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Improve your academic skills and be better prepared for your university study.Our suite of University Academic Success workshops will make you feel more confident about how to overcome the challenges of first year by focusing on the knowledge and skills that you need to succeed.
Highly qualified academic instructors and an interactive methodology ensure that you can immediately apply the valuable lessons you learn in our suite of workshops.
These workshops focus on improving your awareness of academic conventions and honing your academic skills in the following areas:
- How to identify main and supporting information in longer texts
- Reading critically
- Participating in tutorials
- Researching skills and evaluating sources
- Listening to lectures and note-taking skills
- Evaluating sources
- Synthesizing information
- Organising your ideas
- Delivering presentations
- Writing in academic register
- Recognising what is and isn't plagiarism
- Citing and referencing (MLA, APA and Chicago standard)
- Communicating appropriately with your professors and lecturers
- Managing your time
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About British Council - Singapore
In Singapore, our work includes teaching English to adults and young learners aged from nursery to primary and secondary; teacher and corporate training, as well as a pre-school.
We offer a range of exams, including IELTS and provide the latest information about stuying in the UK and on UK qualifications in Singapore.
We also promote British education and training; and demonstrate the innovation, creativity and excellence of British arts, literature and design.
Our mission is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and Singapore and to increase Singaporeans' appreciation of the UK's creative ideas and achievements.
This work is driven by our strong belief in internationalism, valuing people, a commitment to professionalism and an enthusiasm for creativity. We hold ourselves to the highest possible standards of integrity. We believe that cultural relations can help individuals and the world community to thrive.
Whether you want to study at a top school or university, improve your career prospects in a global economy, or simply enhance your English communication skills, studying with the British Council puts you on a fast track to success.
All of our courses consist of 100% face-to-face lessons and are taught by our internationally qualified teachers with native speaker proficiency.
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