• well-qualified and caring staff, experienced in teaching students from over 100 countries

• student-centred approach

• specific attention to student needs and welfare issues

• centrally located on the campus

• well-equipped language classrooms

• audio-visual language laboratories

• classrooms for computer-based language learning

• state-of the-art interpreting suite

• 72 individual positions in the Self-Access Area
• satellite TV and multi-media equipment
• resources for more than 40 languages
• open 74 hours a week during term time
• in-house language learning materials on the Internet

The Language Centre, Self-Access Area

www.leeds.ac.uk /languages/lc_home.html

The University of Leeds

www.leeds.ac.uk

'A campus university only a short walk from the city centre'

Leeds University campus

a long tradition of excellence

• founded in 1872 as the Yorkshire College and established as a University in 1904
• acclaimed world-wide for the quality of its teaching and research
• one of the most popular universities in Britain

• just under 28, 000 students studying on degree programmes
• 4000 international students from 100 countries
• first class student services including International Student Advisory Service and a student Medical Practice
• one of the United Kingdom's biggest Student Unions
• library containing 2.6 million items
• excellent computing facilities
• Accommodation Office on campus - single self-catering accommodation is normally available to Language Centre students
  
  

City of Leeds

www.leeds.gov.uk

'a European metropolis for the 21^st century'

• a major European city
• a prosperous commercial, industrial, financial and manufacturing city
• a population of approximately 750, 000
• excellent transport links
• a leading cultural and recreational centre with a vibrant arts scene
• home to four theatres, a sculpture gallery, numerous museums, cinemas and art galleries
• quality sporting facilities - home of Leeds United Football Club
• a 'green' city with large areas of parks and open spaces
• one of the United Kingdom's top three places to shop
• a lively night life