Academic writing

Thinking about your literature review

There are lots of students who are starting to think more seriously about their dissertations which will be due in at the end of the academic year. I have had a number of students asking me about literature reviews – what they are and how you write one. The most important thing ahead of your literature … Read more

Linking words

It has suddenly gone very quiet! I think lots of people have already started their Christmas holidays but at my university we are still going strong. You still have time to enter the December draw to win a place on a Macmillan Online Advanced English and EAP course. You just have to e mail me … Read more

The nature of academic English

The exciting news is that Macmillan (a publishing company with lots of English language products) is giving the English for University website free places on their online  Academic English and IELTS course! This means that I can give these places to you. Every month Macmillan will give us a place on their course for a … Read more