These free online programs can help you improve your academic English language skills
Are you an English as an additional language student? If you’re looking for ways to continue developing your English proficiency while you study, we encourage you to join the English language development sessions available to you at Deakin in Trimester 2.
Developing Strategies for English Language Learners is a free four-week program designed for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of study. In this program, you’ll learn more about strategies you can use to develop your academic English while you complete your degree.
Developed by the Academic Support team, the program is delivered online and includes:
- virtual resources and activities
- weekly Zoom seminar sessions
- opportunities to get personalised feedback on your written English
- options to book individual appointments with the program teachers.
In these sessions, you’ll also be introduced to a range of academic support services available to you at Deakin.
Register now
The Developing Strategies for English Language Learners program will be offered several times throughout the year so you can choose to complete the program to fit with your schedule. Following is the next program – please select your study level (undergraduate OR postgraduate) to register:
Undergraduate students
- Session 1: Speaking – Thursday, 3 August, 10–11am
- Session 2: Reading – Thursday, 10 August, 10–11am
- Session 3: Writing – Thursday, 17 August, 10–11am
- Session 4: Acting on feedback to improve English – Thursday, 24 August, 10–11am
Follow-up EAL ICs in week 7–8, or between from Monday 28 August to Friday 8 September.
Register now for the undergraduate program
Postgraduate students
- Session 1: Speaking – Thursday, 3 August, 11.30am–12.30pm
- Session 2: Reading – Thursday, 10 August, 11.30am–12.30pm
- Session 3: Writing – Thursday, 17 August, 11.30am–12.30pm
- Session 4: Acting on feedback to improve English – Thursday, 24 August, 11.30am–12.30pm
Follow-up EAL ICs in week 7–8, or between from Monday 28 August to Friday 8 September.
Register now for the postgraduate program
Want to know more?
Visit the Improving English as an additional language webpage for more information.