| WHAT DOES THE ELSSA CENTRE DO?
The ELSSA Centre provides:
- English language and literacy teaching
- academic development
- intercultural education
We work with:
- undergraduate and postgraduate students
- local and international students
- academic and general staff
WHAT KIND OF ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE?
- in some faculties there are subjects with an academic
literacy component
At the ELSSA Centre we offer:
- drop-in workshops
- non-credit classes and one-off workshops
- one-to-one appointments
We also conduct research into:
- language and literacy
- teaching and learning
- academic and professional discourses
- issues of culture and internationalisation
Information about the UTS Academic Literacy Integration Project
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SERVICES FOR UTS STAFF – FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
All academic and support staff may
use the ELSSA Centre. Services are free and confidential.
The ELSSA Centre supports:
- student learning
- staff learning
STUDENT LEARNING
The ELSSA Centre supports student
learning by providing assistance to your students at
the Centre and in
faculties. If you are concerned about your students’
academic literacy, you can refer them to the Centre either
individually or in groups. At the Centre, we teach general
classes, for example, pronunciation
classes, academic writing classes. We also liaise
with faculties, providing academic literacy assistance and
teaching
for
faculty
subjects.
At
the ELSSA Centre
Some of my students need help with their academic writing
skills. Can you help?
Yes: Our workshops
Yes: One-to-one appointments
Some of my students need to improve their pronunciation. Can
you help?
Yes: Our workshops
Yes:
Specialised workshops
Some of my students need help in their exams. Can you help?
Yes: Special
Exam Conditions
Yes: Specialised workshops
Some of my students are failing their assignments. Can you
help?
Yes: Our workshops
Yes: One-to-one appointments
Can the ELSSA Centre edit my students’ writing?
No: One-to-one
appointments
Does the ELSSA Centre help research postgraduate students
with their writing?
Yes: Contact the
Research Co-ordinator
Does the ELSSA Centre have courses on Australian culture?
Yes: Exchange
and Study Abroad Program
Please note: all ELSSA Centre records
are confidential and information about students registered
at the Centre is not available to Faculty staff.
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In
Faculties
The ELSSA Centre liaises with faculties
to teach specialised workshops, short courses, core subjects
and electives. For more
details, click here.
We also run academic orientation classes for undergraduate
and postgraduate students. For further information, contact the ELSSA Centre Office Manager.
Can my students study academic language and literacy related
to their faculty subjects?
Yes:
July intensive academic English courses
Yes: Collaboration
in Faculties
Yes: Drop-in workshops
Yes:
Specialised workshops
Does the ELSSA Centre provide tutorial support for specific
subjects within a faculty?
Yes: Contact the Office Manager
Does the ELSSA Centre run specialised workshops (for example,
on seminar presentation or grammar in context)?
Yes:
Contact the Office Manager
Does the ELSSA Centre give short talks about its services?
Yes: Contact the Office Manager
Does the ELSSA Centre run classes for students returning to
study?
Yes: Our workshops
Yes: One-to-one appointments
Does the ELSSA Centre run classes for Nursing and Teacher
Education students returning to study?
Yes: Contact
Kuring-gai Campus Co-ordinator Will the ELSSA Centre advise staff on academic literacy and
curriculum development matters (for example, on writing assignment
questions)?
Yes: Contact the Director
Yes:
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