Academic English skills for international students
One of the most important things in Academic English is to be able to refer to other people’s writing without copying. In fact, it is one of the essential skills at university. I am interested in how universities can help students to adapt to university life and I found an article about how one university … Read more
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The temperature in the UK has plummeted so that now we are having the coldest October days for 34 years! It seems that we are always breaking records with the weather. Today’s post is about REFLECTIVE WRITING. Reflective writing is becoming more and more common in universities because it is seen as such a useful … Read more
I have noticed how much it has been raining recently – the reason I’ve noticed is that the windscreen wiper on my car is broken and I can’t see properly when it’s raining! (Not sure what windscreen wiper means? Don’t reach for your dictionary but use the context to work it out – yes, it’s … Read more