Having a good Academic English vocabulary is a significant part of studying at university. If you have a large Academic English vocabulary, you’ll write better essays, give better presentations and understand more of your lectures. Reading academic articles will be easier, too! Woohoo! To build a large Academic English vocabulary you’ll need to learn words from …
14 Effective Academic English Vocabulary Learning Strategies Read More »
What if you could learn English and have fun without studying textbooks? That would be great right? I mean, I technically learnt English (along with around 400 million other people) without consciously studying it. There is a time and a place for grammar, vocabulary and writing books, but you shouldn’t use them all of the …
Five Fun Ways to Learn English Without Opening a Textbook Read More »
You keep seeing Academic English and EAP, right? I didn’t see the word ‘academic’ until I became a university student. Fast-forward a few years later when I became a lecturer, and then suddenly everything was academic. I didn’t know much about Academic English when I was an undergraduate student. I never knew how to write academically when …
University reading lists can be pretty long. In fact, many students often complain about how much they have to read before they’ve even started their Master’s degree courses. So, imagine how easy your life would be if you could read and understand three or more articles or chapters in an hour. You could work for …
Six Effective Reading Strategies to Make you a Faster, More Efficient Reader Read More »
When I ask, “are you a dominant reader?“, I’m not asking if you grab the book before you read it and declare, “I AM GOING TO READ YOU!” I’m asking if you are in control of your reading. Take a look at these two students. Which one is submissive and which one is dominant? Sarah …
Dominant or Submissive: Which Kind of Reader are You? Read More »
