Michaelmas Term Academic Spoken Communication and Pronunciation

Week 9 Intensive Timetable

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, enrolment information can be found here.

 

Course Mode of delivery Dates              Times
ENROLMENT CLOSED Spoken Communication and Pronunciation In Person  Monday 9 to Thursday 12 December 2024  

Monday to Wednesday 10:00-12:00 & 13:00-15:00 Thursday 10:00-12:00

  • Enrolment for the MT Intensive courses will open at 9:00am on Wednesday 20 November (MT24 Week 6) and will close at 16:30pm on Friday 6 December (MT24 Week 9)
  • To ensure that we have time to set you up with access to our Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), please make sure you have enrolled and paid no later than five working days before your course starts. 

  • MT = Michaelmas Term (October - December); HT = Hilary Term (January - March); TT = Trinity Term (April-June)

Course Timetable: Michaelmas Term 

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, enrolment information can be found here.

  Mode of Delivery  Duration  Day and time of classes  Date of first class     Date of final class

ENROLMENT CLOSED

   ONLINE 2-8 (7 weeks)   Monday 17:00 to 19:00     21 October         2 December                   

ENROLMENT CLOSED

  IN PERSON 2-8 (7 weeks)   Tuesday 12:00 to 14:00     22 October          3 December

ENROLMENT CLOSED

  IN PERSON 2-8 (7 weeks)   Wednesday 13:00 to 15:00     23 October         4 December
ENROLMENT CLOSED   IN PERSON 2-8 (7 weeks)   Thursday 10:00 to 12:00     24 October         5 December
ENROLMENT CLOSED   IN PERSON 2-8 (7 weeks)   Thursday 15:00 to 17:00     24 October         5 December
  • To ensure that we have time to set you up with access to our Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), please make sure you have enrolled and paid no later than five working days before your course starts. 

  • MT = Michaelmas Term (October - December); HT = Hilary Term (January - March); TT = Trinity Term (April-June)

Course overview

This course aims to develop the student’s ability to understand academic speech as used in a variety of academic contexts, and to participate actively in seminars and tutorials.  

Students perform a variety of spoken tasks designed to improve their use of English throughout their academic life at Oxford. These activities may include simulations of seminar discussions and tutorials, role plays and problem-solving tasks. Students practise aspects of pronunciation that are common in academic discourse, including the use of voice tone, pausing and stress. Moreover, a focus throughout on academic literacy skills and self-learning will continue to positively impact students following the course.  

Students are helped to identify their strengths and weaknesses and receive regular feedback on their performance to monitor progress.  

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to: 

  • Better perform spoken functions that are common in academic discourse, such as describing a discipline, and presenting a clear case with evidence 
  • Interact better with fellow academics, having practised asking for clarification, polite disagreement, returning to a topic after interruption, and other conversation techniques 
  • Improve listening comprehension through the use of various media   
  • Use study skills effectively to continue to grow the accuracy and fluency of their spoken language 
  • Improve their pronunciation through classroom input and self-study, while working towards the goal of comfortable intelligibility 

A certificate of attendance is available upon request if you have attended at least 80% of the course.

Enrolment Information

For Learners with an Oxford University SSO (Single Sign-On) simply click on the enrol button next to the class that you wish to join. 

For Learners without an Oxford University SSO, or who are not members of the University, once enrolment opens, please email admin@lang.ox.ac.uk with the following details:

  • Full name
  • Email address and phone number
  • The name of the course you wish to study (including Stage and Part)
  • The start date and time of the course
  • Your connection to Oxford University, if any (to determine course fee)

We will then provisionally enrol you onto the course and send you a link to the Oxford University Online Store for payment. Once payment is received we will confirm your place on the course. Please note that we will be unable to assist you until enrolment has opened.

 

Course structure


  • Taught in weeks 2-8 of term
  • Number of online seminars per week: 1
  • Length of online seminar: 1.5 - 2 hours
  • Individual feedback and one to one tutor support is available

Intensive course structure


  • One week intensive course
  • Taught in week 9 of term (Monday - Friday)
  • Number of online seminars throughout the week: 5
  • Length of online seminars: 2-3 hours
  • Total hours of tuition over the week: 14

 

Course fees


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