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In today's globalised world, effective communication in English transcends the boundaries of native and non-native speakers. It's a shared journey, and English-speaking individuals—whether native or proficient—have a pivotal role to play in fostering inclusivity.
Join our workshop to:
- Engage in an experiment highlighting the challenges of using English as a universal language of communication.
- Dive into the concept of accent bias.
- Develop a heightened cultural awareness of the subtle nuances between direct and indirect communication styles, and gain valuable tips and techniques to excel in international settings.
This is not a webinar. This is an interactive workshop and you will be expected to contribute to the session.
To participate you must have your webcam switched on.
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Wed 10 May 2023 | 12:00 | Finished |
This course is intended for non-native speakers who wish to improve their skills in writing dissertations, research papers and reports.
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Wed 19 Oct 2011 | 11:00 | Finished |
Mon 24 Oct 2011 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 17 Oct 2012 | 11:00 | Finished |
Tue 22 Oct 2013 | 14:00 | Finished |
This course is intended for non-native speaker second and third-year graduate students who wish to improve their Presentation Skills.
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 23 Apr 2012 | 11:15 | Finished |
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
Date | Availability | |
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Wed 15 Jan 2014 | 14:00 | Finished |
Tue 11 Mar 2014 | 11:00 | Finished |
English Cultural Awareness Workshop
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 24 Oct 2011 | 18:00 | Finished |
Tue 15 May 2012 | 17:00 | Finished |
Tue 30 Oct 2012 | 17:15 | Finished |
Tue 20 Nov 2012 | 17:15 | Finished |
Tue 7 May 2013 | 17:00 | Finished |
Tue 29 Oct 2013 | 16:30 | Finished |
Tue 18 Nov 2014 | 16:00 | Finished |
Tue 17 Nov 2015 | 16:00 | Finished |
This informal seminar will consider some of the cultural differences experienced by participants, and also address questions arising from various aspects of living and working in both the multi-cultural environment of the University and the wider British community.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 12 May 2015 | 16:00 | Finished |
English Cultural Awareness Workshop
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 12 Nov 2013 | 16:30 | Finished |
This workshop will focus on how different learning styles and cultural patterns can influence students’ English academic writing. We will draw on current research findings and assist students in adapting to the expected English model in Engineering.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 9 Feb 2015 | 11:15 | Finished |
Maximise your supervisions, as students and/or supervisors, by discussing the language, structure and style of effective Cambridge supervisions.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 3 Nov 2014 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 3 Nov 2015 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 9 Nov 2018 | 10:30 | Finished |
Fri 11 Oct 2019 | 13:30 | Finished |
Fri 16 Oct 2020 | 12:00 | Finished |
Post-Writing Stage-Proofreading and Peer Review. This is the last step in the Post-Writing Stage so we look at aspects such as format, typography, spelling and punctuation. In addition you, as an author/peer-reviewer, may like to give/receive feedback to regarding content and organisation; grammatical accuracy and overall style. You are welcome to bring some of your own work along for this session.
Date | Availability | |
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Wed 25 Apr 2012 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 24 Apr 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 1 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 8 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 15 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Tue 21 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 29 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 21 Apr 2015 | 11:15 | Finished |
Workshop to revise and improve understanding of the definite and indefinite articles in English.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Wed 30 Nov 2016 | 11:15 | Finished |
Wed 29 Nov 2017 | 11:15 | Finished |
Wed 28 Nov 2018 | 11:15 | Finished |
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their use of conditional structures and subjunctive forms.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
To revise and improve participants understanding of basic conditional forms.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 3 Feb 2015 | 11:15 | Finished |
Thu 3 Mar 2016 | 11:15 | Finished |
Thu 9 Mar 2017 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 16 Jan 2018 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 5 Mar 2019 | 11:15 | Finished |
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 13 Jan 2015 | 11:15 | Finished |
This workshop is intended for non-native speakers from the Department of Engineering who would like to improve their English grammar.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Thu 5 Mar 2015 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 8 Mar 2016 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 2 May 2017 | 11:15 | CANCELLED |
Wed 7 Mar 2018 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 15 Jan 2019 | 11:15 | Finished |
Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
Workshop to revise and improve some aspects of English grammar.
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 11 Nov 2014 | 11:15 | Finished |
Living in Britain
This online seminar focuses on any questions participants may have about aspects of living in Britain that are of particular interest to them, whether cultural, intercultural, historical or social.
It discusses practical everyday issues that participants may already have encountered, both within the University environment and in the wider community, and also possible situations that they may be concerned about dealing with in the future.
This is a very relaxed and informal seminar which will be conducted on a Q+A basis, and participants should email their questions or areas of interest in advance to Sheila Dodds (smd48@cam.ac.uk).
- NB. Please read the Attendance section below before signing up for this course.
- Delivery format (online or in person) to be confirmed.
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 28 Nov 2011 | 18:00 | Finished |
Fri 28 Oct 2016 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 4 Nov 2016 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 11 Nov 2016 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 18 Nov 2016 | 16:00 | Finished |
Tue 31 Oct 2017 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 14 Nov 2017 | 11:15 | CANCELLED |
Fri 2 Feb 2018 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 23 Feb 2018 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 2 Nov 2018 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 22 Feb 2019 | 16:00 | Finished |
Fri 22 Nov 2019 | 16:15 | Finished |
Fri 24 Jan 2020 | 16:15 | Finished |
Fri 21 Feb 2020 | 16:15 | Finished |
Fri 13 Nov 2020 | 15:30 | Finished |
Fri 29 Jan 2021 | 15:30 | Finished |
Fri 26 Feb 2021 | 15:30 | Finished |
Fri 19 Nov 2021 | 16:00 | Finished |
This workshop will cover best practice in presenting scientific results in English (charts, graphs, figures, diagrams, trends, etc.).
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Mon 30 Jan 2017 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 30 Jan 2018 | 11:15 | Finished |
Tue 27 Feb 2018 | 11:15 | Finished |
Fri 18 Jan 2019 | 12:30 | Finished |
Tue 29 Jan 2019 | 12:30 | Finished |
The writing workshops will cover a mixture of structure, accuracy and style in academic English writing.
- NB. Please read ATTENDANCE section below before signing up for this course.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 4 Nov 2014 | 11:15 | Finished |
Discover a bit more of Cambridge each term. Meet a member of our English team in CLIC and then take a guided walk to learn about different aspects of the city.
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 29 Oct 2019 | 13:00 | Finished |
Tue 28 Jan 2020 | 13:00 | Finished |
Tue 28 Apr 2020 | 13:00 | Finished |
Fri 28 Oct 2022 | 12:00 | Finished |
Thu 19 Jan 2023 | 12:00 | CANCELLED |
This workshop is tailored to the needs of Native and Non-native 1st Year PhD students MPhil (Res).
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 23 Oct 2012 | 11:00 | Finished |
Fri 15 Feb 2013 | 14:00 | Finished |
Tue 30 Apr 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
Wed 23 Oct 2013 | 14:00 | Finished |
Tue 19 Nov 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |
This is one in a series of five Scientific Writing Skills Workshops tailored to the needs of the PhD/PostDoc Engineering student.
- Presenting your results and findings (see topics covered section for more details)
The following workshops are also available:
- Planning and Writing the Literature Review
- Working on the Discussions and Conclusions Sections
- What makes a good abstract and title?
- Preparing successful poster presentations
Date | Availability | |
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Tue 30 Oct 2012 | 11:00 | Finished |
Thu 7 Mar 2013 | 14:00 | Finished |
Tue 7 May 2013 | 11:00 | Finished |