Academic English skills for international students
I’ve had a few overseas scholars bringing abstracts to me recently which is the reason for today’s posting. (If you don’t know what an abstract is then you don’t need to write one and you can go and have a cup of tea! Basically it’s a summary of an article written for an academic journal … Read more
One way of improving your essay writing is to see what other people have written. Of course you read books, you read articles, you listen to your lecturers, but how often do you get the chance to read an essay written by another student which has had a good mark? By looking at other people’s … Read more
I’ve noticed that when I’m in my office going through a piece of work with a student, as they are sitting there with me they often find lots of mistakes themselves. Even though they wrote the essay, now they are seeing it again more objectively, as if for the first time, and they find the … Read more
Writing a good conclusion is tricky! (Just like writing the rest of the essay!) I’ve been reading a lot of conclusions recently and I am trying to put my finger on what makes a good one, which is not an easy job. You shouldn’t just repeat your main points, because the reader has read them … Read more