English Language Education

English Language Education (ELE) provides a number of opportunities for research students to develop their English academic language and literacies. Research students can benefit from a range of ELE courses at different stages of their PhD journey. In the earliest stages, they can choose general, introductory courses, suitable for all University of Edinburgh students. As they progress through their first year of study, they can begin to follow writing courses specifically aimed at research students, which aim to help them extend their knowledge of academic language, as well as exploring text structure, academic conventions, and examiner expectations.

Supervisors can refer students to any ELE course, if they wish them to be prioritised for places. ELE also offers bookable one-to-one tutorials in their Graduate Writing Centre.

For supervisors, ELE provides seminars (in collaboration with IAD), which aim to provide them with ideas and tools to help their students develop their academic writing. 

General information on ELE    

General information on in-sessional opportunities for students

Graduate Writing Centre