Description
This course will take place online.
APT contact is important over the summer. When class contact finishes,
students who have been (perhaps quietly) struggling often realise they
have no other means of getting support and come forward for help when
they realise time is running out. This is particularly the case for PGT
students who only have one year of study. Particular pressures this
session will explore are:
- General wellbeing over the summer;
- Juggling the long planning time until dissertation/project submission;
signposting to appropriate library support, checking all is well with
dissertation supervisors (if different from APTs);
- Understanding results and advising on how to juggle required resits
alongside projects, knowing which resits may not always be required;
- Supporting students with financial pressures who may need to work
alongside dissertation/projects, getting references; advising on wider
employability post-study.
- Supporting students who may leave campus to finish projects at home
and need clear audit trails to comply with visa regulations.
Outcomes
By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
- Identify what makes an effective APT- international tutee
relationship
- State some of the barriers to seeking support for international PGT
students in particular;
- Locate resources for APTs, particularly for use over the summer;
- Reflect on your own practice as an APT and set goals for the summer.
Course tutors
Dr Clare Wright is Director of PGT Student Education in the School of
Languages, Cultures and Societies. She is currently working on a 3-year
LITE Fellowship , Stepping Up, Standing Out with Alison Leslie, focusing
on improving the postgraduate international student experience at Leeds.
Alison Leslie is a Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes in the
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies and the School of Sociology
and Social Policy, where she leads the PGT in-sessional provision.
Alison and Clare’s LITE research findings underpin their contribution to
this training.
Dr Elina Stylianou is a Student Development Coach in the Faculty of
Social Sciences-she works with students to co-create clear development
plans. Before this, she was a Teaching Fellow in TESOL in the School of
Education. She collaborated with her personal tutees on their
experiences of academic tutoring, presenting at an external conference
and an internal institutional event, allowing international student
voices to be heard.
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