Language Resource Centre

Services & Support

Language Learning Support

We can help you learn a language. We offer different kinds of support at the Centre, so you can choose how you want to learn.

Peer-Assisted Learning

The Language Resource Centre offers a variety of language practice sessions led by native-level students.
These weekly sessions are intended to provide an informal and relaxed way to practise your language skills.
Choose from a range of Conversation Groups and 1-to-1 sessions.

See the PDF document below for more details and how to sign up for the programme.  

PAL Programme Information 2022-23 (PDF: 183 KB)

All members of Newcastle University who are registered with the Language Resource Centre can sign up for these sessions.

Register for PAL Programme

Conversation groups

As part of the centre's peer-assisted learning activity, the conversation groups are led by native-level speaking students. They're a great way to improve your speaking skills in a relaxed and informal setting with people of a similar level.
We offer a range of intermediate and advanced groups in several languages including: Chinese; English; French; German; Italian; Japanese; Portuguese; Spanish

1-to-1 Sessions

As part of the Language Resource Centre’s Peer-Assisted learning programme, these 20-minute individual sessions are an opportunity for members of the LRC to practise and improve language skills with a native-level speaking student in order to help consolidate language learnt previously either in lessons or through independent study.  Members of the LRC can book a 20-minute 1-to-1 session with a student advisor.  They are suitable for learners at any level from beginner to advanced.

We offer 1-to-1 sessions in Arabic, British Sign Language, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. 

English support

The LRC provides access to a range of resources and services for the improvement of your English language skills.