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The files include additional materials for our SpringerNature books. These include explanations of how to use Google Translate to produce 97% (approximately!) accurate academic English, extra tips for the 100 Tips to Avoid Mistakes in Academic Writing and Presenting, useful academic and business phrases (for the moment: English-Chinese), notes on spelling etc.
33 new Tips
Additional 33 tips to supplement 100 Tips to Avoid Mistakes in Academic Writing and Presenting
Chinese-English: Email phrases (academic)
Useful email phrases for communicating in academia
CV template in Word
Template based on Europass but deleting everything unnecessary to create a shorter CV
Google Translate and Microsoft Word
WHY and HOW to use Google Translate; using Word to check your English
Presentation: full example with comments
Excellent full presentation by PhD student with comments by Adrian Wallwork
Materials for our courses on academic writing, presenting and communication.
AAA Exercises pdf
Exercises that we will do during the course (pdf version).
AAA Exercises Word
Exercises that we will do during the course (Microsoft Word version).
Course survey
A quick survey of your thoughts about writing papers and giving presentations
Email complete
Everything on email covered in the course
Email lesson 1
Salutations; empathy & respect; status of paper (email to editor)
Email: sandwich technique
How to criticize diplomatically
How to write a CV / resume
Notes on how to write a CV. (For CV template, see pdf under 'Springer')
Presentation skills
Importance of presentations; good vs bad; script; pronunciation; opening & closing slides; online
Sections of a paper
What to write in each section; tenses; typical mistakes to avoid
Seminar 1
Reader-focused writing, letter to editor, pros and cons of online presentations, history of language
Seminar 10
Ambiguity & vagueness, kiss principle, what to do when you've finished writing your paper, spelling, final thoughts
Seminar 2
Short sentences, good vs bad presentations, using a script, pronunciation, ppt tricks
Seminar 3
Why to avoid pompous academic writing style, eliminating redundancy, conferences
Seminar 4
Abstracts, overcoming fears of doing presentations
Seminar 5
Stats on numbers of papers published, paragraphs, word order, sandwich technique,
Seminar 6
Titles for papers, discussing your research limitations in a presentation, final slides
Seminar 7
Papers: Introduction section, paraphrasing, how to gain and keep attention in presentations, agenda slides
Seminar 8
Using Google Scholar and Google Translate (see pdf file under 'Springer Books'), Methods and Results (v. brief)
Seminar 9
Writing the Discussion and Conclusions, talking about stats in presentations,
Writing skills
Reader oriented writing, removing redundancy, short sentences, avoiding ambiguity, and much much more!
Tips for TEFL and EAP teachers.
Assessing your teaching style
Re-evaluating the way you teach
First lesson
Your first ever lesson. What do students want. Nerves. Names. Class management. Lesson plans.
Grammar 1
Relative importance of grammar, when have no explanation, difficult grammar, concept qs, grammar from context
Grammar 2
Grammar overload, difficult S qs, drills, timelines, language variations, using Ss' own language, what not to teach
