Academic English skills for international students
Patrick It must be autumn because I have taken my boat out of the water for the winter and there has been a stock market crash! The SQ3R is a strategy for effective academic reading which has been around for decades. It is all about standing back and looking at the outline of the text you … Read more
I’ve been talking a lot about academic reading recently, and I promise I am going to return to that topic in my next post. But I thought I’d say something about the present perfect tense because I have noticed how many students have difficulty in using it properly. This is when everyone groans ‘not the … Read more
Thanks to students who are emailing me. I am always pleased to hear from you even if it takes me a long time to reply. Unfortunately I cannot give everyone individual advice because I also have a full time job! Do remember that you can sign up to receive my posts by email. That means … Read more
It’s exciting to see all the new students walking around the campus! I hope that wherever you are you find some useful tips and links on this site. Remember you can sign up for e mails of my new posts by using the form on the right of the page and that way you don’t need to keep … Read more