Language and Academic Skills Support (LAS)
Do you want to improve your results AND enjoy your studies?
Get on the ‘right track’ with our FREE workshops to improve your English and Study Skills.
Find out moreThe Language and Academic Skills (LAS) team provides free language advice and teaching to international students. We help you get better results by improving your academic language in the following areas:
English & Academic skills
Improve your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills which will help you in understanding assignment requirements/questions, conduct oral presentations and with your expression, grammar and punctuation. You will also get help with critical analysis, developing an academic argument, referencing and study and exam strategies.
Hawthorn
Available: Monday – Friday
To book an individual or group appointment, please:
Visit: GS 202, The George,
Telephone: (03) 9214 5583, or
Prahran
Available in semester two
CONTACT HAWTHORN campus to book an individual or group appointment, please:
Visit: GS 202, The George,
Telephone: (03) 9214 5583, or
Lilydale
Available: Monday – Friday
CONTACT HAWTHORN campus to book an individual or group appointment, please:
Visit: GS 202, The George,
Telephone: (03) 9214 5583, or
Wantirna
Not Avaliable at present
Lilydale Drop-in Sessions
Drop-in sessions are also available. No appointment necessary.
Available: Monday – Friday
Time: 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Room: LD 110
Computing and Research & Library support
Learn lots of useful information so that you can work faster on the computer using lots of shortcuts. You'll also discover how to make your assignments and reports look professional. You can also receive help researching your assignment and using the library catalogue and databases.
Hawthorn
Available in semester two
Mathematics & Statistics support
Get help with calculator use, business math, statistics, calculus based math, English used in math and statistics and basic maths revision.
Hawthorn
Available in semester two
You can get support in the above areas by attending one of the following sessions.
Appointments
Individuals or small groups (2 to 3 people) can book a 30 to 60 minute appointment with LAS advisers at the Hawthorn, Prahran, Lilydale and Wantirna campuses.
Hawthorn:
Monday – Friday
Telephone:(03) 9214 5583
Lilydale:
Available in semester two
CONTACT HAWTHORN campus
Prahran:
Available in semester two
CONTACT HAWTHORN campus
Wantirna:
Not available at present
Lunchtime Conversation groups
One of the best ways to practise English conversation is in an informal setting with a friendly English-speaker and interesting students from different courses. Conversation groups are held at lunchtime, so feel free to bring your lunch with you.
Hawthorn:
No appointment necessary.
Available: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Room: GS 203, The George building
Lilydale:
Not available at present
Prahran:
Not available at present
Contact us
Hawthorn
Available: Monday – Friday
Room: GS 202, The George,
Telephone: (03) 9214 5583
Lilydale
Available in semester two - CONTACT HAWTHORN
Prahran
Available in semester two - CONTACT HAWTHORN
Workshops
Our next workshops will be in Semester 2, 2013. At Hawthorn campus workshops you learn about Australian Culture & Social Language; improve your Writing Skills; communicate better in Speaking & Listening; make your Reading more effective; use shortcuts to create professional documents in Computing and Research more effectively.
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Workshops timetable
2013 Semester 1
