Conversational English Programs at Monash
Conversational English Programs are beginning next month, with a range of different kinds of classes available.
These classes are a set of extra-curricular language activities aimed at developing the global competences of domestic and international students and enhancing the student experience through cross cultural communication and making new friends!
Classes for 2015 include:
Let’s Chat MUISS!
- Groups of 30 students + 3 student facilitators
- Structured but flexible, fun classes addressing conversation starters and other themes identified by Monash students
- Last session in collaboration with Monash Sport includes games and a BBQ lunch
- Clayton campus only
- One 1h session once per week, Week 3 to Week 11, Semesters 1 and 2 – Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4pm-5pm or 5pm-6pm
- Open to all Monash students
- Registration open from February 16 to March 6
Let’s Chat BusEco!
- Free conversational English sessions to improve communication skills
- Groups of 30 students + 3 facilitators
- Structured but flexible, fun classes addressing conversation starters and other themes identified by Monash students
- Last session in collaboration with Monash Sport includes games and a BBQ lunch
- Caulfield campus
- Open to Monash Business School (Faculty of Business and Economics) students only
- One 1hr session once per week, Week 3 to Week 11, Semesters 1 and 2
- Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4pm-5pm or 5pm-6pm
- Registration open from February 16 to March 6 with a new intake of registrations during Survival Week (Week 4)
Peer Support
- Help with written or spoken academic work
- Free, one to one, ‘drop in’ 20 min sessions – no bookings necessary
- John Medley Library, Campus Centre, Level 1, 21 Chancellor’s Walk, Clayton
- All students welcome
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 11am-2pm, Week 3 – Week 12, Semesters 1 and 2
Aussie Connect
- Social interactions with local community in collaboration with Monash City Council
- Once per month social group gathering
- On Clayton campus and various council’s venues
- Semester 2 only
There will also be a range of workshops and seminars across the semester looking at topics of cross cultural communication and international education. Watch this space for more information in early February!
