ELTC Spring Orientation: English language and culture workshops
Event details
Description
Get a head start on student life in Sheffield with our English language and culture workshops this Spring for Summer 2024 English Language Teaching Centre (ELTC) applicants.
This free 7 week programme offers two interactive workshops per week on topics such as English grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and aspects of life as a student in Sheffield and the UK.
Each workshop will be led by an experienced English language tutor who will support and encourage you to practise communicating in English throughout the session.
These workshops form part of the ELTC’s Spring Orientation programme for 2024 applicants, along with our series of English Language and Culture Lectures.
Who are the workshops for?
The workshops are part of the ELTC's Spring Orientation programme and are open to applicants who have accepted an offer of a place on a Summer 2024 full-time course (Pre-sessional English or the Academic Literacy and University Culture programme).
Upcoming workshops
The workshops are 90 minutes long and will take place every Monday and Wednesday between April 22 and June 5 2024.
Each individual workshop runs twice on the same day, with available start times of 9:30am or 11:30am UK time (BST).
You can select your preferred start time when signing up for the workshops.
Workshop topics and dates:
- Week 1 - April 22: Geography
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Monday April 22 - Introduction / Four parts of the UK / Descriptive language
Wednesday April 24 - Popular places to visit in the UK / Language of comparison
- Week 2 - April 29: Etiquette
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Monday April 29 - Politeness and formality
Wednesday May 1 - Conversation rules and email etiquette
- Week 3 - May 6: Culture
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Monday May 6 - Responding to other people / responding to good news and bad news
Wednesday May 8 - Checking information / seeking agreement
- Week 4 - May 13: Food
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Monday May 13 - Famous British chefs / eating out
Wednesday May 15 - Culinary tourism / ordering drinks
- Week 5 - May 20: English Language
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Monday May 20 - Making what we say sound more authentic
Wednesday May 22 - English in England and around the world / English pronunciation
- Week 6 - May 27: Idioms
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Monday May 27 - The importance of idioms and phrasal verbs in speech
Wednesday May 29 - Shopping
- Week 7 - June 3: Education
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Monday June 3 - Elements of successful language learning / modal verbs
Wednesday June 5 - Using technology in language learning / conditional sentences
How to join
You can sign up to attend the workshops by completing the sign up form:
The workshops will take place online on Blackboard. After you sign up we will send you an email with detailed joining instructions for each workshop around 1 week before it takes place.