Centre’s aim is to support you in all aspects of your academic writing, enabling you to get the most from your studies and for your future career development.
Working in partnership with academic staff and support services on campus, the Writing Centre has also developed strong links with international partners enabling them to share good practice in writing support worldwide.
You can develop your writing by:
• bookingaone-to-onewritingtutorialtodiscussyourwriting with an academic writing tutor
• visitingoneofourdailyscheduleddrop-insessionstoget help with writing enquiries
• attendingoneofourwritingworkshops,deliveredaspart of the Students’ Union Skills Training programme, covering topics such as the reading-into-writing process and essay writing skills
• joiningourDoctoralWritingGrouptodiscussthesiswriting and writing for publication
These are delivered by our team of highly experienced and dedicated writing tutors.
We also offer workshops and events to support academic staff in writing for publication.
Contact us:Academic Skills CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, BathUnited Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0) 1225 383024E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/asc
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Pre-sessional Programme
“The Pre-sessional course helped me a lot…I felt confident at the beginning of my main course.”
Che Tian, Pre-sessional General & MA TESOL student
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
Pre-sessional Programme
The Academic Skills Centre at the University of Bath provides an Academic English and Study Skills Pre-sessional Programme which prepares students for study on undergraduate and postgraduate University programmes.
Delivered by a highly experienced, qualified team of expert teachers,ourPre-sessionalcoursesoffer:
• 18-20hourstuitionperweekplusregularone-to-onetutorials, lectures and visits
• smallclasssizes• subject-focusedlearning• academicprojectsandassignments• individualfeedbackonprogress• socialandculturalprogramme
You can benefit from our comprehensive range of preparation, general and management-specific courses run through the academic year and intensively during the summer period, as follows:
PRE-SESSIONALPREPARATION(PSP)For undergraduates and postgraduatesEntrylevelfromIELTS3.5-4.5(orequivalent)Three entry points in October, January and April
PRE-SESSIONALGENERAL(PSG)For undergraduates and postgraduatesEntrylevelfromIELTS5.0(orequivalent)Five entry points in October, January, April, July and August
PRE-SESSIONALMANAGEMENT(PSM)For business focused postgraduates only, including MBAEntrylevelfromIELTS5.0(orequivalent)Five entry points in October, January, April, July and August
Contact us:Academic Skills CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, BathUnited Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0) 1225 383024E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/asc
“I am really enjoying the course. Useful materials, well structured, important skills development.”
Artem Garusev, Pre-sessional Management & MBA student
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Self Access Language Centre
“I find the Centre very useful for my studies as it has plenty of literature and audio/video material... also everybody who works here is very nice and eager to help.”
Anca Stoica
The Academic Skills Centre is part of the University’s Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office
Self Access Language Centre
The Academic Skills Centre at the University of Bath has a well-established Self Access Language Centre, located at the centre of the campus within the University Library, providing open access and flexible learning for all students and staff seeking independent language learning.
This Centre’s aim is to offer you a gateway to the languages and culture of the world and to support you in all aspects of your language learning. Open for over 70 hours per week, with friendly staff on hand to give you advice and guidance, the Centre offers a peaceful, uninterrupted learning environment within which you can access our extensive range of self-study learning materials.
You can develop and improve your language skills by accessing our learning facilities including:
• DVDstohelpyouimproveyourvocabulary• visualDictionariesenablingyoutolookatpictures
and memorise words• satelliteTVchannelstowatchlivenewsfromthe
country you are interested in• grammarbooksforfamiliarisingyourselfwith
the rules of grammar• textbookstosupportyourpreparationforIELTS• gradedreaderstoimproveyourfluencythrough
stories • PCsequippedwithspecialisedinteractivesoftware
to improve your pronunciation and grammar• newspapersandmagazinestokeepyouupdated
with daily and weekly news in different languages from all over the world
• languageexchangetohelpyoufindalanguagepartner and learn from each other
Opening times: Mon – Fri: 9.30 am – 9.00 pmSat – Sun: Midday – 7.00 pm
Contact us:Self Access Language CentreUniversity of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath United Kingdom, BA2 7AYT: +44(0)1225 384777E:[email protected]: www.bath.ac.uk/salc
“I am studying languages, and the resources available at the SALC really help me with my course. It is also nice as the area is quiet and the computers work well.”
Marie Godet
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