Course: Study UK: Prepare to Study and Live in the UK

In the previous Step, you heard some students speak about communication with people from other cultures. They made some interesting points, including the key message about the benefits of making …

In this video students, Ponjan, Yasir, Junyi and Yanting, are talking about their own experiences of communicating with students of other nationalities. One of the points they make is that …

Here are some online and mobile app resources that are especially relevant to this Week’s topics. We’ve been considering various aspects of speaking, including seminar participation, presentation delivery, group work, …

You’ll have to deliver presentations at various stages of your academic career, some of which will be assessed. These may be individual presentations, for example based on your own work …

You may be asked to deliver a presentation in person or online to your teachers and classmates. Fully understanding the key features of a presentation can help you to prepare …

It’s quite common for students to be required to give an oral presentation during their university studies. This may involve speaking to a small seminar class or to a larger …

As you’ve seen, group work is a key feature of many degree programmes. Although everyone has been in a situation when they have had to work as part of a …

In this video, Lina and Hayder talk about some benefits of learning how to work effectively in groups. Lina describes this as a ‘transferable skill’, a skill which can be …

Many students are surprised to find that group work is a key part of their studies in the UK. This might involve working with other students to prepare and deliver …

For many international students who come to study in the UK, it may be the first time they have the opportunity to speak English. It can be difficult to get …

It’s very important that you feel secure, happy and comfortable in the place where you live. Having the right accommodation has an impact on your physical and psychological well-being, and …

In previous Steps, you’ve heard about the importance of taking notes and of being an active participant during lectures. In order to get the most out of a lecture, you …

Watch this extract from a lecture, in which Colin Campbell is talking about the impacts of technology on language learning. Whilst you watch the video think about the following two …

There are a number of very good reasons for taking notes while you listen to a lecture, even if you’re given a handout which includes the main ideas (for example, …