In-Sessional English
If you're an international student and want support for academic English, the In-Sessional English team is here to help you use the English language to effectively communicate knowledge in your academic studies.
How can they help?
The In-Sessional English team offer free classes that run alongside your studies. These are aimed at international students at Newcastle University. They cover academic writing, research skills in English, speaking and interaction, and lecture listening. You can attend as often as you find useful. You can also book a one-to-one writing tutorial to work through any academic writing challenges you may have with your assignments.
The skills your degree depends on
No one arrives at university knowing how to research, plan, and write an assignment, contribute effectively to a seminar, or work through a long reading list. Every student learns these skills during their degree. The In-Sessional English team teach them directly.
If you are an international student at Newcastle, In-Sessional classes are free and run alongside your studies. This is not about fixing your English. Your English brought you here. Their classes help you do more with it.
What they teach
- Academic writing. Build arguments that convince, in the style your subject expects.
- Speaking and interaction. Seminars, group work, presentations, oral assessments. The unwritten rules of academic talk, made explicit.
- Reading. Use your English language reading skills to get what you need from a long reading list, efficiently.
- Lectures. Listen strategically and take useful notes.
They work closely with your school to identify what students in your subject need, so classes reflect the real demands of your modules and assessments.
Attend as often as you wish
There is no limit on attendance. Choose the classes that match what you are working on now and return as often as is useful.
One-to-one writing tutorials
Book a free online tutorial and work through your own writing with a tutor. Not proofreading: you leave with strategies you can apply to every assignment that follows.
Who they can support
Newcastle University In-sessional English supports all international students.
Get in touch
Drop in: If you have a question, please drop in to the In-sessional English Team; they’d love to see you. They’re based in the International Study Centre; building 13 on the University campus map.
Email: General queries insessional@ncl.ac.uk
To sign up for In-Sessional modules and/or One-to-one writing tutorials: RISE
Find out more: In-Sessional Programme website