English language

Understanding new vocabulary in your reading

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Key Information:

Date and time: Thu 10 April 2025
10:00 - 11:00
Location: Online: Microsoft Teams
Contact: UWE Bristol Library Contact the Library
Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking required

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UK Online Study skills Current students International

Description

This workshop will help you to learn strategies to improve your understanding of the vocabulary used in reading materials, and practice writing new words in meaningful sentences.

This workshop is a part of the Communication Skills for International Students programme. It is designed for international students and students who use English as an additional language.

This workshop will take place on Microsoft Teams - guidance on using Microsoft Teams is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible you use a laptop or PC. You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements. You can access session materials beforehand from the Study Skills site.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session, you will feel more confident about:

Predicting meaning from context.
Identifying important words in your reading.
Using word forms to predict meaning.

How to attend

If you are interested in attending this on-campus event, please register via InfoHub.

The room will be open from 10 minutes before the session start time.

The session materials are on the Study Skills site. Please click on the workshop title in the list.

Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking required

Accessibility

Most of our online events take place on Microsoft Teams. Follow this handy guide on accessibility tools within Microsoft Teams.

For further details on accessibility at UWE Bristol Library, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.

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