Who should attend:

International staff who teach at the University wishing to communicate more clearly.


Course Description:

This is not a group 'taught course' but a series of individual coaching sessions.  There are 3 sessions, each lasting about an hour.  The aim is to help international staff improve their clarity when speaking English - and especially when teaching.


Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course participants will:

1. Recognise what makes speech clear to others;
2. Identify areas in own speed which hinder intelligibility;
3. Increase intelligibility of own words. 

Course Tutor:

Lara Meredith is a Speech and Language Therapist with a background in teaching English as a Second Language.  She has worked with speakers of many languages (including Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Russian) and helped them use English clearly.  As a Speech and Language Therapist, she supports people to communicate effectively.

UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF)

•    This workshop is particularly relevant to these dimensions of the framework:
•    Areas of Activity: A2
•    Core Knowledge: K2
•    Professional Values: V1;V2

Find out more about the Framework here


Booking this Course:

This is NOT booked online.  If you feel that you would benefit from taking it, please contact your Head of Department.  They can recommend you for this course by emailing to: mike.cook@nottingham.ac.uk

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