Academic English skills for international students
Patrick If I’ve said it before I’ll say it again: there are few things more useful for international students than volunteering at university. Pre-sessional Academic English courses are finally over and it is time to get on with the real thing! Lots of universities will be having their induction week this week and this is a … Read more
Proofreading your work It’s surprising how difficult it can be to find your own mistakes in your writing. I sometimes find that even though I am sure I have corrected everything I later see something I had missed. I’m working with some students who are finding it pretty difficult to correct their own work. Different … Read more
What is a paragraph? Good question! In order to answer the question let’s take a look at an example which I think shows what a good paragraph is in academic essay writing. Let me introduce the topic first so you are ready when you come to read the paragraph. The topic is how to manage young criminals. Do … Read more
Taking notes It must be time to get back to work. The news is full of politics again and that means the summer is over! There will be no more stories of lions running around the countryside or other ‘silly season’ news articles. Today’s news is full of the UK Prime Minister’s cabinet reshuffle which … Read more