ALACS-Social Conversation
Duration 9 days
Team Centre For English Language Education

Social Conversation Skills

Duration: 9 weeks


Aims and objectives

The aim of this course is to develop your speaking skills and provide the opportunity to practise in an unpressured environment. It will:

  • help develop your confidence in speaking
  • help develop your fluency in speaking
  • extend your knowledge of vocabulary related to specific topics and give you the opportunity to practise discussing these topics in English
  • enable you to become aware of certain strategies used by speakers to participate in discussions
  • provide you with the language necessary to communicate in different situations on and off campus

Possible topics:

  • Getting to know each other
  • Travel advice
  • Family life
  • Gender and stereotyping
  • Customs and habits
  • Idioms and common phrases
  • Restaurants and food
  • Superstitions and proverbs
  • Work
  • Extreme sports and risk taking
  • Final session quiz
LocationStart DateAll DatesTimesPlaces AvailableBook
University Park27 January 202527 January, 03, 10, 17, 24 February, 03, 10, 17, 24 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm49
Jubilee Campus28 January 202528 January, 04, 11, 18, 25 February, 04, 11, 18, 25 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm16
University Park29 January 202529 January, 05, 12, 19, 26 February, 05, 12, 19, 26 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm50
Jubilee Campus29 January 202529 January, 05, 12, 19, 26 February, 05, 12, 19, 26 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm26
Jubilee Campus30 January 202530 January, 06, 13, 20, 27 February, 06, 13, 20, 27 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm17
Jubilee Campus31 January 202531 January, 07, 14, 21, 28 February, 07, 14, 21, 28 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm26
University Park31 January 202531 January, 07, 14, 21, 28 February, 07, 14, 21, 28 March 20251:00pm - 2:00pm26