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Earlier this summer the weather was fantastic in England. In June we had day after day of sun for two weeks – and all the new students thought that the climate in the UK was great. Oh dear! Now we are...
View ArticleWrite it in English!
I was speaking recently to one of my students. I asked him how we was getting on with the report that he had to write for me. He said, “It’s going well. I’ve done it! I just need to translate it into...
View ArticlePlagiarism: you’ll get caught!
It’s not just students who plagiarise! I see on Bloomberg that the Taiwanese Defence Minister has just resigned because of plagiarism. Apparently he copied a story from a magazine in China and put it...
View Articlehave yet to
The phrase ‘have yet to‘ can be confusing! The present perfect tense in English can be difficult at the best of times, but the use of “have yet to” is another challenge for English learners. A student...
View ArticleVisuwords online graphical dictionary
Visuwords online graphical dictionary is a great resource for learning about words, their meanings and other related words. Let’s be honest, learning vocabulary can be hard work! Anything that makes...
View ArticleContributing in seminars
One of the hardest things for international students at university is taking part in seminars. In seminars you are expected to take part in discussions and give your point of view. This can be pretty...
View ArticleGroup work
It has been a long time since I’ve posted anything and that usually means that I’ve been so busy that I haven’t found time to write a post. September and October are the busiest months of the year for...
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The wettest January ever!
British people often complain about the weather. Now, finally, we really do have something to moan about. Last month was the wettest January ever – well since records began – which is a pretty long...
View ArticleEmployability skills
One of the main reasons for going to university is to get a good job afterwards, and that means being able to talk about the skills that you have been developing your whole life. My students are going...
View ArticleApostrophe challenge!
Apostrophes are so hard to use that now a council in Devon (the pretty part of England in the south-west where lots of people come on holiday!) is taking them out of road names! So: BAKER’S VIEW is...
View Articlehave yet to
Grammar focus: have yet to The phrase ‘have yet to‘ can be confusing! The present perfect tense in English can be difficult at the best of times, but the use of “have yet to” is another challenge for...
View ArticleVisuwords online graphical dictionary
Visuwords online graphical dictionary Visuwords online graphical dictionary is a great resource for learning about words, their meanings and other related words. Let’s be honest, learning vocabulary...
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The wettest January ever!
The wettest January ever British people often complain about the weather. Now, finally, we really do have something to moan about. Last month was the wettest January ever – well since records began –...
View ArticleEmployability skills
Employability skills One of the main reasons for going to university is to get a good job afterwards, and that means being able to talk about the skills that you have been developing your whole life....
View ArticleApostrophe challenge!
Apostrophes: apostrophe challenge Apostrophes are so hard to use that now a council in Devon (the pretty part of England in the south-west where lots of people come on holiday!) is taking them out of...
View ArticleWriting a critical literature review
This example of a critical literature review from WRASSE at the University of Plymouth includes comments from a teacher. The comments show what the teacher likes about the student text. Check it out...
View ArticleAcademic English skills from Warwick
Warwick University has some excellent materials on Academic English language skills here: https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/globalpad/openhouse/academicenglishskills/ The post Academic English...
View ArticleDrawing conclusions from your research
International students from different academic cultures often get disappointed in their marks when they study at an English-speaking university because they do not know what their lecturers are looking...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
A very Happy New Year to all readers at English for University. com. Apologies for the messages which have come from English for University. com over the past couple of days – hopefully the technology...
View ArticleUsing the STAR technique to answer job interview questions
Many British university students will be taking assessments at this time of year: good luck to all of you! The latest article from English for University.com focuses on doing well in job interviews....
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