1. Improving your English Language English Language Education (ELE)
English Language Support for International Students (ELSIS)
English Language Education (ELE)

2. Who are we?
English Language Education (ELE), Paterson’s Land, Holyrood Road campus
What do we do?
Provide in-sessional and pre-sessional support to international students in key areas relevant to their studies at university level

3. ELE: Our Provision Pre-sessional English In-sessional English
ELSIS courses, workshops and materials
English courses for credit (for visiting students only)
Graduate Writing Centre (tutorials)

4. ELSIS Workshops
In Semester 1 (25-29 September), we offer a series of workshops (2 hours each) on the following:
Academic Grammar
Academic Writing
Listening & Note-taking
Reading
Speaking
Book on MyEd

5. Academic writing courses Other academic English courses
Which ELSIS courses are available?
Academic writing courses
Other academic English courses
For taught Master’s students & Undergraduates:
Academic Writing for International Students
For PhD students:
Writing a PhD First-Year Report
Writing up Qualitative PhD Research
Writing up Quantitative PhD Research
Writing your PhD: Reviewing the Literature
For all international students:
Grammar for Academic Writing
Listening to Lectures & Note-taking
Presentation Skills
Social Speaking Skills
Better Pronunciation
Seminar Discussion Skills

6. What other information is useful to know about ELSIS courses?
all courses are free
all face-to-face classroom sessions
courses range from 4 – 12 weeks
Independent study materials available to download free from ELE website:

7. How can I register on ELSIS courses?
Go to the web page of the course you would like to enrol on, for example: Seminar Discussion Skills
Click on the link under Registration to take you to the registration form and instructions for completion and submission.

8. Supporting your students
If School staff feel a student needs help with English, the Programme Director / Personal Tutor / Supervisor can refer the student to us
Please provide us with the following information:
 - Student name, number, nationality and programme, and which ELSIS course(s) you wish to refer the student to and why. 
The student will then be offered ELSIS tuition, or independent study materials and advice.

9. Do I have to take the TEAM test?
YES if:
your most recent overall IELTS score is 6.5
your most recent iBT-TOEFL score is 92
you have an equivalent score in another test
you are a Visiting or Exchange student with no current English test certificate

10. Do I have to take the TEAM test?
NO if:
your most recent overall IELTS score is 7.0
your most recent iBT-TOEFL score is 100
you have an equivalent score in another test
you attended the University of Edinburgh’s pre-sessional course and took the end-of-course assessments
you are an Online Distance Learning student

11. What do I need to know about the TEAM test?
Components of the test:
Listening + Grammar & Vocabulary
takes about 50 minutes
various venues Monday 11th – Friday 15th September (no need to register in advance)
details of TEAM on ELE website:

12. Graduate Writing Centre (International Students)
In addition to our other courses, we offer one-to-one
academic writing tutorials for postgraduate (PGT and PGR) international students. These supportive sessions are 25 minutes long and are designed to give you the opportunity to discuss specific areas of academic writing with a member of ELE staff.
Tutorials are held around campus on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in November & December

13. English Language Education
Paterson’s Land
Holyrood Road

14. Paterson’s Land
Holyrood Road

15. Any questions?