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Academic Writing Support for EFL and ESL Students

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Academic Writing Support for EFL and ESL Students

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Working in the academic field has never been easy. And it is even more challenging when we have to work in a language that is not our mother tongue. So we offer sessions to help bring academic writing closer to all of us and together we can create a ‘truer’ understanding of academic writing and to discuss any problems we may be having about academic English. Please come along and gain more confidence in our academic skills and academic language!

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There are some events we will organize to deliver some sessions and offer support. Please stay updated!!

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If you are struggling with writing in your research in whatever stages, no worries! We offer a series of writing retreats where many techniques and tips will be introduced to help you develop your work. We are sure that you will gain a lot when joining our events. Please come by and share with us whatever problem you are having and we will solve it together!

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Technology has almost transformed our lives in all aspects. But we may somehow be overwhelmed by a lot of high-tech tools nowadays and get confused what to use and how to use them. We offer sessions on this topic with the aim of providing some essential information on how to make the full use of technology in research workshops. So please come by and update some new advances!

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Being a student and a parent at the same time is a great experience but never an easy task. We understand this and we would like to connect our student parents together and offer support for you on whatever problem you are having. Or simply if you want to hear from others' stories and draw some experience for yourselves, this is the right place for you! Please do not hesitate to join us and have great discussions!

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Public speaking skills are very important in academic presentation. We all have a lot to say but we do not have much time for our talk. So how can we overcome this challenge? No worries! We offer tips and techniques to help us be a confident speaker in the academic field. Please drop by and be the owner of your own stage!

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It's so great that we are in a community that welcome students from many cultures across the world. So we offer cultural events where everyone can come by and share our cultural values and beauties together. We hope that this will help to create a good vibe for all of us alongside our researching time. Please feel free to join and tell us about your culture!

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These sessions are here to support HASS PGRs with all aspects of working with journals, from submitting articles to being part of an editorial board. As well as learning new skills, you will have the chance to network with peers involved in journals and consider how participation could boost your future academic career. Please send ideas and questions to rm882@exeter.ac.uk

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If you are interested in interdisciplinary Gender and Sexuality studies, please do not hesitate to join us on informal work-in-progress meetings, reading groups, book clubs, and writing retreats. Please join us and share whatever ideas you might have about the studies!

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We would like to build relationships and provide support regarding any issues related to your experience as an LGBTQ+ and/or Disabled and Neurodivergent student. Or simply you may want to meet and connect with other students in the LGBTQ+ community, or a Disabled and Neurodivergent student dealing with the additional labors that come about from juggling a disability and academic life, please feel free to come and join us!

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PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Streatham Campus) 21st February 2024 by JO SUTHERST (PhD student in LCVS)

21st February 2024, 10am – 4pm

Spaces limited to 40 face-to-face, online unlimited

ONE/TR01 - Pearson Teaching Room /Building:One Streatham Campus

Last sign up is 20th February 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/KHGJ1Lzy47

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmRhZDM4ZDYtN2I1ZS00ODdhLWIyMjktNDFiMWM0YTRmYzRj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at St. Luke’s Campus) 19th March 2024

19th March 2024, 9am – 12noon

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

BAR/128 - 128 /Baring Court

Last sign up is 18th March 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/XLHpUnFrFU

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODFiNDgyYzEtNjgyNi00OWRkLTg1NWUtYzdkYjVkNjFkY2Y4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

PGR Online Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Penryn Campus) 18th June 2024

18th June 2024, 10am – 4pm

Spaces limited to 30 face-to-face, online unlimited

B018E-161 - PL Seminar 03

Last sign up is 17th June 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/c9Ct1kpvdM

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjA5M2Y2MzctNGZiZi00ZTNkLTkwYTgtN2U4Y2NkNDYxYjMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Streatham Campus) 15th May 2024

15th May 2024, 10am – 4pm

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

ONE/TR01 - Pearson Teaching Room /Building:One

Last sign up is 14th May 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/UA8Hng5Vfb

