CELE Academic Language and Communication Skills
CELE Academic Language and Communication Skills

Dear Student,

Welcome to Academic Language and Communication Skills (ALACS).

To support you with your academic assignments in Term 1, the ALACS team are offering 1) a wide range of general courses, 2) a range of subject-specific courses to support students on specified programmes, and 3) up to three bookable one-to-one consultations for each student. You can find details about all our provision on our website, including term dates for consultations.

Once you have booked onto a course or consultation, information about how to join it will be sent to your email. If you have trouble with registration, please visit our FAQs.

We look forward to working with you.
ALACS Team

Available Courses

Dates Available

Course NameLocationStart DateAll DatesTimesPlaces AvailableBook
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 February 202617 February 202610:00am - 10:30am1Booking Closed
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 February 202617 February 202610:30am - 11:00am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 February 202617 February 202611:00am - 11:30am1Booking Closed
ALACS-PGCE SecondaryOnline Course18 February 202618 February 20269:00am - 10:30am91
Consultation - AleksMS Teams18 February 202618 February 20269:30am - 10:00am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams18 February 202618 February 202610:05am - 10:35am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams18 February 202618 February 20261:15pm - 1:45pm1
Consultation - AleksMS Teams18 February 202618 February 20263:00pm - 3:30pm0Add to Waiting List
ALACS - Arts How to Succeed in Postgraduate studiesUniversity Park18 February 202618, 25 February 20263:00pm - 4:00pm70
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams19 February 202619 February 202610:00am - 10:30am1
Consultation - AleksMS Teams19 February 202619 February 202612:00pm - 12:30pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams19 February 202619 February 20262:30pm - 3:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams19 February 202619 February 20263:00pm - 3:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams19 February 202619 February 20263:30pm - 2:00pm1
Consultation - AleksMS Teams20 February 202620 February 202610:30am - 11:00am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams20 February 202620 February 202611:05am - 11:35am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams20 February 202620 February 202611:40am - 12:10pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams20 February 202620 February 20262:00pm - 2:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams20 February 202620 February 20262:30pm - 3:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams23 February 202623 February 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - AleksMS Teams23 February 202623 February 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - AleksMS Teams23 February 202623 February 202611:35am - 12:05pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams23 February 202623 February 202612:10pm - 12:40pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams23 February 202623 February 20264:20pm - 4:50pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams23 February 202623 February 20264:55pm - 5:25pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 202610:00am - 10:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 20262:50pm - 3:20pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams24 February 202624 February 20263:30pm - 4:00pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMS Teams24 February 202624 February 20264:05pm - 4:35pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 20264:40pm - 5:10pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams24 February 202624 February 20265:15pm - 5:45pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams25 February 202625 February 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams25 February 202625 February 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams25 February 202625 February 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams27 February 202627 February 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams27 February 202627 February 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams27 February 202627 February 20261:00pm - 1:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams27 February 202627 February 20261:30pm - 2:00pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams02 March 202602 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams02 March 202602 March 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
ALACS-Effective Academic Presentation (4 weeks)Jubilee Campus02 March 202602, 09, 16, 23 March 20262:30pm - 4:00pm23
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams02 March 202602 March 20264:20pm - 4:50pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202610:00am - 10:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202611:15am - 11:45am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202611:50am - 12:20pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams03 March 202603 March 202612:30pm - 1:00pm1
ALACS PGR Life Sciences Report WritingMedical School03 March 202603, 10, 17, 24 March 20262:30pm - 4:00pm22
ALACS-Effective Academic Presentation (4 weeks)Jubilee Campus03 March 202603, 10, 17, 24 March 20264:30pm - 6:00pm18
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 20269:30am - 10:00am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 202610:05am - 10:35am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 20262:20pm - 2:50pm0Add to Waiting List
ALACS-Understanding Assessment and FeedbackJubilee Campus04 March 202604, 11, 18 March 20262:30pm - 4:00pm18
ALACS - PGR Biosciences & Vet Sciences Report WritingSutton Bonington Campus04 March 202604, 11, 18, 25 March 20262:30pm - 4:00pm24
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams04 March 202604 March 20263:00pm - 3:30pm1
ALACS-Understanding Assessment and FeedbackUniversity Park04 March 202604, 11, 18 March 20264:30pm - 6:00pm28
ALACS-Effective Academic Presentation (4 weeks)University Park04 March 202604, 11, 18, 25 March 20264:30pm - 6:00pm25
ALACS-Understanding Assessment and FeedbackOnline Course05 March 202605, 12, 19 March 20269:00am - 10:30am27
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams05 March 202605 March 20263:30pm - 4:00pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams06 March 202606 March 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams06 March 202606 March 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams06 March 202606 March 20261:00pm - 1:30pm1
Consultation - CatherineMicrosoft Teams06 March 202606 March 20261:30pm - 2:00pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams09 March 202609 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - Aleks09 March 202609 March 20264:20pm - 4:50pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 202610:00am - 10:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 202611:35am - 12:05pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 20263:30pm - 4:00pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams10 March 202610 March 20264:05pm - 4:35pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 202611:35am - 12:05pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 20263:30pm - 4:00pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams11 March 202611 March 20264:05pm - 4:35pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams12 March 202612 March 20263:15pm - 3:45pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams16 March 202616 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams16 March 202616 March 20264:20pm - 4:50pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 March 202617 March 202610:00am - 10:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 March 202617 March 202610:30am - 11:00am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams17 March 202617 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 20269:45am - 10:15am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 202610:20am - 10:50am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 202611:00am - 11:30am1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 202611:30am - 12:00pm1
Consultation - PatienceMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 202612:00pm - 12:30pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 20263:00pm - 3:30pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams18 March 202618 March 20263:35pm - 4:05pm0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams19 March 202619 March 20262:25pm - 2:55pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams19 March 202619 March 20263:00pm - 3:30pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams19 March 202619 March 20263:35pm - 4:05pm1
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams20 March 202620 March 202611:00am - 11:30am0Add to Waiting List
Consultation - AleksMicrosoft Teams20 March 202620 March 202611:35am - 12:05pm0Add to Waiting List
ALACS PGCEi Academic WritingOnline Course26 March 202626 March, 02, 09, 16 April 202612:00pm - 1:30pm22