English language
Understanding new vocabulary in your reading
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Mon 30 October 2023
14:00 - 15:00 - Location
- Online: Microsoft Teams
- Contact
- UWE Bristol Library Contact the Library
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
This workshop will help you to learn strategies to improve your understanding of the vocabulary used in reading materials, and practice writing new words in meaningful sentences.
This workshop is a part of the Communication Skills for International Students programme. It is designed for international students and students who use English as an additional language.
This workshop will take place on Microsoft Teams - guidance on using Microsoft Teams is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible you use a laptop or PC. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements. You can access session materials beforehand from the Study Skills site.
Workshop objectives
To feel more confident about:
- predicting meaning from context
- identifying important words in your reading
- using word forms to predict meaning.
How to attend
If you are interested in attending this on-campus event, please register via InfoHub.
The room will be open from 10 minutes befre the session start time.
The session materials are on the Study Skills site. Please click on the workshop title in the list.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
Most of our online events take place on Microsoft Teams. Follow this handy guide on accessibility tools within Microsoft Teams.
For further details on accessibility at UWE Bristol Library, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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