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDczZjhhNDUtMjI5Zi00ZmRkLTg4NjMtNWMxYzdiYzI3NjJh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Streatham Campus) 19th June 2024

19th June 2024, 10am – 4pm

OLD/134 - 134 /Old Library

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

Last sign up is 18th June 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/NTp774mm1C

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjA5M2Y2MzctNGZiZi00ZTNkLTkwYTgtN2U4Y2NkNDYxYjMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

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PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (21st February)

Time: 21st February 10am-4pm

Location: ONE/TR01 - Pearson Teaching Room /Building:One Streatham campus

Delivered by: Jo Sutherst (js1187@exeter.ac.uk)

Sign up: https://forms.office.com/e/KHGJ1Lzy47 by 20th Feb

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmRhZDM4ZDYtN2I1ZS00ODdhLWIyMjktNDFiMWM0YTRmYzRj%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at St. Luke’s Campus) 19th March 2024

19th March 2024, 9am – 12noon

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

BAR/128 - 128 /Baring Court

Last sign up is 18th March 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/XLHpUnFrFU

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ODFiNDgyYzEtNjgyNi00OWRkLTg1NWUtYzdkYjVkNjFkY2Y4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

PGR Online Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Penryn Campus) 18th June 2024

18th June 2024, 10am – 4pm

Spaces limited to 30 face-to-face, online unlimited

B018E-161 - PL Seminar 03

Last sign up is 17th June 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/c9Ct1kpvdM

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjA5M2Y2MzctNGZiZi00ZTNkLTkwYTgtN2U4Y2NkNDYxYjMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Streatham Campus) 15th May 2024

15th May 2024, 10am – 4pm

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

ONE/TR01 - Pearson Teaching Room /Building:One

Last sign up is 14th May 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/UA8Hng5Vfb

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MDczZjhhNDUtMjI5Zi00ZmRkLTg4NjMtNWMxYzdiYzI3NjJh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7

PGR Hybrid Writing Retreat (Online and Face-to-face at Streatham Campus) 19th June 2024

19th June 2024, 10am – 4pm

OLD/134 - 134 /Old Library

Spaces limited to 35 face-to-face, online unlimited

Last sign up is 18th June 2024

https://forms.office.com/e/NTp774mm1C

Teams link:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjA5M2Y2MzctNGZiZi00ZTNkLTkwYTgtN2U4Y2NkNDYxYjMw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22912a5d77-fb98-4eee-af32-1334d8f04a53%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b74037ee-fcbc-4503-8809-91d0b3198416%22%7d

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Journal Publication Skills delivered by RUTH MOORE (rm882@exeter.ac.uk)

* Online HASS Drop-in session to discuss your ideas and questions about writing articles for PGR journals:

Thursday 1 February 2-3pm

Click here to join the meeting

* In-person Journal skills training and networking day - Friday 29 April Digital Humanities seminar room (save the date, booking link to follow) - image attached.

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Session 1: Online HASS Drop-in session to discuss your ideas and questions about writing articles for PGR journals

Time: 1st February from 2-3pm

Location: Online, Teams link: Click here to join the meeting

Delivered by: Ruth Moore (rm882@exeter.ac.uk)

Session 2: In-person Journal skills training and networking day

Time: 29 April

Location: Digital Humanities seminar room

Delivered by: Ruth Moore (rm882@exeter.ac.uk)

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* The event series will take place on Thursdays in February (8th, 15th, 22nd, of February) from 11:30am to 13:00pm at Lavar 212.

* The aim is to provide an opportunity for HASS PGRs to meet HASS PGRs from other disciplines (with drink & biscuits provided), make friends, practise academic presentation skills, present your research and contribute to resources to share within HASS community.

* There are 3 sessions: 1) Practising essential elements of academic presentation skills; 2) Improving academic presentation skills together; 3) Presenting your research. Registration link can be found here.

* The deadline to fill out this form and register attendance for the event series is Wednesday 7th of February, 6pm.

* Blog about the previous event series and relevant feedback and resources can be found here.

