If English is your second language, 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.
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 24th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 25th February 2025 (Session 4 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
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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
Tuesday 25th February 2025 (Session 4 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
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 26th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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.
Online via Zoom
Wednesday 26th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
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
Thursday 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
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
Thursday 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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!
Singleton Campus
Friday 28th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 3rd March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 4th March 2025 (Session 5 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
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
Tuesday 4th March 2025 (Session 5 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
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 5th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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.
Online via Zoom
Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
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
Thursday 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
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
Thursday 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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!
Singleton Campus
Friday 7th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
Sign up to this 10 week course
