Start date — support can begin at any time during the academic year

Duration — three consecutive terms (including the Long Vacation)

What’s included and how can I use my support?

• Workshops are rooted in the  academic, communication and language skills necessitated by the  academic work that you will undertake in your department.
  
  
• Emphasis is placed on helping you develop both the critical tools you need to analyse good academic practice from a language point of view and practical strategies for improving your own abilities in this area.
  
  
• Many of the workshops are focused on the core skill of academic writing. The programme offers an opportunity to look at the entire writing process from analysing language use in journal papers and how to identify the characteristics of academic strategy and style through to the principles of editing and polishing a piece of work. Some workshops are generic in approach and focus on, for example, writing introductions and literature reviews but others are more specific, such as writing up results sections in scientific papers.
  
  
• There are regular workshops devoted to training in presentation skills and pronunciation.
  
  
• Each terms’ programme of workshops is carefully balanced and takes into account the need you will have at a specific point in the academic year.

Workshops this term

• Supervisions are collaborative, student-led and are usually specific to the work you do in your department.
  
  
• Typically, this is an opportunity to concentrate on your productive skills: written and spoken communication skills. In writing, we explore aspects of style and appropriate language use in your subject area and by looking in detail at your work we endeavour to train you in aspects of self-editing and give feedback on language use in your drafts. In speaking, we provide presentation practice or how to frame answers and respond with clarity.
  
  
• Supervisions should be spread out evenly across the year. It is especially important that you discuss your needs with your ADTIS supervisor in the introductory meeting. It is important to start strengthening your written skills right from the very start, even if you don’t have to submit any written work until later in the year. This will also allow you and your supervisor to establish areas for you to work on during the year.
  
  
• The supervisions are usually an hour long, depending on what it is you would like to discuss with your supervisor. To make the most out of the time, you should be prepared for your supervisions and let your supervisor know in advance what you wish to work on during each supervision.