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English Language Support Workshops - UCC Skills Centre X UCC Language Centre

21 Jan 2026
Happening On 28/01/2026
Timetable of English Support Workshops taking place every Wednesday at 3pm - 4.30pm from January 28th to March 18th 2026

English Language Support Workshops for International Students run by UCC Language Centre in collaboration with UCC Skills Centre Semester 2 2025/26. 

Workshops will take place every Wednesday from 3pm - 4.30pm in the UCC Skills Centre Classroom (UCC Boole Library Q-1) - follow the yellow steps down the stairs.

Sign up now & see the full timetable of events here: https://linktr.ee/SkillsCentre

 

Timetable of Workshops

Date 

Topic 

Teacher 

Week 1: 28th January 

Getting to Know Irish English 
Understanding Irish English: accents and expressions 

 

Kerry Platts 

Week 2: 4th February 

 

Speaking Clearly and Confidently 
Communicating effectively: pronunciation, clarity, and spoken interaction 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 3: 11th February 

 

Building Strong Sentences 
Sentence structure: clarity, accuracy, and academic tone 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 4: 18th February 

 

Grammar for Academic English 
Formal grammatical structures for university writing 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 5: 25th February 

 

Expanding Your Academic Vocabulary 
Academic vocabulary: using the right words in the right context 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 6: 4th March 

  • Writing in an Academic Style & Paraphrasing. 
    Academic style and paraphrasing: writing clearly and avoiding plagiarism 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 7: 11th March 

  • Developing Academic Arguments 
    Fact vs opinion: expressing ideas critically and appropriately 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

Week 8: 18th March 

  • Connecting Ideas Effectively 
    Cohesion and coherence: linking ideas in academic writing 

 

Kerry Platts 

 

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Q -1 (Q minus 1), UCC Boole Library,

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