English Language Development

Improve your language and communication skills to succeed at uni and in the workplace

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Build your confidence with academic English

English in an academic setting can be challenging, but it's an important part of university study. A range of support is available to help you develop your skills and increase your confidence in speaking, writing, listening, reading, vocabulary and grammar.

🌐 Online resources

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Feedback Hub

Get fast feedback on your essays, reports and more from writing specialists. Plus, hear other UNSW students talk about their experiences engaging with feedback.

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Ethical & responsible use of AI

Your guide to using generative AI responsibly in your studies and how to avoid plagiarism in your work.

mySkillSearch

Rate your confidence in reading, listening, speaking and writing/research to generate a custom list of resources to grow your skills.

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Academic Confidence Essentials

Boost your academic skills in just 20 minutes with the ACE modules.

Academic skills toolkit

Explore the resources, services and support available to empower you throughout your studies with us.

Preparing and delivering a presentation

This guide will help you master every step to a polished presentation, from preparation to delivery.

Writing skills support

From essays to technical reports, explore comprehensive materials to assist you at every stage of your assignments.

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Strategies for effective reading

Get tips for taking effective notes in your classes and how to understand the materials you're required to read.

Note-taking and research

Learn how to take reliable notes in your classes to help you understand course content.

🤝 Programs & groups

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myEnglish Week

Build your language confidence with a week of fun, interactive workshops led by the experts.

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Study Hacks

Study Hacks are a series of workshops for new and returning students covering critical thinking, referencing, how to make your marker happy and much more.

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Let's CommUNIcate

Free, weekly English conversation workshops for international students.

Peer Assisted Support Sessions (PASS) leaders & students

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS)

PASS sessions are free, out-of-class study sessions led by students who have excelled in your courses.

Culture Cafe

Join us each Thursday during term to explore different cultures through food, trivia, traditional games and craft!

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Cultural Mentor Program

You'll be assigned a student mentor to help you transition to life at UNSW. Practise your oral English through 1:1 time with your mentor, meet other international students and get support.

💡 Earn course credit while improving your language skills

Gain UOC towards your program by completing UNSW courses that focus on language and communication skills. A combination of General Education courses and faculty-specific options are available.

Personalised English Language Enhancement (PELE)

Design and implement your own personal project to address your needs. PELE is available for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Academic Skills Plus

This course will help you develop skills and strategies to learn better at UNSW as an undergraduate student.

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Faculty-specific courses

Arts, Design & Architecture

Career	Code	Course name	Term offered
UG	HUMS1005	Personalised English Language Enhancement	Term 1, Term 3
PG	ARTS5505	Personalised English Language Enhancement	Term 1, Term 3
PG	ADAD9113	Communication Skills for Creative Discipline	Term 1, Term 2, Term 3
UG	ARTS2050	Academic Writing for the Humanities	Term 1, Term 2
PG	ARTS5503	Academic Writing for the Humanities	Term 1, Term 2
UG	HUMS1006	Presentation and Communication Skills	Summer Term, Term 2
HDR	EDST5147	Thesis Writing and Presentation	Summer Term
PG	MDIA5001	Writing for Media	Term 1
PG	MDIA5032	From Text to Talk: Finding your Voice	Term 2

Career Code Course name Term offered
UG MGMT2002 Managing Business Communication Term 2, Term 3
Career Code Course name Term offered
UG ENGG0360 Communicating in Engineering Term 3
PG GSOE9360 Academic Discourse in Engineering Term 2
Career Code Course name Term offered
UG MFAC1601 Introductory Clinical and Communication Skills Term 2
PG PHCM9100 Academic Practice Term 1, Term 3
Career Code Course name Term offered
UG BEES2680 Introduction to Science Communication Term 1
PG MATS6003 Presentation Skills for Materials Technology Term 1

Career	Code	Course name	Term offered
UG	MGMT2002	Managing Business Communication	Term 2, Term 3

Career	Code	Course name	Term offered
UG	ENGG0360	Communicating in Engineering	Term 3
PG	GSOE9360	Academic Discourse in Engineering	Term 2

Career	Code	Course name	Term offered
UG	MFAC1601	Introductory Clinical and Communication Skills	Term 2
PG	PHCM9100	Academic Practice	Term 1, Term 3

Career	Code	Course name	Term offered
UG	BEES2680	Introduction to Science Communication	Term 1
PG	MATS6003	Presentation Skills for Materials Technology	Term 1

More resources

Read, watch and listen to English content to grow your vocabulary, get comfortable with grammar and learn something new!

External resources

ABC: Check out video courses from ABC Education Learn English (especially the Life Chat and Everyday English series), browse listening resources, and learn grammar and vocabulary.
Collins Dictionary: Includes video pronunciation for many words.
Cambridge Dictionary: An online dictionary and grammar resources.
Microsoft Speaker Coach: Rehearse your PowerPoint presentations and get tips on pace, pitch, language and more.
The Conversation: Research-based news written by academics, including contributions from UNSW.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Read our local Sydney newspaper.
TED Talks: Choose topics that interest you. Use the interactive transcript to increase your vocabulary.

UNSW resources

Blitz: UNSW students' guide to what's on around campus, plus pop culture and current affairs.
UNSW News: Read about the latest UNSW research and events, as well as opinion pieces from UNSW academics.
UNSW Events: Catch up on interesting videos and talks from UNSW.
UNSW YouTube: Browse playlists to find topics that interest you.

Looking for personalised study support?

Meet an Academic Learning Facilitator to get constructive feedback on academic skills.

Book a one-to-one session

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