Academic English skills for international students
Patrick I was chatting to some international students recently about what it was like for them to study in the UK. They were from China and the Middle East and they were telling me that they struggled with groupwork. They were very disappointed with the low marks they got. They thought that had done what their … Read more
Be punctual on your summer course Lots of international students will be starting Pre-sessional English courses over the next few weeks and about this time of year I always point students to my article about Surviving your summer course. Your Pre-sessional course is really important because it gives you a chance to get used to … Read more
Once a student asked me why I posted things about everyday English on my website for Academic English. I explained that I thought that you couldn’t hope to improve your Academic English without improving all aspects of your English. If you work on your everyday spoken English skills this is going to have a positive … Read more
Did you know that yesterday the Olympic Torch went out? Shhh, don’t tell anyone. It was quickly relit and then normal service was resumed and the runners carried on. We are very peaceful in Devon and there were very few police officers around the torch causing one policeman to say: “Never have so many been … Read more