Academic English skills for international students
I thought I knew what ‘might’ means, but I could be wrong! This week the UK has been experiencing a huge political row about whether the Prime Minister’s chief advisor broke lockdown rules when he drove 260 miles to stay at another property, and then another 60 miles to ‘test his eyes’ for the long … Read more
I hope readers are well as we hopefully move towards some easing of lockdown measures which we have all been experiencing. As a language teacher, I have noticed how some words are being used more and more over recent weeks and some of them are new to me. Furlough! Being allowed to take time off … Read more
Hi everyone, I’ve been noticing how my students are struggling with using word forms correctly. I have been getting my students to do research and I think I have lost count of the number of times that my students have told me that they have to ‘analaysis’ their data. The mistake is that they are … Read more
I know it’s hard. Your lecturer is in a rush and is walking quickly along the corridor and is avoiding eye contact because he doesn’t want to stop and talk to you. Or your tutor is in her office and you are plucking up the courage to knock on the door and ask her something. … Read more