ELSSA Centre

The ELSSA Centre enhances teaching and learning at UTS through a focus on academic and professional English language development, which involves reading, writing, listening, speaking, critical thinking and cultural knowledge.

The centre collaborates with faculties and runs programs to meet the specific requirements and changing needs of undergraduate and postgraduate UTS students and staff. It also fosters interest in, and knowledge of, language and learning, through research, intellectual contributions and staff development.

In addition to a wide range of free academic and professional language development services available to UTS students who complete undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in English, the ELSSA Centre also offers an elective subject and award course program (see below).

The ELSSA Centre also approves applications for special exam conditions from eligible non-English speaking background students.

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Elective subject

The ELSSA Centre offers one elective subject aimed specifically at students with language backgrounds other than English. This subject may be completed during semester. Enrolment in this subject does not reduce EFTSL from a student's SLE.

Semester 1 or 2

• 59316 English in a Faculty Context 6cp

Advanced Diploma in Australian Language and Culture

The ELSSA Centre offers the Advanced Diploma in Australian Language and Culture (C20030) to international students. The program provides English language development through the study of Australian society and culture, and may be undertaken by students who are second language speakers of English and have an English language test score lower than the UTS entry requirement.