Communication Skills Center

Welcome to the Communication Skills Centre department. The Centre for Communication Studies helps the students to navigate their academic journey, help them in setting an aim, supports them in every basic communication need. We want all students, regardless of race, creed or circumstance to achieve their full potential in academic and business communication. Our task is to make it possible. Our mission is to provide practical, step by step assistance. That goal, is as pertinent today as it was then. It is a goal that lecturers in the Centre for Communication Studies all share – the full development of every student’ communication skills: writing, reading, speaking and listening that makes learning at University more effective and more enjoyable. This will enable students to be all round good communicators. We also create opportunities for all students to practice good academic referencing skills in response to the growing problem of plagiarism in academic institutions. Hence, the Centre for Communication Studies plays an important role in this area. 

We wish all students the best for your learning at Midlands State University, and we hope that you will keep your heads high as you acquire good results from our institution. Our motto is to provide you with quality communication skills that will definitely be accomplished by our quality staff in the communications skill centre. We have a proud team of motivational, inspirational and talented lectures for all our students.  

These are the major research areas in the Centre Communication Studies

• Communication skills
• English as a Second Language
• English for Specific Purposes
• The English Language Speaking and Writing Errors
• Language policies
• Onomastics
• Non Verbal Communication
• English language Teaching and Learning
• Gender Issues

We are in the process of establishing with various local, regional and international collaborations, partnerships and also acquiring research grants to enable us to carry out further research.