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EnglishAssist runs regular workshops on English language skills and Australian academic culture. We are also happy to respond to student or staff requests for additional workshops on a particular topic. These workshops are open to international students studying in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree programs at the University of Tasmania.

No need to book, just come along!

Current workshop schedule:

In Semester 2, workshops for undergraduate and coursework postgraduate students are held every Tuesday from 4.30 - 6. The workshops are in Room 213 in the Social Sciences Building (Building 26 on the campus map).

Workshops for research postgraduate students start in Week 2, and are held every Friday from 11.30 - 1. The workshops are in Room 437, Hytten Hall.

Workshops for Undergraduate and Coursework Postgraduate International Students
Week Date & Time Where What
1 Tues Jul 14
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building Getting started at UTAS: what is critical thinking?
2 Tues Jul 21
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building Understanding assignment questions
3 Tues Jul 28
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building How to write an academic essay
4 Tues Aug 4
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building Quoting and paraphrasing
5 Tues Aug 11
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building Referencing
6 Tues Aug 18
4.30 - 6 pm 		Room 213, Social Science Building Understanding Australian accents
7 Tues Aug 25
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Study skills: keeping up with the reading
  Semester Break No Workshop  
8 Tues Sep 8
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Writing workshop: focus on grammar and vocabulary 1
9 Tues Sep 15
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Writing workshop: focus on grammar and vocabulary 2
10 Tues Sep 22
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Exam preparation 1: making a study plan, what to expect
11 Tues Sep 29
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Writing workshop: focus on grammar and vocabulary 3
12 Tues Oct 6
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Exam preparation 2: answering exam quesstions
13 Tues Oct 14
4.30 - 6 pm		 Room 213, Social Science Building Writing workshop: focus on grammar and vocabulary 4

 

Workshops for International Students Enrolled in a Research Higher Degree
Week Date & Time Where What
2 Fri Jul 24
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Getting started with your research
3 Fri Jul 31
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall

Writing a research proposal
4 Fri Aug 7
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Language for citing the literature (1)
5 Fri Aug 14
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Language for citing the literature (2)
6 Fri Aug 21
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Paraphrasing techniques
7 Fri Aug 28
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Grammar - common problems (1)
  Semester break No workshops  
8 Fri Sep 11
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Language for describing materials and methods
9 Fri Sep 18
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Language for describing results
10 Fri Sep 25
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Language for describing results
11 Fri Oct 2
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Writing an abstract
12 Fri Oct 9
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Grammar - Common problems (2)
13 Fri Oct 16
11.30 - 1.00		 Room 437, Hytten Hall Topic by request