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Contributing in seminars 26 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
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 ...
Visuwords online graphical dictionary 14 Aug 2013 | 03:16 am
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 l...
have yet to 12 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
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 studen...
Plagiarism: you’ll get caught! 9 Aug 2013 | 12:38 am
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 ...
Write it in English! 8 Aug 2013 | 02:27 am
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 ...
Lectures with transcripts 6 Aug 2013 | 03:11 am
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...
The pace of modern life 31 Jul 2013 | 01:25 am
Is the pace of modern life too much for you? Then you might be in the UK! Thank you for all your emails about the royal baby. Some of you thought that I was not happy enough about the baby! Some of y...
It’s George! Not fit for purpose. 29 Jul 2013 | 03:23 am
Last week I mentioned the royal baby in the UK and I said that lots of people were placing bets on what the new baby would be called. In the end the baby has been called George, which was the favourit...
How many hours does it take to be fluent in English? 24 Jul 2013 | 02:38 am
It’s a boy! After lots of waiting, we have a royal baby in the UK! People are still waiting to find out what the name will be. In fact, lots of people are going into betting shops to place bets on wha...
Why don’t UK students make friends with international students? 22 Jul 2013 | 03:23 am
Why don’t UK students make friends with international students? Lots of international students say it is difficult to meet British students even though they they are studying on the same course as the...
