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myEnglish Week.</p> <p>Please direct students to our student-facing website: <strong><a href="https://student.unsw.edu.au/english">student.unsw.edu.au/english</a> </strong></p> <p><strong>How can we help you and your students?</strong></p> <p>We provide two free tools that can be embedded in your course to support academic English language and literacy:</p> <p><img alt="Comparison of services" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="33ce84c3-a229-4836-acd0-98238a999650" height="128" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/elsiservices2024.png" width="701" loading="lazy"></p> <p>We do the work of tailoring these tools for your course and embedding them in Moodle along with guides and support for students. </p> <p>The tools are useful for all students, but particularly helpful for first year students (UG, PG or HDR) for whom English is an additional language (EAL).</p> <p>Please get in touch using the EOI form below. An initial 30-minute meeting will provide us with all the information we need to tailor the implementation for you. (If the embedded form does not load for you, please <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pM_2PxXn20i44Qhnufn7o5Ssuq_JdU9Hg8t-HY2V6epUNjEwVDI4WjM1TFVMTUVZSTRINUwwNjBYRyQlQCN0PWcu">access the form here</a> or send us an email via <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33565d545f5a405b404643435c414773465d40441d5657461d5246"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c09020b00051f041f191c1c031e182c19021f1b42090819420d19">[email protected]</span></a>.)</p> <p><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="480px" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen src="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pM_2PxXn20i44Qhnufn7o5Ssuq_JdU9Hg8t-HY2V6epUNjEwVDI4WjM1TFVMTUVZSTRINUwwNjBYRyQlQCN0PWcu&embed=true" style="border: none; max-width:100%; max-height:100vh" webkitallowfullscreen width="640px"></iframe></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-sections field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default" data-aria-accordion data-transition > <h3 data-aria-accordion-heading> Feedback Hub: Studiosity </h3> <div data-aria-accordion-panel> <div class="paragraph-accordion-group"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-accordion-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>UNSW has recently partnered with Studiosity to deliver online writing support to students. The service is available 24/7. Students receive formative feedback on their written drafts on various aspects of writing, including grammar, vocabulary, structure and use of sources, by subject specialists. The feedback is personalised, ethical and quick, as students receive it within 24 hours of submission. Other features include personalised referrals to UNSW services, a range of learning resources and early alerts.</p> <p>Our team does the work of embedding Studiosity into your Moodle site. We also assist with any questions about the service and its use and can deliver guest presentations in lectures.</p> <p>Please <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPageV2.aspx?subpage=design&FormId=pM_2PxXn20i44Qhnufn7o5Ssuq_JdU9Hg8t-HY2V6epUNjEwVDI4WjM1TFVMTUVZSTRINUwwNjBYRyQlQCN0PWcu">contact us via the form above</a> to integrate Studiosity into your course.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default" data-aria-accordion data-transition > <h3 data-aria-accordion-heading> Academic Confidence Essentials (ACE) </h3> <div data-aria-accordion-panel> <div class="paragraph-accordion-group"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-accordion-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Academic Confidence Essentials (ACE) are online self-study modules on various academic language and skills topics. Each module can be used on its own or in combination with other ACE modules. The modules contain essential information on specific academic literacy concepts, examples and interactive activities, which quiz the students’ understanding of the concept discussed. Each module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. ACE currently contains the following modules, but more will be added to the list:</p> <ul> <li>unpacking assessments</li> <li>critical thinking</li> <li>appraising evidence</li> <li>integrating evidence (quoting, paraphrasing and summarising)</li> <li>principles of report writing</li> <li>paragraphs for essay writing </li> <li>assessment structure </li> </ul> <p>While the ACE modules can be used for independent learning, they can also be seamlessly integrated into the course's Moodle page, situating each skill in relation to the assessment task they contribute to. These embedded modules allow students to effortlessly transition between their course materials and interactive lessons, allowing for a cohesive and integrated approach to learning. You can request embedding of all or specific ACE modules into your Moodle course site(s). </p> <p>Please <a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=pM_2PxXn20i44Qhnufn7o5Ssuq_JdU9Hg8t-HY2V6epUNjEwVDI4WjM1TFVMTUVZSTRINUwwNjBYRyQlQCN0PWcu">contact us via the form above</a> to integrate ACE into your course <br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default" data-aria-accordion data-transition > <h3 data-aria-accordion-heading> myEnglish Week: language and communication workshops </h3> <div data-aria-accordion-panel> <div class="paragraph-accordion-group"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-accordion-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/myenglish-week">myEnglish Week</a> is a series of interactive workshops held in the week prior to O-Week. It is designed to build students’ English language confidence and connect them to the range of programs and services available at UNSW to continue their ongoing communication development. </p> <p><strong>What do participants say?</strong></p> <ul> <li>“Lovely teachers and classmates. All of them offered helpful advice and tips.” </li> <li>“myEnglish Week gave me an opportunity to practice my oral English. During the training, we were free to have group discussions … which I found very useful.”</li> <li>“Lots of useful links, good presenters, good audience engagement via breakout rooms.”</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default" data-aria-accordion data-transition > <h3 data-aria-accordion-heading> Let’s CommUNIcate: peer-led discussion groups </h3> <div data-aria-accordion-panel> <div class="paragraph-accordion-group"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-accordion-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In 2021, we partnered with the Peer Connections team to develop the curriculum for <a href="https://www.student.unsw.edu.au/lets-communicate">Let’s CommUNIcate</a>. The program aims to support international students’ speaking confidence and discussion skills in a supportive peer-led environment. We worked with students as partners to develop the discussion activities and facilitator guides for the sessions. </p> <p>We are open to opportunities to partner with others across the university who are working to support academic language and communication development initiatives. Please get in touch. <br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--accordion paragraph--view-mode--default" data-aria-accordion data-transition > <h3 data-aria-accordion-heading> About us </h3> <div data-aria-accordion-panel> <div class="paragraph-accordion-group"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-accordion-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The English Language Support Initiative team is part of the Student Success theme within the Education Pillar of the PVCESE portfolio. We apply our shared expertise to partner with teaching staff across all faculties and provide tailored support for you and your students.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Dr Neda Chepinchikj </strong>is a linguist and educator with over twenty years of experience in English language teaching. She is the Implementation Manager for English Language Support at UNSW. </li> <li><strong>Lucy Neville </strong>is an Academic English Facilitator with over 15 years experience teaching Academic English and English as an Additional Language. 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