Academic English skills for international students
One very important aspect of Academic English is using academic words rather than everyday English words. Rather than saying: There are many students from China in UK universities. It would sound far better to say: Chinese students have an increasingly high profile in UK universities. How will you learn how to use academic words like ‘profile’? … Read more
(The following guest post comes courtesy of Gisele Navarro Mendez of Content Lobby) Making the transition to becoming a fully fledged member of the English-speaking business world can be unnerving. Sympathetic and patient teachers are replaced by shrewd human resources managers or hard-nosed business consultants. Nevertheless, with the right preparation, securing a job is a very achievable … Read more
If I had to say one thing to the students I have seen over the summer in English classes it is this: just because your summer course is over and you are starting your university course, it doesn’t mean that you can stop studying English! If you needed to go on a summer course three … Read more
I have a number of fluent English speakers in my Academic English classes who have not grasped the difference between general English and Academic English. I can think of people who have learnt English at international schools, or language schools, or from their boyfriends and girlfriends, and they can chat quite comfortably in English. But, … Read more