English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) - Non Credit-bearing Courses
What are these courses?
These are English writing support courses (one 2-hour class each week) for students with writing levels 1 and 2, that you take in addition to your academic study. The courses are for:
- Taught postgraduates (MSc) in the School of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE)
- Taught postgraduates (LLM) in the Law School
- Taught postgraduates (MA, MSc) in Newcastle University Business School (NUBS)
- Masters (by Research) students in Medical and Molecular Biosciences (MRes/MSc) in the Faculty of Medicine (Semester 1 only)
Who are these courses for?
Check which ESAP course your programme is linked to on the "Which ESAP?" table.
You will be automatically placed in a class if you belong to one of the groups of students above and have a writing level of 1 or 2. At the end of registration week, you will receive an e-mail with details of your class day and time . Your class will be timetabled so that it does not clash with any of your academic modules. Classes start in the week commencing Monday 7th October, 2013.
What did the students say last year?
"This class was very useful for me because it focussed on my dissertation."
"..it helped me with my project, the literature review, oral presentations and writing assignments and I got good credits."
Is there anything else I need to know?
If you are eligible for an ESAP class, you must take this as your non-credit bearing writing class. This means you can not register for a non credit-bearing EGAP writing class.
You may wish to consider registering for an EGAP non credit-bearing listening and speaking class for extra practice.
If you have any questions, you can e-mail insessional@ncl.ac.uk.
Course details
In Semester 1, these courses develop writing skills using materials and conventions from your own academic subject area. In Semester 1, the focus will be on general academic writing for assignments and reports.
Semester 2 will focus on developing the language skills needed to complete your final dissertation or end of year project.
MRes students from the Faculty of Medicine will also practise presentation skills as part of their ESAP course. The MRes ESAP course takes place in Semester 1 only.This course is also open to students on the MSc in Medical Sciences course.
Course timetable
Semester 1 and 2 timetable information includes details about days, times and rooms.
