About the Language Centre

About the Language Centre

The Language Centre is dedicated to providing all members of the University community with the essential linguistic and academic literacy skills required for academic success, with an emphasis on research and fieldwork needs and support for international students. We also respond to ever more diverse demands for language and cultural skills to foster global citizenship, (future) employability and personal enrichment.

The mission of the Language Centre is to increase multilingualism amongst students and staff of the University; and to promote, encourage and support the learning of languages for personal, academic and professional purposes.

To achieve our mission, the Language Centre aims to:

 Ensure access to outstanding language teaching and support for language learning for all current members of the University;  Support the highest levels of academic achievement by students whose first language is not English;  Exploit the latest technologies and pedagogies to develop bespoke language teaching and learning materials, for use across the University;  Foster learner autonomy in language learners, whether studying independently and/or attending courses within the University;  Provide bespoke professional advisory services to support individual language learners;  Provide high quality learning resources in multiple media, both physical and virtual, in a wide range of languages;  Collaborate and share expertise with other language learning providers within the University and in other organisations nationally and internationally;.  Promote language learning and access to university language study to students in schools and colleges.