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Workshop 2: The Language of Tutorials

The session will be a combination of a webinar and break out groups. Participants will need to use a webcam and microphone.

By The English Language Teaching Centre

Date and time

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:30 - 07:30 PDT

Location

Online

About this event

The workshop will cover some of the following topics depending on the needs of the participants.

    • Speaking to communicate difficult information (eg low grades, resits, plagiarism issues)
    • Speaking to respond to upsetting or challenging situations (eg when there is bereavement, illness, financial problems or if students are not coping with academic study)
    • Useful language for tutorials (academic and pastoral)
    • Question forms with conditionals
    • Questions to promote reflection
    • Eliciting responses from reticent students

Please note this workshop is for University of Sheffield staff only.

Organised by

The English Language Teaching Centre

We offer a number of language-related services to students and staff of the University.  These include:

  • Language support classes for international students studying at the University

  • Online language support materials

  • Writing Advisory Service (WAS) - one-to-one tutorial advice (by appointment)

  • Specialist Dyslexia/SpLD Tutorial Service

  • Language support classes within departments

  • Partners' classes: free language classes for partners of international students

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