Academic English Workshop Series (2026/27 Term 1)
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Do you want to develop your academic English and academic communication skills? Do you find it challenging adapting to the educational requirements in the UK as an international student? Join our online sessions via Teams, usually on Fridays, 12PM-2PM, that support students for whom English is an additional language and need to develop their confidence in communicating in a variety of academic contexts.
We will explore and discuss key features in academic writing, developing arguments, critical reading and writing and communication skills in a variety of academic contexts. Come along to these highly supportive and friendly sessions and please feel free to ask relevant questions you may have.
Please log into Teams using your Birkbeck student log in details first.
Below are the dates and links to book onto each online session:
- 09 Oct, Fri · Academic English Q&A (click to book)
- 16 Oct, Fri · What is Academic English? (click to book)
- 23 Oct, Fri · Academic vocabulary (click to book)
- 30 Oct, Fri · Presentation and seminars (click to book)
- 06 Nov, Fri · Objectivity in academic writing (click to book)
- 13 Nov, Fri · Structure in essay writing (click to book)
- 20 Nov, Fri · Reading & writing critically (click to book)
- 27 Nov, Fri · Paraphrasing skills (click to book)
- 04 Dec, Fri · Rhetorical devices in essays and referencing skills (click to book)
- 11 Dec, Fri · Academic Genres (click to book)
- 18 Dec, Fri · A review of academic language (click to book)
There are also two in-person, on-campus workshops being offered as compressed, intensive sessions of the above series.
- Academic English Intensive Saturday Workshop: Part 1 - 14 November (Saturday), 11am-2pm - view and book here
- Academic English Intensive Saturday Workshop: Part 2 - 28 November (Saturday), 11am-2pm - view and book here
You may also click here to book a 1-to-1 meeting with the Academic English Study Skills Tutor, generally available on Fridays.
The full listing of Study Skills workshops for this term can be viewed here. For 1-to-1 study support, find out more about the helpdesk via this link, or about subject-specific tutors and resources via this link.
Contact name: Melanie Ferreira
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