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COVID-19
COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons Understanding COVID-19Terms & Conditions of UseWhat is this COVID-19 lesson about? This ‘COVID-19’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring COVID-19 through Internet research. Scientific research: what is the COVID-19 genome?...
Teaching English online
If you are an English tutor, you’re probably teaching English online at the moment. This blog offers some handy tips & tricks based around using video-conferencing software and document sharing apps.Technical Specifications So, let’s begin with the specs. There...
Grammar Workshop
SKILLS / Writing / Vocabulary / Grammar Grammar WorkshopTerms & Conditions of UseThis webpage is a selection of grammar videos and free downloadable PDF exercises. It is mainly focused on general English grammar but is still important in building good grammar...
Marking Criteria
Academic Marking CriteriaMarking criteria Marking criteria are the standards of judgement for assignments. Marking criteria are often divided into sections with explicit definitions of the quality expected for different levels of judgement. Students It is important...
Academic Style Blog
WRITING / Academic style Academic Writing Style - key points Academic style is the conventions often associated with academic writing. Although there is much debate over what exactly academic style is, generally there is an agreement among most Academic English tutors...
The Reflective Student
Reflection on Study and Goal Setting What is a reflective student? This is a seminar lesson to reflect on studying. It asks students to look at and examine the way they study and to identify possible areas that could be improved. It includes reflective questions, a...
Hedging Cautious Language
Hedging / Caution Phrases What is hedging language? An important feature of academic writing is the concept of cautious language, often called "hedging" or "vague language". In other words, it is necessary to make decisions about your stance on a particular subject,...
Text Exploitation
How students can exploit a text to support their learning What are reading strategies? Reading strategies are explicit approaches and techniques to improve comprehension of a written text. These reading strategies include skimming, scanning, surveying, highlighting,...
Academic Sentence Structure
Sentence StructureWhat is sentence structure? Sentence structure is the way a sentence is constructed, grammatically. There are two types of clauses that create a sentence: independent and dependent. An independent (main) clause is a complete thought that can stand...
Turnitin Quickmarks
QUICKMARKS for Academic English Teachers What are QuickMarks?. QuickMarks are a set of commonly used marking terms that can be used to help mark assignments. •Turnitin provides a few default marking sets (e.g. Commonly used, Formatting or Composition marks). •...
