Services for teaching/research staff and Ph.D. candidates

The CLA language experts are available to help teaching staff, researchers, Ph.D. candidates, research fellows and research grant recipients (borsista di ricerca) to identify their areas of difficulty in English when writing papers for publication. The aim is to help authors improve their use of English in academic articles and become more autonomous writers. It is not a proofreading service. 

The service is available by appointment, for a 30-minute session. 

To book a consultation, write to esperti.inglese@polito.it, stating your availability.

Please come to the appointment with a clear idea of which sections of the paper you would like to work on.

The CLA language experts are available to help teaching staff, researchers, Ph.D. candidates, research fellows and research grant recipients (borsista di ricerca) to prepare for an academic presentation in English. A CLA language expert will listen to the presentation, give advice on pronunciation, correct slides and help to develop a more confident presentation style.  
 

The service is available by appointment only, for a 60-minute session.

To book for an academic presentation coaching session, write to esperti.inglese@polito.it, stating your availability.

This course is for teaching staff who teach in English and aims to improve aspects of pronunciation for the classroom. Participants will develop personalized lists of words/phrases frequently used in their own course(s) and learn their correct pronunciation. Each meeting lasts 1 hour and a half and can accommodate a maximum of 8 participants.

Participants should book all four lessons in one edition.

A minimum B2 English level is recommended.

When conversation sessions are available, book online from your personal page of the Teaching Portal under "My bookings/ Le mie prenotazioni".

This course is for teaching staff who are currently teaching or are interested in teaching in English at PoliTo. It aims to improve aspects of language for teaching and provides an opportunity to reflect together and share ideas on issues and practices relating to the international classroom. 

The course consists of one 90-minute meeting each week (total 4 meetings) with a maximum of 8 participants.

When the course is available, book online from your personal page of the Teaching Portal under "My bookings/ Le mie prenotazioni".

A minimum B2 English level is recommended.

CLA English language experts are available to provide individual consultation to Politecnico teaching staff who teach courses in English or are preparing to teach in English. The purpose of the service is to provide:

• help with English for slides / lecture notes / exams / student information;
• support for improving your spoken English for teaching.

The service is available by appointment only, for a 30-minute session. 

Write to esperti.inglese@polito.it, specifying EMI CONSULTATION, indicating the times you are available and a contact number.       

Conversations between teaching staff facilitated by an English language expert to improve fluency in English in informal academic settings. The one-hour meetings are for 3-4 participants.

When conversation sessions are available, book online from your personal page of the Teaching Portal under "My bookings/ Le mie prenotazioni". 

After booking, participants will receive a short pre-lesson task to prepare for the meeting.

Information about the course can be found HERE in the "Research and Academia" section.

Information about the course can be found HERE in the "Research and Academia" section.

The CLA language experts are available to help Ph.D. candidates to identify their areas of difficulty when writing their thesis in English. The aim is to help authors improve their academic writing skills. It is not a proofreading service. 

The service is available by appointment, for a 30-minute session.

To book a consultation, write to esperti.inglese@polito.it, stating your availability.

Please come to the appointment with a clear idea of which sections of your thesis you would like to work on.