THE STUDY CENTRE

The Study Centre provides facilities for international students in the university to work independently on improving their English.  It has three areas:

 

The Listening Room has cassette recorders and materials for:

 

pronunciation and intonation

listening comprehension

examination practice

 

 

The Reading Room has reference books, text books and workcards for:

 

grammar

vocabulary

reading comprehension

writing

English for academic purposes

study skills

examination practice

British cultural studies

 

It also has three video players with a selection of tapes, many of which have related exercises.

 

The TV news is recorded every morning and can be viewed here.

 

There is a small borrowing section consisting of fiction and non-fiction books.  Many of these are specially adapted for language learners.

 

 

The Computer Room has a number of computers with different language learning programs for:

grammar

reading

pronunciation

writing

vocabulary

examination practice

 

There are also dictionaries and encyclopaedias on computer.

 

Most of the materials are colour coded for level:

Elementary – blue

 Intermediate – red

Advanced – green

 

The Study Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 5.45 pm