Academic English skills for international students
Patrick Imagine you were driving a trolley car down a track and you suddenly saw five people further down the track in front of you who you were going to hit. You could not stop and the people could not get out of the way. They would certainly die if you hit them. Then you notice … Read more
This week of course the British were celebrating ‘Guy Fawkes Night’ when we set off fireworks and light bonfires to remind ourselves of the ‘Gunpowder Plot’ of 1605. A group of rebels tried to assassinate King James but were found (just in time!) with a lot of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament getting ready … Read more
I have been reading lots of paragraphs lately written by international students. One of the things that I have realised is that students’ paragraph writing can improve a lot after just a little bit of work! The more you write paragraphs, the better your paragraphs are! I’ve also been looking at those great writing resources … Read more
Here’s a joke I heard today which put a smile on my face: What do you call a man with a rubber toe? Roberto! (Say it out loud!) The best learning resources show you examples of good practice and point out important features which you should incorporate in your own work. The academic writing resources … Read more