* Please don't hesitate to contact Belinda (dl483@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any questions.

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POSTPONED***

Bring your meal and talk about it in a cosy environment of PGR students!

Everybody welcome!

Time and place: TBC

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COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 1: Fridays for Art)

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COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 1: Fridays for Art)

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Come to the Forum for an evening of student performances, complete with tea/coffee and biscuits. If you're interested in gathering around and performing – whether it's playing a few chords on the guitar, reciting poetry, or anything else – regardless of your experience level, please email Kamyar at ks923@exeter.ac.uk.

Friday 2nd of February 2024, 18:30

Seminar Room 7, The Forum

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Time: Thursdays in February (8th, 15th, 22nd, of February) from 11:30am to 13:00pm

Location: Lavar 212.

Delivered by: Belinda Li (dl483@exeter.ac.uk)

Registration: There are 3 sessions: 1) Practising essential elements of academic presentation skills; 2) Improving academic presentation skills together; 3) Presenting your research. Registration link can be found here. The deadline to fill out this form and register attendance for the event series is Wednesday 7th of February, 6pm.

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[POSTPONED] COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 1: Foods and Thoughts)

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[POSTPONED] COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 1: Foods and Thoughts)

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Time: TBC

Location: Seminar Room 3, The Forum

Delivered by: Kamyar Salavati (ks923@exeter.ac.uk)

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[POSTPONED] COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 2: Fridays for Art)

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[POSTPONED] COMMUNITY CULTURAL EVENTS (Series 2: Fridays for Art)

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Time: TBC

Location: Seminar Room 7, The Forum

Delivered by: Kamyar Salavati (ks923@exeter.ac.uk)

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Journal Publication Skills delivered by RUTH MOORE (rm882@exeter.ac.uk)

* Online HASS Drop-in session to discuss your ideas and questions about writing articles for PGR journals:

Thursday 1 February 2-3pm

Click here to join the meeting

* In-person Journal skills training and networking day - Friday 29 April Digital Humanities seminar room (save the date, booking link to follow) - image attached.

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Delivered by: Trinh Dinh (td497@exeter.ac.uk)

Register to join here!

Session 1: Issues with Thesis Writing (In-person) (15 February 11.00am-12.30pm at Harrison 107 Streatham Campus)

Session 1: Issues with Thesis Writing (Online) (19 February 11.00 am-12.30pm)

Session 2: Issues with Writing Language (In-person) (26 February 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 2: Issues with Writing Language (Online) (1 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 3: Support with the Academic (In-person) (8 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 3: Support with the Academic (Online) (12 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 4: Support with the Academic (Online) (22 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

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Delivered by: Trinh Dinh (td497@exeter.ac.uk)

Register to join here!

Session 1: Issues with Thesis Writing (In-person) (15 February 11.00am-12.30pm at Harrison 107 Streatham Campus)

Session 1: Issues with Thesis Writing (Online) (19 February 11.00 am-12.30pm)

Session 2: Issues with Writing Language (In-person) (26 February 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 2: Issues with Writing Language (Online) (1 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 3: Support with the Academic (In-person) (8 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 3: Support with the Academic (Online) (12 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

Session 4: Support with the Academic (Online) (22 March 11.00am-12.30pm)

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HASS PGR Research Culture Blog

The HASS PGR Research Culture blog is your opportunity to showcase your research - while you are still doing it! When the site goes live in February, it will share stories about the brilliant research and impact going on across the faculty. You could write a guest post about a research trip, a new discovery, or a hurdle in your progress. You could be interviewed by us about your work and your ambitions. You could even put your supervisor in the hot seat!

This is our chance to demonstrate our powerhouse PG research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences to the wider University and the wider world. Public engagement articles like these look great on your academic CV and they help you think about your research in fresh ways.

Get in touch today - we'd love to help you share your story.

