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Language Support Centre (LSC)

Welcome to the Language Support Centre

Anmeldeinformationen zum Language Support Centre

Our support services are provided by native English-speaking tutors from abroad (e.g. North America, Great Britain, New Zealand or Australia) as well as (near-) native English-speaking tutors who grew up in Germany. Our tutors are a mix of students studying abroad at the PH Ludwigsburg and some of our own very qualified PH students.

The goal of the Language Support Centre is to provide an authentic and rich experience for students of the English language in both oral and written forms, in the hopes of not only achieving accuracy and fluency, but also building confidence. This is done in a supportive and positive environment where students are encouraged to fully engage with the English language. The tutoring sessions are a lot of fun for both students and tutors, and they provide a unique opportunity to meet and engage in English conversation with people from all over the world and with very different backgrounds.

These one-on-one, 30-minute tutoring sessions have proven to help students in their current studies as well as in their future professional lives as English teachers.

Do you need help with any of these things?

English Pronunciation
Conversational English speaking practice
Preparing a presentation
Essay / Academic Writing
Oral English state exam support

Then you can receive support and guidance at the Language Support Centre! Please make an appointment via the Moodle course Language Support Centre. See below for hours of availability.

Information on the LSC

Interested students can book 30-minute in-person (room 11.029) or online (WebEx) appointments with a tutor of your choice on the Moodle scheduler lists on the 'Language Support Centre' course. (Available appointments vary each semester due to tutors’ schedules.)

If you have any further questions or concerns about the Language Support Centre, please contact the Head of the Language Support Centre, Ms. Andrea Mercier-Droste, M.A. via email or make an appointment during her office hours on Moodle ‘Sprechstunde Mercier-Droste’.

Oral English support is provided on an individualized basis, and is done based on the student's needs. This may include, but is not limited to: one-on-one English-speaking tutorials, pronunciation training, presentation practice, etc. Some forms of pronunciation training may be involved in all these individualized appointments, depending on the student's needs.

The tutors will give feedback on the student's pronunciation, grammar and use of vocabulary, as well as provide tips and materials on how to practice those elements worked on in the tutoring session. In the Language Support Centre and on our Moodle course, both tutors and students have a variety of grammar books, thesauruses, translation dictionaries, dictionaries, games and practice exercises at their disposal.

The LSC provides individual assistance for students who have various written work needs. This may include: essays, presentations, speeches, posters, theses, etc.

In one-on-one tutoring sessions, our tutors place emphasis on original idea development, concise communication of ideas, proper structure and organizational development of an essay, term paper or thesis, accuracy in grammar, appropriate use of expressions, and comprehension of the differences between written and spoken English. Our tutors will not write your work for you, but will help you improve your writing in many ways!