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This week we've created three introductory lessons to the academic speaking skills of seminars, presentations and debates. These lessons provide key information on these skills and also include interactive speaking activities and listening worksheets.
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*These lessons are only free through this newsletter for a limited amount time of 1 week (download links below).
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Seminars
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An academic seminar is a small discussion on a specific topic among a group of students. At university it can be a central part of the learning process, which is often connected to pre-reading texts or post-lecture discussions. Commonly, at university English language centres, seminars have become a feature of testing English speaking through fluency, conversational skills and ability to discuss complex subjects.
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An Introduction to Seminars (new 2023)
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Link expires on 30th October
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Presentations
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Academic presentations are an integral part of university study and assessment. The key difference between an academic presentation and a general presentation is that it is usually quite formal and includes academic research to evidence the ideas presented. The presentation will include references to credible sources, and will demonstrate your knowledge and familiarity of the topic clearly.
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An Introduction to Presentations (new 2023)
This lesson is designed to introduce students to academic presentations. It contains information on how to plan, structure, and deliver an academic presentation. It includes a listening worksheet, presentation signposting phrases and a mini-presentation activity. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Link expires on 30th October
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Debates
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Debates A debate is, basically, a for or against argument. You have to debate why your position is correct and why your opponents' are wrong. You are allocated time to present your arguments and add rebuttals to the opposing points. You need to support your ideas with evidence such as facts, figures, stats and sources.
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Introduction to Debates (new 2023)
This lesson is designed to introduce students to debating. It contains information on debate procedures, a 'top tips' listening worksheet, debate signposting phrases and a range of debate questions. Level: ***** [B1/B2/C1]
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Link expires on 30th October
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The AEUK Team Newsletter #141
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Recent Posts 2023
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Introduction to academic speaking
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October 2023. Introduction to Academic Speaking. This webpage offers three introductory lessons to academic speaking skills: seminars, presentations and debates. Each lesson includes...
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September 2023. Academic Syllabus We've put together two academic English courses (6 weeks & 12 weeks) using materials from this website. The intensive course programme ...
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September 2023. Academic Projects. Most college and university courses assess their students learning through some kind of project. This not only measures the student’s...
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August 2023. Academic E-Portfolios. An academic e-portfolio is a collection of the student’s work that represents the student’s efforts and achievements in particular areas over a specified ...
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August 2023. Academic posters are a visual form of communicating academic research, projects or literature reviews that often combine elements of text and diagrams to convey ideas ...
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July 2023 Medical English Vocabulary Medical English Worksheets / Lessons using the the Medical Academic Word List (MAWL) which contains 623 non-subject specific and medical words …
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June 2023. Dementia reading, writing, listening and speaking lesson. Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that progresses over time and primarily impacts cognitive functions ...
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June 2023. TED-Ed medicine lecture worksheets. A selection of short animated mini lectures based around the TED-Ed medicine website. Each listening is about 4-6 minutes long …
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Describing Graphs: Analysis Evaluation
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May 2023. 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...
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May 2023. 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 ...
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April 2023. Describing Results. This webpage provides information on how to describe the results from a questionnaire. It provides language for describing quantities, group sizes ...
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April 2023. Medical English Vocabulary. The Medical Academic Word List (MAWL) contains 623 non-subject specific and medical words which were selected because they appear with ...
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March 2023. TED-Ed Medicine Lectures. A selection of short animated mini lectures based around the TED-Ed medicine website. Each listening is about 4-6 minutes long and includes ...
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March 2023. Academic English Mini Lectures. Here are a range of mini lecture listenings and worksheets. Each listening is about 3-4 minutes long and includes video/mp3, PPT slides...
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Feb 2023. 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...
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Diversity Equity Inclusion
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Feb 2023. 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…
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Jan 2023. Five Instant Academic English Lessons. 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...
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