Student English Learning Hub-School of General Education

Welcome to the Student English Learning Hub (SELH)

The Student English Learning Hub (SELH) is your central hub for comprehensive English language support. We are here to complement your classroom learning and help you achieve confidence and proficiency, whether for academic success, professional goals, or personal enjoyment. Our services range from curriculum support to an exciting schedule of extracurricular activities, all designed to make improving your English both effective and engaging.

We provide support in General English, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), and English for Specific Purposes, ensuring every student can find the help they need.

Our Core Services

1. One-to-One & Group Assistance
Get tailored support for your specific challenges and goals through our appointment-based programmes.

Speaking Assistance Programme (SAP): Build confidence and clarity in your spoken English. These one-to-one or group tutorials provide a supportive environment to practice everything from everyday conversation to formal presentations. We help you refine your pronunciation, improve fluency, master body language, and develop effective communication strategies. Specialised coaching for the IELTS speaking exam is also available.

Writing Assistance Programme (WAP): Receive expert guidance on all aspects of academic writing, from structuring your essays and using appropriate grammar to mastering citations and developing your academic style. We can also help with personal statements, application letters, and other, non-academic, writing projects.

2. Speaking Corners

Join our regular, informal sessions to practice your conversational skills in a relaxed environment. Discussions are led by teachers and interns and cover a wide range of topics. Our popular corners include:

General Speaking Corner: Provides a casual setting to improve your listening and speaking skills by talking with other students about any topics you are interested in.

Philosophy Club: Explore the depths of thought while developing strong communication skills.

Flash Fiction Reading Group: Improve your language skills through reading and discussing the world’s greatest short stories.

Additional themed corners will be offered throughout the semester.

3. Workshops & Academic Support

Enhance your learning with our workshops designed to build key skills for university success.

Supplementary support workshops for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses.

Sessions on academic study skills.

Preparation and strategies for language proficiency testing.

4. Clubs, Competitions & Fun Activities

Learn through doing! Our hub is a lively social space where you can use English naturally.

A variety of student clubs are run by our team of international interns.

Participate in exciting competitions throughout the year.

Join fun, social activities designed to help you practice English in a relaxed and friendly setting.

How to Get Involved
Make appointments for SAP/WAP sessions via the “WAP & SAP” on the UIC Portal (BNBU-OA).

Check out the speaking corner timetable and drop in for a chat! (Student English Learning Hub (SELH): English Speaking Corner (ESC))

Go to our iSpace page for our full schedule of activities (Course: Student English Learning Hub (SELH))