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Note-taking is an essential skill at university. You will be making notes for different purposes and contexts such as during lectures or to help you revise for exams. 
This workshop will introduce some different note-taking strategies and tools and help you decide what to use for your particular situation.  Please RSVP to book your place.   Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource, Academic Skills Video Series. If you have any questions, just Ask us.  

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This workshop is for doctoral candidates.

This workshop will introduce you to the range of language resources available for developing your English language proficiency (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) during your Provisional Year. The workshop will also detail the process you need to follow to fulfil your English language goals.
You may find it helpful to bring your DELNA-related documentation to the workshop. To be sure of having a place at the workshop, please RSVP (register)!  Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions.

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This workshop covers effective search strategies for finding scholarly information. By the end of the workshop you will know: 1. what you need to search for 2. where you should search for it 3. how to get the best results   Please RSVP to book your place.  
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Finding information.   If you have any questions, just Ask us.   

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Did you grow up in New Zealand and use English in your home, and do you enjoy meeting and talking with others?  If so, you would be welcome to join this information session to learn more about the opportunity to volunteer with “Let’s Talk to Locals”!    ‘Let’s Talk to locals’ provides a wonderful chance to meet students from other places and make a difference in the lives of those who use English as an additional language (EAL).  Volunteers are asked to commit one hour each week to talking (face-to-face or via Zoom) with others about a range of provided topics.  Volunteers can apply for Co-Curricular Recognition for their involvement and are needed for Summer School and/or Semester 1.    If you are interested in learning more about what’s involved in being a volunteer, book into the session!  Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions

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This workshop focuses on the last stage of the writing process: editing. It demonstrates how paragraphs and sentences can be polished by avoiding wordiness and common errors in syntax, grammar and mechanics.

If you are unable to participate in the workshop, you can check the workshop's pre-recorded videos and self-study materials. To be sure you have a place at the workshop, please RSVP!  Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions.

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Keeping up with required course readings, as well as reading for assignments and research can be challenging. This workshop covers practical strategies to help you engage with academic texts more effectively.   Please RSVP to book your place.  
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with workshop recording Learning Essentials: Reading Effectively.   If you have any questions, just Ask us.   

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This workshop will cover the basics of what we mean by critical thinking and why it is important at university. We will look at academic arguments – how to evaluate them, and how to structure your own argument.   Please RSVP to book your place.  
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Critical thinking.   If you have any questions, just Ask us. 

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Learning to manage your time is an essential part of university life. This workshop will give you some ideas about how to organise your time effectively and manage your studies.   Please RSVP to book your place.  
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Time management.   If you have any questions, just Ask us. 

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Learn how to make decisions in the correct use of the definite (the), indefinite (a/an), and zero articles. Exercises and on-line resources are provided. Workshop full or can't attend any of these sessions?
Check out our online resources: Articles Afresh and ELE Grammar Smart. To be sure of having a place at the workshop, please RSVP!  Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions.

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Did you grow up in New Zealand and use English in your home, and do you enjoy meeting and talking with others?  If so, you would be welcome to join this information session to learn more about the opportunity to volunteer with “Let’s Talk to Locals”!    ‘Let’s Talk to locals’ provides a wonderful chance to meet students from other places and make a difference in the lives of those who use English as an additional language (EAL).  Volunteers are asked to commit one hour each week to talking (face-to-face or via Zoom) with others about a range of provided topics.  Volunteers can apply for Co-Curricular Recognition for their involvement and are needed for Summer School and/or Semester 1.    If you are interested in learning more about what’s involved in being a volunteer, book into the session!  Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions