Academic English skills for international students
Believe it or not apostrophes are not that hard to get right! However, most British people and many international students do not know how to use apostrophes properly! Here’s a great picture to illustrate my point: Of course, the sign is talking about lots of taxis, so it should be ‘TAXIS’. I was also recently … Read more
English for University now has a forum and is on twitter. Don’t forget to enter the monthly competition for the online English language course too! A few students have been asking me about how to write a personal statement to apply for university courses. There are some general guidelines that you can follow, but you … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot about writing recently. I’ve been talking about it, reading about it and mostly importantly listening to successful international students telling me about how they improved their ability in writing. It’s one of the most frequent questions I get asked. ‘Patrick, how can I improve my writing?’ and it is one … Read more
OK, so not many posts recently! That means I have been busy! Please visit the new forum that I have set up and ask questions to me or other readers. I had a forum a few months ago but I got fed up with all the advertisements that came with it. I particularly dislike advertisements from companies who will … Read more