Academic Listening

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

In the UK we like to talk about our ‘national treasures’. These are things that we value very much. These can be things, places, institutions, even people, that a lot of people like a lot. Radio 4 is an example of a national treasure – a lot of people listen to this speech based radio … Read more

Happy New Year to all English for University.Com readers around the world! The start of a new year is a good time to start some new habits – and you might be looking for new ways to improve your English. In this post I am going to remind readers about the Academic English podcast published … Read more

Someone said to me today ‘I’d like some lecture listening practice. Is there anywhere I can find lectures online, Patrick?’  The answer is yes! Here are a few sites to check out: Princeton University: Archived lectures online Academic Earth British Academy Lectures online Free lectures from Imperial College, London Webcasts from University of California Berkeley … Read more