English Language Teaching Centre
English Language Teaching Centre
Location: 78 Hoyle Street, Sheffield, S3 7LG
Tel: +44 (0)114 2221780
Fax: +44 (0)114 2221788
email : ELT@sheffield.ac.uk
Web Page:
1. The English Language Teaching Centre is one of the central support services of the University.
2. The Centre's staff have experience of teaching:
- international students in a wide range of locations and situations, both in the UK and overseas.
- home students who wish to improve their academic writing.
They are therefore well prepared to give you all the help you may need to improve your English before and during your studies.
3. Facilities at the Centre include computers and virtual language laboratories as well as audiovisual and printed resources in a self-access centre.
4. Students registered at the University can use the Centre's services free of charge.
5. If you would like to follow a course of English before you join a University department:
- the International Summer School Programme (May–September)
- the Academic English Preparatory Course (September–June)
- the Management English Course (year-round).
A fee is payable for these three courses. Further information can be found on our webpages:
http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/eltc/courses
6. All international students at the University are welcome to make maximum use of the services and facilities offered by the Centre. These include:
- English Language support classes:
A range of courses for all students who wish to focus on certain language skills is offered. These courses take place in the evenings, and on Wednesday afternoons. Registration is online. (Some courses are ‘General’ e.g. Grammar, while others are ‘Faculty specific’, e.g. Academic Speaking for Science & Technology. The actual range of courses offered may change.)
For further information details are available at
www.sheffield.ac.uk/eltc/services/els - Writing Advisory Service
• Individual help sessions for students who feel that they need help with the writing of assignments, reports, dissertations or theses
• five days a week during semesters and vacations
• free to all students
• advance booking is necessary. - Part-time classes within departments:
The English Language Teaching Centre offers English courses in collaboration with many departments of the University aimed at students studying specific.
These classes are held in the departments concerned and are timetabled to fit in with the students' other courses.
7. Credit-bearing modules – the centre offers a range of modules and programmes that give credits for certain groups of international and home students.
For more information and to find out if you can sign-up, see
www.sheffield.ac.uk/eltc/credit
8. Teacher Training and Development – the centre delivers various courses for Teaching English as Foreign Language (TEFL) from TEFL Tasters to Cambridge CELTA and modules on the MA in Applied Linguistics with TESOL. To find out more and the entrance requirements see
9. How to Register
Further information on all the above courses may be obtained from:
The Secretary, ELT Centre, 78 Hoyle Street, Sheffield, S3 7LG. Tel: +44 (0)114 222 1780 or from our website
10. Council Tax
At the time of writing, international students registered at the International Summer School, one semester or other short courses and living in privatelyowned accommodation may not be exempt from Council Tax. Please see Academic Diary and Student Handbook 2010–11 (taught students).