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This workshop covers strategies for planning and writing a well-structured essay. Effective introductions, paragraph construction and writing styles are addressed.    Please RSVP to book your place.     
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Essay writing.     If you have any questions, just Ask us.  

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This workshop will help you understand when it is appropriate to paraphrase, summarise and quote, and provide an opportunity to practice writing ideas from academic texts in your own words. 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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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 offers advice about the use of tenses in general, and then it focuses on the use of tenses in academic writing. Examples of common tense choices are provided, as well as citation styles. The workshop includes some practice and suggestions. Workshop full, or can't attend any of these sessions?
Check out our online resource: Grammar Smart
Or our recording: Verb tenses 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.