Study skills
Study support
The Language and Learning team welcome you to our free workshops to improve your approaches to university learning. Find a time that doesn’t clash with your lectures or tutorials and try to attend regularly! You'll see that on Thursdays there is a range of grammar* workshops to help you improve your academic writing and editing skills.
To follow up on the workshops please visit us in B2.37 any weekday between 11am and 1pm. Bring along your assignment questions, your materials, or drafts that you are working on.
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Week |
Tuesday workshops |
Thursday workshops |
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1 |
22 July: Organising your learning |
24 July: Organising your learning |
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2 |
29 July: Reading, researching and referencing |
31 July: Reading, researching and referencing |
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3 |
5 August: Writing university assignments |
7 August: Writing university assignments |
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4 |
12 August: Using sources and referencing |
14 August: Referencing using the Harvard system |
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5 |
19 August: Referencing database and online sources |
21 August: Referencing using the APA system |
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6 |
26 August: Academic writing and editing |
28 August: Academic writing and editing |
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7 |
2 September: Studying for exams |
4 September: Writing grammatical sentences |
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8 |
9 September: Reading, researching and referencing |
11 September: Avoiding common sentence errors |
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9 |
16 September: Writing university assignments |
18 September: Using verbs and tenses correctly |
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10 |
23 September: Using sources and referencing |
25 September: Grammar for clear writing |
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11 |
7 October: Referencing database and online sources Using the library databases and the internet to research assignments is exciting but challenging. This workshop will help you evaluate the reliability and accuracy of materials online. You will learn how to reference web pages, online articles and electronic databases according to the author-date (Harvard) system. |
*9 October: Understanding punctuation The main purpose of punctuation is to help the reader to understand the writer’s message. In speaking we use volume, tone, pitch and pauses, as well as body language, to convey meaning. Punctuation does this in writing. Come along to this workshop and find out how to use those little squiggles (full stops, commas, semicolons and colons) to more clearly convey your meaning. |
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12 |
14 October: Academic writing and editing It takes more than one draft to produce a really good assignment. Learn how to:
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16 October: Preparing and sitting for exams It’s never too early – or too late – to start preparing for exams. We will look at tried and true strategies and hints to help you prepare for and sit exams. There are also some suggestions about how to survive if you’ve not kept up with your studies. Bring along past exam papers which we can analyse to help you study for the units you are doing. |
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13 |
21 October: Preparing and sitting for exams It’s never too early – or too late – to start preparing for exams. We will look at tried and true strategies and hints to help you prepare for and sit exams. There are also some suggestions about how to survive if you’ve not kept up with your studies. Bring along past exam papers which we can analyse to help you study for the units you are doing. |
23 October: Writing essays in exams Writing essays under time pressure in exams can be quite challenging. Come to this workshop to learn some practical strategies for exam essays. It provides tips on how to analyse essay questions and offers useful suggestions on how to write your answer clearly and concisely. |
You can also come to drop-in time between 11 am and 1 pm any Monday to Friday in Room B2.37, Building B. Meet with a Language and Learning Adviser to discuss ways of improving your approaches to assignments or adjusting to learning at university. These consultations are free. There is no need to book ahead. When you come, put your name on the list and we will see you in order of arrival.
Please note that consultations are teaching and learning sessions. Although we can help you to develop your own editing skills, Language and Learning Advisers do not offer a proofreading or editing service.
