How to improve your academic English skills
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Mon 12 October 2026
11:00 - 12:00 - Location
- Online: Teams
- Contact
- Kelly Andrews Kelly.Andrews@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
The workshop aims to improve academic English skills, focusing upon how to identify the differences between formal and cautious academic writing and how to use these two features when writing. Interactive activities are used throughout to strengthen understanding.
By the end of the session, you will feel more confident about:
- identifying academic writing for being formal and cautious.
- using formal and cautious features when writing.
Location
This is an online event: Teams
Accessibility
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