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Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy
by Oxford Academy of English
Welcome to the Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy Podcast. I am more than happy that you pressed the play button and gave me a chance to share with you all the interesting interviews with other lecturers, experts in academic research and with my dear students, who are happy to share with you how academic reading and writing classes with me have helped them boost their confidence and succeed on their degrees. Rate and Follow!"I love Kasia and Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy." If that sounds like you, please consider rating. This helps me support more people like you.
Episodes
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What does it mean to be a successful student?
It is easy to assume that a successful student is the one that achieves high scores and is popular not only with their peers but also lecturers and tutors. But, is it the only way to define 'success'. In this week's episode, I dive deep into four categories of 'success' and try to encourage you…
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How can you hold yourself accountable?
Accountability breeds confidence. But how can you do it? How can you build your confidence? How can you trust yourself and be sure that you will accomplish your goals? In this week's episode, I talk about the importance of accountability and how it can help you with self organisation and time...
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How to become a boss of your own time
In this episode, I encourage you to reflect on your self-organisation and time management. Both skills are critical to becoming a successful student. With the amount of work mounting and the deadlines coming all at once, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and stressed. With the rocks, pebbles and…
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How to use Quizlet and Collocaid for learning academic vocabulary
One of the reasons why students don't do well in writing is a lack of academic vocabulary. While there are many wordlists with academic vocabulary available on the Internet, there are not too many proven methods or tools that would actually help with the acquisition of the new vocabulary set. In...
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Academic IELTS vs academic writing
In this episode, I interview Rachel, an experienced English language, IELTS and OET trainer. We talk about the differences between OET and IELTS exam, both the General and Academic version. We share our experiences of preparing candidates for IELTS examination and what makes it is a challenging...
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Interview with a master's degree student
From self-doubt to applying for a PhD. In this episode, I talk to one of my former students - Jacob - who enrolled on a master's degree at a London university not knowing much what to expect. He talks about his journey from questioning if he should be pursuing a higher-education diploma, feeling...
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What makes academic writing easy
In this episode, I talk about a major roadblock that stops international students from succeeding on their undergraduate and postgraduate courses and I explain what makes academic writing easy so that you can not only get higher grades but also start enjoying writing academic assignments.
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What is academic writing style?
In this episode I explain what academic writing style is and how to improve it in an easy. You first start with auditing your own writing style and then you make simple changes to sound more formal and academic. Academic writing style is not only about using formal words but also using advanced...
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The main differences between descriptive and critical writing.
In this shortie episode, I am talking about the main differences between descriptive and critical or analytical writing. I give prompts, which will help you realise where you need to improve your writing and also or most importantly, I share a step-by-step process for structuring a strong...
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What are the DELTA qualifications and how can you become a teacher of English in the UK
In this episode, I explain what the DELTA qualifications are and why they are so difficult to gain. I also talk about opportunities the DELTA qualifications can give you and the most common challenges coming with achieving them. Apart from a detailed explanation of the DELTA qualifications, I…
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5 steps to paraphrasing
Paraphrasing is an essential skill for those who are considering taking IELTS and those, who are already studying at university. In this episode, I teach you how you can learn to paraphrase successfully by following my proven formula. The method I teach includes five steps and works well even…
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Giving professional presentations in English
In this episode, I talk about the three main reasons that make giving PowerPoint and poster presentations difficult, and I share with you all the ins and outs of 5 most common mistakes students make when preparing and delivering presentations and what to do about them.
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Exam strategies for getting IELTS Band (at least) 7.0
In this episode, I dive deep into the structure of the IELTS Academic Exam and the most common problems IELTS candidates have. I also share tested exam strategies that have helped my students reach the score they need to enter the English-speaking universities of their dreams. Those who know the...
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Same or different? What I've realised about the UK higher education system.
In this episode, I’m going to break down: ● The difference in the educational system in Continental Europe, China, India and the UK ● Clarify what a knowledge-focused and process-based education is about ● What makes it hard for international students to adapt to the UK system ● The weakest point...
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Am I going to get a pass, merit or distinction? Processes behind marking.
In this episode I pull back the curtain and reveal the intricacies of marking assignments at UK universities. If you ever wondered why it can take up to a month to receive a grade, you will find the answer to your questions. I also explain the processes of standardisation and moderation, which...
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How the skills you gain from education are valuable for employment
In this episode, I talk with Natalie, an English for Employment Coach from Hunter Learning Studio, Australia about transferrable skills that university students already have and which are sought-after skills on the job market. We discuss how college and university students develop skills such as...
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Why academic writing is a process and what does it mean?
Academic writing is NOT a coca cola. You might think what the heck has coca cola got to do with writing?! Not much in fact, but there are some similarities. Let me explain it to you in this episode.
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Study skills international students need to succeed at UK universities
The guest of my first interview is Dr Oxana Garanina - a senior lecturer in Business Management at the University of Buckingham. At the moment, she is working towards her second doctoral degree in Business and Management at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Oxana has been teaching at undergraduate,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy Podcast. I am more than happy that you pressed the play button and gave me a chance to share with you all the interesting interviews with other lecturers, experts in academic research and with my dear students, who are happy to share with you how academic reading and writing classes with me have helped them boost their confidence and succeed on their degrees. Rate and Follow!"I love Kasia and Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy." If that sounds like you, please consider rating. This helps me support more people like you.
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Oxford Academy of English
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Welcome to the Academic Reading and Writing Made Easy Podcast. I am more than happy that you pressed the play button and gave me a chance to share with you all the interesting interviews with other lecturers, experts in academic research and with my dear students, who are happy to share with you...
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