Academic English skills for international students
One excellent way of improving your English is to follow the news in English so I am going to be more active in mentioning news stories to you. These will usually be British news stories so I hope that those of you who want to improve your general knowledge about Britain and British culture will … Read more
Here in the UK we have been enjoying a great parliamentary crisis. My local member of parliament has claimed £24 000 every year to look after his garden! Using a variety of linking words correctly is essential to successful academic writing and getting that ‘cohesion’ that I have talked about before. There is no easy … Read more
The other day I was looking at links to my site (yes, this one!) and I found a site in Korea which liked it, but it also said: “However, although McMahon claims to have been a teacher and materials writer since 1987, the user would need to exercise caution in that this and any other … Read more
The sun is out in the UK and everyone is starting to enjoy the longer evenings because the clocks have changed. However, students are working harder than ever now that the Easter holidays are over and the end of the year is in sight (yikes!). Today’s post is about improving your academic writing by making … Read more