Academic Presentations and Lectures in English

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Can be delivered in York or online.

What is the course about?

This one-week course focuses on the English language and communication skills needed to deliver better and more efficient lectures and courses in English to international students and / or to conference participants.

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is for academics who would like to improve their English and communication skills to deliver better lectures or courses to their international students and / or to be more effective when speaking at conferences.

After registration, participants on this course programme will receive:

  1. a pre-course questionnaire that will help your trainers find out more about your learning needs
  2. a recommended reading list to prepare yourself for various aspects of the course
  3. information about York to prepare yourself for your cultural experience
  4. information about the Europass Mobility Certificate

At the end of the course, you will:

  • have developed and practised techniques for the design of engaging lectures and presentations
  • have improved oral English communication skills, building confidence and fluency for delivering lectures and presentations
  • have practised lectures and presentations, and received feedback on your effectiveness
  • have learned techniques to add impact to your lectures and presentations
  • have increased interpersonal communication skills central to successful communicationacross cultures, including relationship-building, influencing, and creating trust

An interactive communicative approach is used throughout, which lets participants experience the activities and methodologies that they can use in their own teaching contexts.

Key theories and practical ideas are discussed and explored thoroughly with hands-on input sessions where participants play an active role in all sessions to maximise their learning.

Input sessions involve brainstorming, case study analysis, problem-solving, and role-play tasks, both in pair- and group-work scenarios.

Participants are asked to reflect on the tasks carried out in each session, with discussion drawing on their own pedagogical knowledge and experience of diverse teaching contexts.

Participants are introduced to key websites and other resources to support the further development of their teaching skills and personal professional development.

Language skills are also developed with feedback given where appropriate.

The course ends with an evaluation session in which you will be asked to reflect upon the knowledge gained during the course.

You will be encouraged to create a Personal Development Action Plan, and select activities that you would like to try out in your own teaching.

There is the opportunity for follow-up online training sessions to further consolidate your learning and reflect how you are implementing what you learnt into your own contexts.

If you are from a country outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you will need a visa. Students from certain countries do not need to apply for a visa before arriving in the UK. You can check if you need to apply for a visa on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
We can recommend a few accommodation options. Find out about them on our accommodation page.

If you need to cancel or defer your course:

  • We understand that your plans may change quickly. If you need to defer your course, we will not charge any fees on tuition, as long as you notify us by 16:00hrs on the Friday before your course begins. We will defer your course and any fees paid for up to 12 months from your original start date.  If you need to cancel your course and are unable to defer to a later date, we regret we will not be able to refund your fees unless you have given us a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice of cancellation.
  • If we have arranged homestay accommodation for you, we will not charge any cancellation fees if you notify us at least 48 hours before you are due to arrive. If you notify us with less than 48 hours’ notice, you will need to pay for three nights’ accommodation
  • If we have arranged hotel or self-catering accommodation for you, the cancellation conditions will vary according to the type and location of the accommodation, and we will confirm them to you individually when we send your accommodation details
  • If you need to leave your course early for any reason, we may be able to offer the following options:
    • You may continue your course online using a combination of virtual lessons with your trainer and self-study
    • In some cases, particularly where the total course duration exceeds four weeks, we may decide to cancel your programme and refund your course fees for any unused weeks
    • In other cases, we will issue a voucher for any unused complete weeks, for you to return to York Associates at a later date
  • If you need to leave your accommodation early, we will require a minimum of 3 days’ notice. After this, all accommodation fees will be refunded to you

Do you have any more questions?

Fast Facts

Start date(s)
10 March 2025 / 8 September 2025
Max. group size
6
Min. age
21
Minimum CEF level
Starting from B1
Course materials
Included
In York Course Formats
25 hours
Price
£705
Booking fee
£70

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Please note that these trainers might not be the actual trainers delivering your course.

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