Academic English skills for international students
Patrick Quite a few of my students are taking IELTS again over the next few months as part of their preparations for taking a Master’s course. (I would have thought that graduating from a British university would be proof of a student’s English ability, but it seems that some universities want students to take another IELTS … Read more
I’ve been talking to a few international students recently about their English learning. What I’ve found is that there are a very few students who are really motivated and do lots of studying on their own, and then there is everybody else! Many students don’t do any work outside class, although they say they would … Read more
“One minute a day is all you need to improve your listening skills.” So says Sean Banville, author of Breaking News English and Listen A Minute (just two of his sites!). Sean Banville is one of those people with such extensive websites (like Larry Ferlazzo I mentioned the other day) that you wonder how they … Read more
I have seen enough personal statements to last me a lifetime! My students keep asking me to have a look at their personal statements they are writing for their postgraduate applications. There are any number of pages on the internet about writing a personal statement but I would like to add a couple of points. … Read more