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Modern languages and English language teaching
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About the Sussex Centre for Language Studies
Our courses are taught by academics working in the Sussex Centre for Language Studies. We offer a wide range of courses and modules throughout the calendar year in English Language Teaching and Modern Foreign Languages. We also offer English language courses for international students.
We recognise that students from disciplines across the University will, as future global citizens, travel, live and work in countries across the world – that's why we've developed a flexible portfolio of language electives which students can take as part of their degree. Students can also study autonomously in our Language Learning Centre, which has a digital language suite and multimedia workstations for the private study of more than 50 world languages.
We believe that learning to speak a second or third language provides a window into another culture, and that cultural awareness and intercultural communication are essential for the promotion of peace, co-operation and understanding in the world today. In addition, the study of a language gives meaningful access to the media, films and literature in that language, opening up limitless paths of discovery.
What do we offer?
- Modern language courses
We offer language teaching throughout undergraduate study, including:
- language electives and pathways (allows undergraduate students on a wide range of single-honours degrees to study a language. If they complete a named pathway the language studied will feature in the degree title)
- open courses in modern languages (short language courses open to everyone aged 18 and over, designed to fit the student's lifestyle, with a range of lunchtime and evening sessions on offer.)
- English language teaching courses (ELT)
We offer:
- undergraduate elective pathways and modules (undergraduate students on a wide range of single-honours degrees can take a pathway in English language teaching. If they complete the pathway ELT will feature in the degree title)
- TESOL Masters course.
- English language courses for international students
We offer a wide variety of term-time and summer courses including:
- Pre-sessional English (for international students looking to improve their English language skills before studying a degree)
- Summer at Sussex (for any adult student aged 18 years or over who is not a beginner and wants to spend part of their holiday improving their English)
- Intensive English (for any adult student aged 18 years or over, whose English language level is pre-intermediate (CEFR B1)).
Improving English skills while you study
- English in Academic Context modules – designed to enable undergraduate international students to further improve English language ability, and to provide further practice and development in their academic skills within their discipline of study
- English languages for academic study – free workshops, 'time to write' sessions and one-to-one tutorials throughout the academic year for current Sussex students whose first language is not English.
- Bespoke language and English language teaching courses for organisations
The Sussex Centre for Language Studies has designed successful bespoke language training and language teacher training packages for many prestigious organisations and institutions, including:
Beifang Education Group, China
Canary Islands Regional Government (teacher training)
Charles University, Czech Republic
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jissen Women's University, Japan
Kamakura Women's University, Japan
Korea University of Technology and Education
Kyoto Women's University, Japan
Institut Universitaire Technologique de Kourou, Guadeloupe
Madrid Regional Government Department of Education (teacher training)
Moscow University for the Humanities
Murcia Regional Government, Spain (teacher training)
SKEMA Business School, France
Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
University of the Sacred Heart, Japan
Southwest University, China
Tamagawa University, Japan
Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Saudi Arabia
Turkish Ministry of the Interior
United Arab Emirates Technical Training project.
