{"id":2342,"date":"2022-04-08T04:05:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T04:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/celc\/?page_id=2342"},"modified":"2023-11-09T10:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:50:02","slug":"english-assist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/celc\/english-assist\/","title":{"rendered":"English Assist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<h2>\n\t\tEnglish Assist\n\t<\/h2>\n<h3>\n\t\tDescription\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>CELC provides consultancy courses to various institutions and staff of the University.<\/p>\n<p>English Assist is a paid consultancy service, set up for NUS expatriate staff from non-English speaking countries.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tObjectives\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>The consultancy service has the following objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>help clients maximise the clarity and effectiveness of their communication skills for teaching purposes;<\/li>\n<li>help clients further develop their confidence and effectiveness in communication in their professional field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tFormat\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Each programme consists of 20 hours of face-to-face consultation, spread over a semester.<\/p>\n<p>For the first consultation, the client and consultant analyse samples of the client&#8217;s lecture\/seminar\/tutorial teaching to determine the client&#8217;s pre-course communication profile. The client may use his\/her student feedback to provide information on his\/her communication profile. Items from the pre-course profile become the basis for structuring the remaining consultations.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the programme, the consultant reviews the communication profile with the client. If the need arises, the client may ask for a maximum of 8 additional consultation hours in the same semester.<\/p>\n<p>The unique feature of English Assist is that it offers each client a personal programme specially designed for his\/her specific communication requirements.<\/p>\n<p>English Assist is offered twice a year &#8211; Semester 1 and Semester 2. Applications should reach CELC by the end of July for Semester 1 and the first week of January for Semester 2.<\/p>\n<p>Please email any enquires to:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:elcsec@nus.edu.sg\">elcsec@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#description\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDescription\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#objectives\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tObjectives\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#format\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFormat\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English Assist Description 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. 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