The semester course is open for students of the University of Lucerne only.

Target participants: This course is intended for students on all academic levels and from all faculties who want to improve their speaking and writing for academic, professional and everyday settings.

Course content: The course builds on the foundations attained in school, to enhance your accuracy, fluency and confidence in spoken and written English. Examples of spoken and written texts from university, work and everyday life on a variety of topics allow you to develop your vocabulary across the disciplines. In class you train oral interaction and presentation skills; for homework you write short texts that elaborate on these oral activities. This allows you to familiarize yourself with a range of academic, professional and everyday topics and to manage the differences between different genres and registers appropriate to the different settings.  

Course information

*Students from other Swiss institutions pay CHF 350 if there are places available on the course.

Online registration will open on 02.09.2024 on this page. The number of places is limited.

An invoice for the course fees will be sent to registered students during the first weeks of semester.

Requirements for acquisition of credit points
In order to receive 2 credit points, candidates will
- not be absent more than twice
- submit, revise and resubmit a total of between 1200 and 1500 words
- deliver a presentation of 6 to 8 minutes.

Please note: your study advisor can inform you whether the credits can be credited to your degree programme.

Certificate of attendance: On request, a course certificate can be issued at the end of the course for regular attendance and active course participation.

Contact: international@unilu.ch