by AEUK | Oct 22, 2023 | Speaking
Introduction to Academic Speaking Introduction This webpage offers three introductory lessons to academic speaking skills: seminars, presentations and debates. Each lesson includes key information on the speaking skill as well as interactive speaking activities and...
by AEUK | Jun 27, 2023 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Dementia What is dementia? Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that progresses over time and primarily impacts cognitive functions such as memory, thinking, and behaviour. It is caused by many different diseases which damage the nerve cells and generally affects...
by AEUK | May 14, 2023 | Graphs, Speaking
Describing Graphs (Analysis & Evaluation) This lesson shows how analyse and evaluate a graph using a variety of language phrases. It focuses on a set procedure of graphical description, analysis and evaluation. There are good clear examples and lots of exercises....
by AEUK | May 1, 2023 | Graphs, Speaking, Writing
Describing Graphs (The Basics) This lesson shows how to label and describe a graph using a variety of language (increase, grow, fall, plummet, fluctuate, etc..). It focuses on adjective and verb collocations for natural precise descriptions and also includes a range...
by AEUK | Feb 21, 2023 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Front Groups What is a front group? A front group is a seemingly independent and not-for-profit organisation, predominantly operating in and around the areas of public health and the environment. They are typically set up by hugely lucrative conglomerates, and usually...
by AEUK | Jan 24, 2023 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) What is diversity, inclusion and equity? Diversity, equity and inclusion, often shortened to DEI, is a collective term for the approaches, initiatives, and protocol set out in a place of work to promote equal representation and...
by AEUK | Jan 23, 2023 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Heart Disease What is heart disease? Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a term used for any disease which affects the heart or blood vessels, is responsible for almost a third of all deaths worldwide (Public Health England, 2019). Of this group, coronary heart disease...
by AEUK | Jan 9, 2023 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Instant Academic English Lessons 2 What is an ‘instant lesson’? Instant lessons are for the busy EAP teacher to pick up and go. They are designed around a specific topic and include all key skills. Time: 1-2 hours of content (activities can be extended or...
by AEUK | Dec 18, 2022 | Critical thinking, Speaking
New Year’s Academic Resolutions What are academic resolutions? Academic Resolutions are effective changes or goals that students can make to enable them to achieve greater success in academia. Regularly setting new plans and critically evaluating them is an...
by AEUK | Nov 14, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Plagiarism, Speaking
Academic Plagiarism What is academic plagiarism? Academic Plagiarism at university is a form of cheating and is a serious academic offence. It arises from work submitted that is not the student’s own and has been taken from another source and usually includes a lack...
by AEUK | Nov 5, 2022 | Academia, Plagiarism, Speaking
Academic Integrity What is academic integrity? When considering academic integrity, the discussion tends to revolve around cheating, plagiarism, dishonesty, fraud, and other academic malpractice and how best to prevent these behaviours. A more productive approach...
by AEUK | Jul 30, 2022 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Marketing What is marketing theory? Some of the most common marketing models include the Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning process, which focuses on generating value for an organisation through delivering relevant products, services and communications to the...
by AEUK | May 7, 2022 | Speaking
Academic Speaking Tests What are academic speaking tests? Academic speaking tests are similar to the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) speaking exam but follow a university-based narrative. These tests (or lessons) are designed for lower-level students (A2, B1, B2 level) to...
by AEUK | Apr 21, 2022 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic English Tests What are academic English Tests? OverviewMore information Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us and we dedicate a considerable amount of time in...
by AEUK | Aug 26, 2021 | EAP Teacher, Listening, Speaking
Shared Drives Download all our videos and MP3s We use OneDrive & Dropbox file sharing applications to share all our videos and listenings. If you are in a country where you cannot access YouTube or Google-based websites, this is your solution. These apps provide...
by AEUK | Jun 6, 2021 | Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Instant Academic English Lessons What is an ‘instant lesson’? Instant lessons are for the busy EAP teacher to pick up and go. They are designed around a specific topic and include all key skills. Time: 1-2 hours of content (activities can be extended or...
by AEUK | Feb 2, 2021 | Academia, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons Understanding COVID-19 Terms & Conditions of Use What 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...
by AEUK | Nov 15, 2020 | Academia, Speaking, Writing
Academic Marking Criteria Marking 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...
by AEUK | Aug 13, 2020 | Academia, Critical thinking, Speaking
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...
by AEUK | Apr 28, 2020 | EAP Teacher, Lessons, Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
Academic Happiness Lesson Understanding Happiness What is this lesson about? This ‘happiness’ lesson book includes 6-10 hours of content: Exploring the topic and linking personal experience. Creating and writing a definition. Analysing different academic definitions...
by AEUK | Mar 28, 2020 | Academia, EAP Teacher, Speaking
The best ‘free’ video-conferencing software for 2022 This post was written by J.Greenwood (2022) With the Covid-19 pandemic currently impacting educational institutions across the globe, many teachers are being tasked with delivering classes online. This...
by AEUK | Jun 22, 2019 | EAP Teacher, Grammar, Speaking
Lesson ideas for Week 1 on an academic English course What should you do on the first week of an academic English course? This blog / webpage provides a number of resources suitable for the first week on an EAP course (Presessional, Foundation, or University English...
by AEUK | May 6, 2019 | Critical thinking, Speaking
Speaking Tasks (analysis & evaluation) What are academic speaking tasks? This lesson is aimed to develop discussion skills but more importantly to focus on critical thinking strategies of analysis and evaluation. In small groups the students are given a...
by AEUK | Mar 10, 2019 | Speaking
Signposting Language in Academic Seminars What is signposting in academic seminar speaking? Signposting language is words and set phrases used in seminars to guide and the focus the discussion. Often in seminar assessments students are expected to use a range of...
by AEUK | Feb 22, 2019 | Speaking
Describing Graphs This blog offers two great lessons on describing, analysing and evaluating graphs / charts / tables. The first lesson begins with naming different graph / chart types and describing a range of different lines (peak, plummet, etc..). It finishes...
by AEUK | Jan 13, 2019 | Listening, Pronunciation, Speaking
Academic Pronunciation What is academic Pronunciation? This activity uses a list of the top 60 academic words from the Academic Word List (AWL) compiled from research by vocabulary.com. There are two activities of gap fill and dictation with accompanying videos so...
by AEUK | Dec 18, 2018 | Listening, Speaking
Teamwork at University How to improve team work at university Teamwork is an important part of university study and usually students will have to work in a team on projects, presentations and/or seminars. These skills are fully transferable to future careers so it is...
by AEUK | Dec 8, 2018 | Speaking
Seminar Speaking Skills: Designer Babies What is a designer baby? A designer baby is a baby genetically engineered in vitro for specially selected traits, which can vary from lowered disease-risk to gender selection. Designer babies represent great potential in the...
by AEUK | Nov 19, 2018 | Listening, Reading, Speaking
Listening Circles What are listening circles? Listening Circles can be very successful in encouraging students to engage more deeply with texts by approaching them from different perspectives and discovering their different elements before rebuilding them with a...
by AEUK | Aug 29, 2017 | Pronunciation, Speaking
Pronunciation – the basics This blog introduces the basics of pronunciation. It highlights the importance of the phonemic chart and phonetic symbols in identifying correct sounds and helping to improve fluency. The blog includes a lesson on 10 difficult words...
by AEUK | Aug 29, 2017 | Pronunciation, Speaking
Pronunciation – Chinese & Arabic Speakers Basic pronunciation [Chinese Speakers] /ð/ they / day – they will play badminton the day after tomorrow. /æ / man/men – a group of men were running after a man. /æ/ ran / run – I went for a run and ran into my...
