English for Work and Life (General English)/Academic English courses help you, using an individual learning plan, to develop the English language skills needed to live and/or work in an English-speaking environment and follow your chosen career.   Interactive and communicative classes with specialised tutors focus on improving both fluency and accuracy while integrating the practice of speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as grammar and vocabulary. Language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing) and systems (discourse, functions, grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary) are taught using a combination of published materials and supplementary resources. Significant classroom time is dedicated to communicative practice and development of skills based on the students’ specific needs. Materials are specially designed and selected to suit the topic of each lesson and include authentic materials which highlight the unique cultural setting of UCC Language Centre. UCC's Connected Curriculum is integrated into these lessons and covers such diverse areas as employability, sustainability, civic engagement and global reach.