Ruth & Jo

HASSblog@exeter.ac.uk

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Academic Presentation Skills Event Series Blog

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Academic Presentation Skills Event Series Blog

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HASS P2P RCA Event Series – Academic Presentation Skills

Belinda (Dan Li) is a PhD student in the School of Education (SoE), within Faculty of Humanities Arts and Social Science (HASS). Her PhD is about second language learners’ motivation (L2 motivation), gender and career choices.

As part of my postgraduate teaching assistant (PTA) job of the HASS Peer2Peer Research Culture Assistant role for the second time, I organized three hybrid workshop sessions on academic presentation skills. These workshops were developed from previous event series on Public Speaking Skills in Academic Presentation (previous blog can be found here, previous resources can be found here). A podcast about these event series has also been made and relevant resources can be found here (“RESOURCES for reference” section of the Padlet). The aim is to provide an opportunity for HASS PGRs to meet up (with drink & biscuits provided), make friends, practice academic presentation skills, present research and contribute to resources to share within HASS community. The three sessions include: 1) Practicing essential elements of academic presentation skills; 2) Improving academic presentation skills together; 3) Presenting your research.

Some reflections on the events and helpful tips on improving academic presentation skills from the participants include:

“It was a very informative and detailed session delivered in a very digestible way! It was also really useful that Belinda repeated the importance of the audience when presenting, because it’s so easy to forget or overlook that when you’re focused on being the one presenting. It was nice to be formed into our own group online to try out the activity, and importantly, still have her to guide us. The way the workshop was organised and her attentiveness made me feel so involved/present as if I had attended in-person!”

(Isahbella Rai, idsr202@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Law)

“It was a very friendly space with good feedback – I liked the roles for feedback to involve everyone. I thought it was very helpful and engaging. Belinda has done a great job organizing and made us feel really comfortable in the room. Thanks everyone who came. It’s great also to catch up with people from various background and with a broad scope of research. It’s really interesting to get to know other stuff that I’m not really aware of and to listen to various ideas and experiences. Presenting this time to a different audience was really interesting. Most important feedback I received was great and really insightful. I could gain a lot from that.”

(Aymeric Lamy, al947@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in History)

“What I really liked was what Belinda said about us integrating those roles within us and taking them away so that we become better speakers overall. And I think going around practicing each role could really help us integrate those roles, having the time checker, ah checker etc. within us. I like that we got to switch roles and each of us shared our own experiences.”

(Soufyane Badreddine, sb1351@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Sociology)

“I think these sessions are very nice ways to self-reflect and become self-aware and self-conscious while you are presenting something. Because in general you usually don’t think about these things. They actually provide a good opportunity to see how other people present in an informal atmosphere. Belinda also provided some useful tips and points to consider. Then you are thinking about these things and at the same time trying to become a better speaker and presenter. Sometimes you realise that there are small things you can change and your presentation skills will improve significantly. They give you this opportunity to realise what first minor steps you should take for improvement. I think they are very useful. I think it should be interesting for everyone to attend the sessions and they should be beyond HASS faculty. It would be nice that they are done at the university level and become a regular thing and people from different fields can work together.”

(Mykyta Isagulov, mi338@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in English Literature)

“I really enjoyed this event. It gave me a sense of the range of what people are working on. It was super helpful to practice and evaluate others and my public speaking. Both on a content and style level, I found it enriching.” “In terms of improving academic presentation skills, every time you are tempted to say ‘em’, just leave a gap. It allows people to internalize what you said before. Try to begin the presentation with a question and spend the next however much time you have defining the terms, unpacking and then continuing the range of the debate in terms of answering the question, then conclude with a fun fact that people can take home and say, ‘I didn’t know about that before’. That might go some way into answering the question. That would be the way I would instinctively rhetorically structure a three-minute thesis like that, or any talk really”

(Mark Schunemann, ms1390@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Philosophy and Anthropology)

“Thank you for such a lively, fun and informative session today! I really enjoyed myself and it was great to engage with you all and with public speaking skills. This could be brilliant across the whole university, every subject matter, all levels (also undergraduate and master’s level), departments and faculty. It is not just about learning how to present yourself, be it your 2nd language, 3rd language or 4th language. It is important for us to learn how we present ourselves, but also, it’s really important at a completely cross university interdisciplinary level to meet people within all levels of linguistic understanding and presentation ability. I’ve been doing this for years and I learnt something today.”

