Language+Support

2012-13

This is the **last week** of Insessional Language support this term, unless your pathway leader has arranged a specific class for your course. If you have any last minute requests, you can attend a 'drop in' session at the Language Centre at High Holborn, 4th floor at the following times:
 * Language Support Update: Tuesday 5 March 2013 **

10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm on Monday 11 March

10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm on Tuesday 12 March OR

10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm on Friday 15 March

If you are attending one of these 'drop-in' sessions bring something to show the teacher- an assignment with a brief, for example - and speak to staff at the Language Centre Reception. Please note that the language centre at High Holborn will provide a maximum of ½ an hour of one-to-one support

Please note that these 'drop in' sessions will replace normal language classes for the whole week beginning 11th March; please check with your tutor or pathway leader if you are unsure.

. Academic Support (also known as study support) is availble **for all** students for help with written work. This covers planning & research your work, finding your way through relevant reading and structuring essays and dissertations effectively. Specialist help in study support is also available for students with dyslexia or other kinds of disabilities.
 * Academic Support / Study Support - for help with written work **

For **all** students: **Study Support** drop-in takes place every Wednesday 2-4pm, with Nicola Rae in the Library.

For **International** Students: **Language Support** drop-in takes place every Wednesday 1pm - 3pm, with Mark Barker.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">You can also have one-to-one sessions with your subject librarian, simply visit the libary to book a session.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you are an **International** Student there **Language Support** classes every Friday at Wilsons Road; 12.20 - 2.30pm, Studio F5. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Scroll down for more details.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Alternatively if you are unsure of what help you would like, if your tutors have expressed concern, or if you feel your written work lets <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">you down in comparison with your art/design work, please contact Christine Bowmaker (Academic Support Coordinator - she <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">spoke at the Welcome Event) Tel: 020 7514 6365 or Email: c.bowmaker@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Two new Academic skills classes have started and are running this week until the end of term. They are being hosted at LCC, but are open to all <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">UAL students regardless of college or course:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Useful for all students but probably not the more advanced users- going over basics of research and essay writing

 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Insessional Language Support Autumn Term **

Tutor: Steffie Hill

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Would you like to speak about your artwork with more confidence?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Do you need to write assignments in English and use academic texts?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Do you want better grades?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Do you need to take part in seminars and lectures?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This course can help. These are the types of things you will study in term 1: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">12/10/12 || * Wednesday 10th: whole course welcome event/induction/diagnostics This information can also be downloaded here:
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Date || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Class outline ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">10/10/12
 * Friday 12th: help on symposium presentations in Language Support Base Room ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">19/10/12 || * Listening to lectures and note-taking skills: topic – //learning and teaching methods in UK universities// (own worksheet)
 * Preparing for tutorials (own worksheet)
 * Language Input: Lexical Cohesion
 * Symposium One deadlines ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">26/10/12 || * Introduction to Critical Thinking – worksheet adapted from Deane (2010)
 * What is critical thinking and what skills are needed for critical thinking (worksheet adapted from www.prepareforsuccess.org.uk) ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">02/11/12 || * Reflective learning worksheet (Cottrell 2003 Study Skills Handbook) and hand-out on reflective learning journals
 * Discussion/sharing of students reflective journals to date; introduce Visual Directions as an on-line support programme ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">09/11/12 || * Identify six rules of critical analysis (own worksheet)
 * Language Input: Verbs of Reference ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">16/11/12 || * Worksheet on project proposal development process and analysis of models of process of developing a project proposal (own worksheet)
 * Language Input: Academic Writing Style ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">23/11/12 || * Finding a research space and drawing up a proposal with focus on functional language (own worksheet)
 * Language Input: Summarising ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">30/11/12 || * Stages of a research paper/report (own worksheet)
 * Language Input: Paraphrasing and writing Reference Lists ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">07/12/12 || * Project Proposal workshop to present work in subject specialist groups
 * Language Input: Constructing an academic argument
 * Assignment: Project Proposals – __deadline__ 5th December ||