Coaching for Academic English Sessions

Dear Students,   Coaching for Academic English is offering a range of one-off sessions starting next week. Please refer any of your non-native speaker students you feel would benefit from them. I plan on running a few more next term. If you have anything you’d like us to run a session on, please let me know.   The sessions we’re running are:   Writing an Introduction: Are you unsure of what to include in an introduction or how to entice the reader? Come along to this session to learn techniques for writing an introduction.   Paragraphing 101: Have you been told that you need to improve your paragraph structure? Tutors often comment on this in feedback and it can make all the difference to the reader in understanding your writing. This session will give you the tools you need to write a well-structured paragraph.   Starting to be Critical: Are you applying your critical thinking skills? Come along to this session to find out more about how critical thinking can be applied to all aspects of your academic life and how you can use it in the future.   Language for Primary Research: Do you need to conduct primary research for an assignment? The language you use to gather this is very important and can make all the difference to your results. Come along to this session to find out how to get the most out of your primary research.   Writing the Conclusion: Are you reaching the end of your assignment and want to leave the reader with a great impression of your work? Come along to this session to better understand what is involved in writing a conclusion and how this can help you to leave the reader with a good lasting impression.   Writing Succinctly: Do you find yourself going over your word limit and trying to cut words out at the last minute? This session will provide techniques you can put into practice to make your writing clearer, shorter and more direct.   Reflecting and Redrafting: What do you usually do once you’ve finished a piece of writing? Reflection helps you to critically evaluate your work and this can impact the redrafting stage to further improve your work. This session will provide you with practical tips and techniques in these very important but underused stages of academic writing.   Responding to Feedback: Have you received feedback on a piece of work but are not really sure what to do next? This session will help you to understand your feedback and know what to do to improve your work.   Editing and Proofreading: You know editing and proofreading are important stages, but are you sure how to get the most out of them? Come along to this session to learn editing and proofreading techniques to help you put the finishing touches to your assignments.   The schedule for the next three weeks is below:   Monday 27th February Tuesday 28th February Wednesday 1st March Thursday 2nd March Friday 3rd March 14:00 – 16:00 GM 225 Writing the Introduction     9:00 – 11:00 GM 325 Paragraphing 101 13:00 – 15:00 BS 4.04A Starting to be Critical   Monday 6th March Tuesday 7th March Wednesday 8th March Thursday 9th March Friday 10th March 9:00 – 11:00 GM 223 Language for Primary Research   12:00 – 14:00 BR 4.50 Writing the Conclusion 9:00 – 11:00 GM 234 Writing Succinctly       Monday 13th March Tuesday 14th March Wednesday 15th March Thursday 16th March Friday 17th March 12:00 – 14:00 GM 328 Reflecting and Redrafting     10:00 – 12:00 GM 335 Responding to Feedback 12:00 – 14:00 BS 4.04B Editing and Proofreading   Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your time and help in promoting our services.   Best wishes,   Louise   Louise Rudd | EFL Tutor and Course Coordinator | Department of Languages, Information and Communications Faculty of Humanities, Languages and Social Science | Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester | M15 6BG Rm 116, Geoffrey Manton Building T: +44 (0)161 247 6180  |  E: L.Rudd@mmu.ac.uk   Coaching for Academic English FREE PROGRAMME The final piece of the puzzle 1-2-1 Writing Consultations – Academic Style Language Skills – The Critical Writing Process Structuring Academic Texts – Academic Speaking Skills Join now on Moodle