English Assist
English Assist
CELC provides consultancy courses to various institutions and staff of the University.
English Assist is a paid consultancy service, set up for NUS expatriate staff from non-English speaking countries.
Objectives
The consultancy service has the following objectives:
- help clients maximise the clarity and effectiveness of their oral communication for pedagogical purposes;
- help clients further develop their confidence and effectiveness in communication in their professional field.
Format
Each programme consists of 20 hours of face-to-face consultation, spread over a semester.
For the first consultation, the client and consultant analyse samples of the client's oral and written communication to determine the client's pre-course language and communication profile. Items from the pre-course profile become the basis for structuring the remaining consultations.
At the end of the programme, the client and consultant together draw up the client's post-course language and communication profile. If the need arises, post-course consultancy service can be arranged in the following semester, when the client may call on his/her consultant for additional help.
The unique feature of English Assist is that it offers each client a personal language programme specially designed for his/her specific language and communication requirements.
English Assist is offered three times a year – Semester 1, Semester 2 and Special Term. Applications should reach CELC by the first week of July for Semester 1; the first week of November for Semester 2; and the first week of April for the Special Term.