(Shona Buchanan, mb1374@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Drama)

“This was a really great session. I think it is really important actually that everybody comes and tries every session like this. Because at multiple points in your PhD journey, you will have to talk about your research, present whether to an academic audience or a public facing audience. So, it is really useful to have a safe and supportive space to practice, make all your mistakes, but then get the help to improve it and make it as best as you can before you actually go out and do it in front of people who might be more critical. So that you are more prepared, and you feel ready and confident in what you are doing because you have had that supportive space. Thank you. Everybody should come along and try it.”

(Joanna Merrett, Jem260@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in education)

“I quite like it. It was a very comfortable space to present my research. Thank you. If there is a way to get more PGRs involved from other departments, it would be great!”

(Saman Abdalkarim, sa914@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Kurdish Studies)

“Great to meet others – helpful to hear a range of feedback. Belinda was a very engaging speaker and put us at ease. Thank you. As to improving academic presentation skills, think about your audience and how to frame / explain what you say accordingly.”

(Romona Nash, rn376@exeter.ac.uk, PhD in Theology and Religion)

In summary, hopefully this feedback and suggestion blog on academic presentation skills could help more PGRs improve the skills effectively. Many thanks to all the PGRs who supported the events and helped contribute to the resources. Please feel free to contact me (dl483@exeter.ac.uk) if you have any questions or simply want to talk about it.

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Academic Presentation Skills Event Series Podcast

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Academic Presentation Skills Event Series Podcast

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I am writing to invite you to the next Fridays for Art event on 22nd of March. We will gather to perform music, recite poetry, or present any other creative work of art in a friendly, casual atmosphere for HASS PGR students. Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be served! I have attached the poster for the event.

The first Fridays for Art event was held in January, and we enjoyed the company of about 15 HASS PGR students who performed music and recited their own poetry.

Feel free to contact me if you need any further information.

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Join us for an afternoon of food and open to all jam music.

Just pop in to WSL/219 Washington Singer on Friday. You can bring an instrument with you, recite a piece of text, or just have a chat with others.

If you have any questions, email me: ks923@exeter.ac.uk

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I’m Mingyan, PhD in Education and HASS Peer2Peer Research Culture Assistant. I’d like to invite all of you to a series of events about Using Technology in PGR Research. Details are as below and can also be found in the attached poster.

The aim is to foster collaboration and dialogue among HASS PGRs interested in using free software or tools to address specific academic skills. There are 3 sessions beneficial to successful social science research. Please come along and explore these tools together!

Session 1: Project Management Tool - Notion

Session 2: Academic Writing Tool - BNC, Phrasebank

Session 3: Reference and Citation Management Tool - Zotero.

Registration link can be found here. The deadline to fill out this form and register attendance for the event series is Wednesday 12th of June, 6 pm. Please don’t hesitate to contact me (mg811@exeter.ac.uk), if you have any questions.

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I’m Mingyan, PhD in Education and HASS Peer2Peer Research Culture Assistant. I’d like to invite all of you to a series of events about Using Technology in PGR Research. Details are as below and can also be found in the attached poster.

The aim is to foster collaboration and dialogue among HASS PGRs interested in using free software or tools to address specific academic skills. There are 3 sessions beneficial to successful social science research. Please come along and explore these tools together!

Session 1: Project Management Tool - Notion

Session 2: Academic Writing Tool - BNC, Phrasebank

Session 3: Reference and Citation Management Tool - Zotero.

Registration link can be found here. The deadline to fill out this form and register attendance for the event series is Wednesday 12th of June, 6 pm. Please don’t hesitate to contact me (mg811@exeter.ac.uk), if you have any questions.

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HASS P2P RCA Using Technology in Research