Language and Academic Support

The language tutors work closely with your subject tutors to provide subject specific language and academic skills teaching and advice. This takes two forms:  

Language and Study Skills Workshops for Your Subject

These workshops are designed to help you understand the academic terminology and develop your confidence in classroom participation, oral/written communication and social interaction with your tutors and classmates who may have come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.  The tutors will also explore with you the cultural differences, (social, professional or academic) and help you to understand the expectations of your subject tutors and make appropriate cultural adaptations.

This is an opportunity for you to seek individual advice from the language tutors on many aspects of your study. For example, if you are not sure whether your referencing is correct and would like someone to check for you, or you feel uncomfortable speaking up in class and would like some advice, you  can ask to see one of the language tutors who are all very friendly and approachable. Each session lasts for 30 minutes. Depending on the nature of your question, you can book up to 2 sessions together at a time.  To book a tutorial, please contact email: englishlanguagesupport@staffs.ac.uk

Liaison tutors for subject areas are:

• Arts, Media and Design - Ms Michelle Nixon
• Business - Dr Steve Brewer
• Computing - Dr Steve Brewer
• Engineering - Mr Lorenzo Ball
• Health - Mrs Mary Thomas
• Law - Mr Markus Klingelfuss
• Sciences - Mr Peter Thomas