Conversation Hours for Home and International Students

Are you interested in other cultures? Do you love a good natter and are you also a good listener?

This is an opportunity for International Students and Home Students/native speakers of English to meet together for conversation practice.

It can be hard for some of our International Students to feel confident about speaking when they first arrive in another country and when people speak quickly and with regional accents it can sound very different from the English that they may have been taught. That’s why we are looking for both Home Students/native speakers of English and International Students to team up for some informal speaking & listening practice.

For Home Students/Native English Speakers	For International Students
Get to know new people and cultures	Gain confidence in speaking and listening
Improve your communicative skills	Get used to different English Accents
Global demand for students with intercultural competence	Talk in an informal and non-judgemental setting
The above skills look great on your CV!	Get to know new people and cultures
Goes towards your GPA (Global Professional Award) elective hours	Have a chance to ask questions

What commitment is required?

• 1 x 30 min training session (for home students/native speakers) in which you will learn about cultural awareness, open and closed questions, prompting discussion and general listening skills. This may be face to face or a recording which will be sent out to you.
• 4 x 30 mins conversation sessions, arranged at a mutual time with your speaking partner/s over the course of a one term period.

How to engage with this opportunity:

Please register your interest via this form.