LEAP Workshops
Learn English for Academic Purposes (LEAP) workshops to help international students develop their English language and academic skills.
Workshop Schedule
- Explore the topics below and click on an event title to book your place through Advantage.
- New workshops are released at the beginning of each trimester.
- If there are no workshops scheduled, explore our on-demand webinars and eLearning resources to access support at a time that suits you.
- If you require more specialist support, please contact the Learning and Skills Team by emailing askus@salford.ac.uk.
- Starts: 15 Oct 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 15 Oct 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, Maxwell 813Remaining places: 11This five-week face-to-face course helps international students and students whose first language is not English to improve their academic skills. With practical activities, specific techniques and clear feedback, students will become more confident in producing academic work.
- Starts: 16 Oct 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 16 Oct 2026, 2:00 pmThis is an interactive online workshop where you will learn about how to approach written assessments at a UK University. You will also learn about different writing styles for assessments and how to engage with support available to you.
- Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 19 Oct 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 10This workshop is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to learn how to interpret academic feedback and improve future work.
- Starts: 23 Oct 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 23 Oct 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 2Struggling to keep up with academic reading? This workshop will introduce simple and effective strategies to help you read faster, understand more, and feel more confident approaching academic texts.
- Starts: 4 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 4 Nov 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, Room 926Remaining places: 5This 5-week face to face course is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to build confidence in speaking in academic settings.
- Starts: 6 Nov 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 6 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmThis is an interactive online workshop where you will learn about the different sections of a postgraduate Dissertation and what each section adds to the overall Dissertation.
- Starts: 10 Nov 2026, 11:30 amFinishes: 10 Nov 2026, 1:00 pmBuild your confidence and take a more active role in university seminar discussions. This interactive online session will help you understand what is expected in seminars, contribute your ideas clearly, ask useful questions, and agree or disagree respectfully.
- Starts: 11 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 11 Nov 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, 926Remaining places: 17This 5-week face to face course is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to build confidence in speaking in academic settings.
- Starts: 13 Nov 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 13 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 5Learn how to make your writing sound more academic, clear and confident. This workshop will help you use a more formal tone, express ideas carefully, and avoid language that sounds too informal or too certain.
- Starts: 17 Nov 2026, 11:30 amFinishes: 17 Nov 2026, 1:00 pmDevelop your ability to build, explain and defend strong academic arguments. This interactive online session will help you present your ideas clearly, support them with evidence, respond critically to different viewpoints, and challenge ideas in a respectful and persuasive way.
- Starts: 18 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 18 Nov 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, Maxwell 926Remaining places: 18This five-week face-to-face course helps international students and students whose first language is not English to develop the speaking and communication skills needed for university study. Through interactive activities, discussions, collaborative tasks, debates and presentation practice, students will develop practical strategies for communicating their ideas clearly, confidently and appropriately with others.
- Starts: 23 Nov 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 23 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 12This workshop is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to learn how to edit and proofread their academic work efficiently and effectively.
- Starts: 25 Nov 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 25 Nov 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, Maxwell 926Remaining places: 17This five-week face-to-face course helps international students and students whose first language is not English to develop the speaking and communication skills needed for university study. Through interactive activities, discussions, collaborative tasks, debates and presentation practice, students will develop practical strategies for communicating their ideas clearly, confidently and appropriately with others.
- Starts: 1 Dec 2026, 11:30 amFinishes: 1 Dec 2026, 1:00 pmDevelop the skills and confidence to deliver clear, well-structured and professional academic presentations. This interactive online session will help you organise your ideas, guide your audience through your presentation, communicate with greater confidence, and respond effectively to questions.
- Starts: 2 Dec 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 2 Dec 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Maxwell, 926Remaining places: 18This five-week face-to-face course helps international students and students whose first language is not English to develop the speaking and communication skills needed for university study. Through interactive activities, discussions, collaborative tasks, debates and presentation practice, students will develop practical strategies for communicating their ideas clearly, confidently and appropriately with others.