In-sessional English language support

Are you an international student? Is English your 2nd language? Do you speak English as your 1st language but are from a different educational system to the UK?

We are here to help you with your Academic English and help you to become more familiar with the expectations of the UK higher education system. 

In-Sessional English Language support is run by the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) department. Our tutors have years of experience in supporting students and helping them to improve their English and their transition to a UK university environment.  

Please enrol on our Moodle page. It is full of useful resources and advice, as well as an archive of our lesson material.

In-sessional English for Academic Purposes Support is free.

The In-sessional English Language Support we offer consists of:

  • Online Workshops
  • Online and in-person one-to-one Support Sessions
 
 

Support Workshops

Our Support Workshops are two hours long and are designed to help you with many of the English language and academic skills you will need as you study with us at Napier.

Usually, you will be taught a new skill for about 1 hour, and will be given the opportunity to practice and ask questions in the second.

We will be flexible and do our best to respond to your needs as we progress through the trimester.

Some of the topics we can cover are: 

  • Language 
  • Criticality
  • Structure
  • Themes and Rhemes
  • Report Writing
  • Scholarship and plagiarism
  • Referencing
  • Paraphrasing
  • Defining and classifying
  • Comparing and contrasting
  • Cause and effect
  • Problems and solutions
  • Evidence and conclusions
  • Being concise
  • Paragraphs
  • Effective sentence structure
  • Linking sentences together
  • Synthesising sources

In trimester 3 of 2024/25 we have an exciting program of Support Workshops to help you get the most out of your time studying at Napier. You are welcome to enrol on one or more of these workshop programs.

  • Online Writing Workshop for Research Postgraduates (Online)
  • Online Writing Workshop for Taught Postgraduates (Online)

For trimester 3 of 2024/25, Support workshops will take place online. If you would like to be enrolled, please email EAP.Enquiries@napier.ac.uk and give your full name, Napier ID and programme of study. Once enrolled, you are expected to attend the workshops every week until week 15 of the trimester.

English Language Café

Our English Language Café is an opportunity to come and socialise and practice your English language skills in a relaxed and fun environment. If English is your 2nd+ language this will be a great chance for you to use and expand your language skills in a supportive, interesting, and friendly environment. You will be given the chance to speak and interact freely with new people from other programs and also engage in structured activities that will encourage you to use your language skills in new, communicative ways.
The English Language Café will be held on Tuesday afternoons on Craiglockhart Campus and Merchiston Campus.

One-to-one Support Sessions

If you need more personalised support with your academic writing, you can book a one-to-one Support Session. These sessions are 30 minutes long and give you the opportunity to discuss your written work with one of our tutors.

For trimester 3 of 2024/25, the one-to-one Support Sessions can be taken either online or in-person on campus. To book a one-to-one Support Session, you should email EAP.Enquiries@napier.ac.uk. Please specify if you would prefer to meet online or in person on campus. You can only book one tutorial at a time, however you can have several tutorials throughout the trimester.

The timetable for Trimester 3 of 2024/25 is below.

 
 

Timetable for Trimester 3 of 2024/25

Monday (Sighthill)

2pm - 2.30pm 

2.30pm - 3pm 

3pm - 3.30pm

3.30pm - 4pm

Tuesday (Merchiston)

11.00am - 11.30am

11.30am – 12.00pm

12.00pm - 12.30pm

12.30pm – 1.00pm 

Friday (Craiglockhart)

9.00am – 9.30am

9.30am - 10.00am

10.00am – 10.30am

10.30am – 11.00am

Support Workshops

Wednesday 11am - 1pm: Dissertation and Extended Writing Workshop (Online) - To help you with the skills you will need to tackle your dissertation or final project writing. We can help you with skills that are often challenging such as planning your writing, what to include in different sections, how to make clear points, how to synthesise your research, and how to reference and edit.
 
Friday Thursday 10am - 12pm & 2pm – 4pm: Online Writing Workshop for Taught Postgraduates - To help you with the skills you will need for your taught postgraduate course. We can help you to build skills such as critical thinking, using evidence effectively, paraphrasing, critical thinking, literature reviews, reflective writing, and structuring your arguments effectively.

Friday 12pm - 2pm: Online Writing Workshop for Research Postgraduates - To help you with your research postgraduate course. We can discuss and practice skills related to writing research proposals, critically reviewing research papers, and distinguishing your own work from that of others.,

If you would like to enrol on a workshop course, please email EAP.Enquiries@napier.ac.uk.

English Language Café

Our English Language Café is an opportunity to come and socialise and practice your English language skills in a relaxed and fun environment. If English is your 2nd+ language this will be a great chance for you to use and expand your language skills in a supportive, interesting, and friendly environment.

You will be given the chance to speak and interact freely with new people from other programs and also engage in structured activities that will encourage you to use your language skills in new, communicative ways.

The English Language Café will be held on Craiglockhart and Merchiston Campus on Tuesday afternoons on alternating weeks.

Craiglockhart – Room 1/107

Tuesday 17/06 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 01/07 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 15/07 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 29/07 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 12/08 3pm - 5pm

Merchiston – Room C34a

Tuesday 24/06 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 08/07 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 22/07 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 05/08 3pm - 5pm

Tuesday 19/08 3pm - 5pm

Please email eap.enquiries@napier.ac.uk to let us know you want to attend the café.

 
 

For more details, please contact our team at EAP.Enquiries@napier.ac.uk or contact Iain Arnott, Head of English for Academic Purposes (I.Arnott@napier.ac.uk).