Ready, Set, Study!
Academic Development and Training for International Students.
Section 1
Welcome to the course!
Welcome to the course Ready, Set, Study! Here you’ll find out about the differences in expectation between undergraduate and postgraduate study as well as get an introduction to anglophone academic culture.
Section 2
Understand your timetable
In this section, we’re going to be looking at your academic timetable, including three of its main elements — lectures, seminars and one-to-one supervisions.
Section 3
Start reading now!
In this section of the course, we’re going to be looking at how you can make that first term easier and a little less frantic — by getting a jumpstart on your reading. We’ll be looking at what to read, where to find it, and how to read.
Section 4
Citing your sources
In this section, we will be looking at how and why we reference, the three main referencing approaches, useful resources to help you with referencing - and we’ll also be looking at plagiarism: what it is and how to avoid it.
Section 5
Prepare to write.
In this section, we will be looking at why writing at postgraduate writing is far more than simply writing, but taking a look at what’s involved – argumentation, structure, understanding the task, and getting into the writing mindset.
Section 6
Let's write!
In this section, we will be looking at a range of techniques and approaches that you can use to strengthen the clarity of writing.
Section 7
Final thoughts.
Final thoughts from Karen and Clare.
Meet our tutors
The ADTIS section runs two main academic language and communication skills programmes as well as bespoke workshops/short courses for Departments and Colleges.
