Speaking Practice – Academic Speaking
Overview of the sessions
Preparing an academic presentation? Viva upcoming or spoken exam looming? This session is for you!
You can sign up for a free, online 25-minute one-to-one tutorial with a specialist English language tutor, who can help you develop your academic speaking skills.
We hold these sessions all year round, but there may be limited availability during holiday periods.
Who are these sessions for?
These appointments are for
- St Andrews students
These sessions cannot support students doing Foundation Studies or pre-sessional students at IE.
How many sessions can I book?
Speaking Practice – Viva Preparation – 2 meetings per semester
Speaking Practice- Presentation / oral exam practice -2 meetings per semester
We kindly ask that you only book one session per week
What we can help with
You can use your appointment to get help with
- Presentation skills practice
- Pronunciation practice
- Viva practice
What we can’t help with
These appointments are for speaking practice only so we will not be looking at any written work. We won’t be able to help with content questions related to your discipline. Similarly, if you have questions about course content and marking schemes, you need to ask your supervisor/course tutors as we won’t be able to help.
Who will be my tutor?
Our tutors are highly qualified and experienced language teachers who can help you with the linguistic and general academic aspects of your presentation. However, they will not be able to assist with content questions. Our tutors have a wide range of teaching commitments so you may not be able to see the same tutor in all your appointments
Guidelines for appointments
To ensure the smooth running of the service, please remember that
- Appointments are individual and non-transferable. Please make sure you cancel your appointment if you can no longer attend
- Appointments are subject to availability and priority is given to students who use English as a second language
- You can only book one appointment at a time
- If you are more than 10 minutes late, your appointment will be cancelled, and you won’t be able to make an appointment until the following month.
- Shortly after you book your appointment you will receive an email with a calendar appointment to let you join the online meeting in which your appointment will take place.
- Please only book one appointment per week
Booking an appointment
Please click on the link below, please note it will open a new window
You can book appointments up to 7 days in advance. Please remember to cancel your appointment if you cannot longer attend. Thank you for helping us keep the service effective and inclusive for all our students.