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Read, Write, Talk: Advanced EAL Lessons

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Do you speak English as an additional language? Would you like to meet new people while practicing your reading, writing, and speaking skills in English? Please join us for Read, Write, Talk! This workshop series includes readings and recordings on fascinating topics. You will expand your language skills while connecting with peers and having fun.

Project Planning for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In this short workshop we will discuss strategies for managing your time and your tasks. We will also share strategies to help keep yourself on track. All grad students and upper year undergrads are welcome, whether you are working on a research paper, MRP for your program, or a dissertation. This workshop is best suited

English Language Speaking Series: Summarizing Research in Presentations

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

This 6-week in-person program provides support for undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and visiting scholars who use English as an Additional Language (EAL). You will learn and practice various oral communication skills and strategies in academic/professional settings. Each session will be dedicated to a specific topic and will run for approximately 80 minutes. Please

Read, Write, Talk: Advanced EAL Lessons

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Do you speak English as an additional language? Would you like to meet new people while practicing your reading, writing, and speaking skills in English? Please join us for Read,

Strategic Reading for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Feeling like you have too much to read and not enough time? Join this workshop to develop skills for reading journal articles more efficiently and effectively. This workshop is best

Writing Tune-Up: Paragraph and Paper Strategies

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us to explore the workings of paragraphs and papers! In this session, we examine common rules of structure underpinning academic English texts. This is followed by an exploration of

START Skills: Effective Reading and Note Taking

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Want to start your sinter semester off strong? Join the START Team and the Library for START Skills: Effective Reading and Note Taking! In this workshop, you will learn tips and tricks to read your course readings and take good lecture notes more effectively. You will also get a chance to meet some of our upper-year student

Writing Tune-Up: Sentences Strategies

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Let’s have fun with grammar and style! In this session, we first delve into the grammatical structure of the sentence and ways to avoid errors. After that, we explore strategies for incorporating different sentence types to make your writing interesting and impactful. This session will benefit anyone (from any level of study and language background)

START Skills: Planning your Term and Goal Setting

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Kick off the winter semester with clarity and purpose! START Skills: Planning Your Term & Goal Setting is a workshop designed to help you set clear, actionable goals for the semester and create a plan to stay on track. Whether you're aiming for personal growth, academic success, or a balance between school and life, this

START Skills – Preparing for final exams

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Are you looking to refresh or gain new study skills for final exams? Join the START Team and The Library for our workshop on preparing for final exams. This workshop will cover some helpful tips and tricks to improve your studying! *This is a hybrid workshop - you can attend in-person or online. In-person, the

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides students an opportunity to improve their writing in typical academic and professional scenarios. The scenarios include: Writing emails to professors and/or advisors Providing written feedback

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides students an opportunity to improve their writing in typical academic and professional scenarios. The scenarios include: Writing emails to professors and/or advisors Providing written feedback

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides students an opportunity to improve their writing in typical academic and professional scenarios. The scenarios include: Writing emails to professors and/or advisors Providing written feedback

The Literature and Libraries of L.M. Montgomery

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) published 20 novels and many short stories in her lifetime, most notably, the Anne of Green Gables series. To celebrate and to mark the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of L.M. Montgomery, the McLaughlin Library at the University of Guelph is contributing digital images from the author’s private

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides students an opportunity to improve their writing in typical academic and professional scenarios. The scenarios include: Writing emails to professors and/or advisors Providing written feedback

English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing (5 sessions)

Recurring
McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What are English Language Workshops: Everyday Writing? This five-part program provides support in academic written communication for graduate-level students who speak English as an Additional Language (EAL). This program provides

Reasoning and Artificial Intelligence: A Talk by Dr. Mariam Thalos

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Join us in The Humanities Interdisciplinary Collaboration (THINC) Lab for the first Digital Humanities at Guelph, DH@Guelph, talk of the 2024/2025 academic year. We welcome Dr. Mariam Thalos, visiting as

Presentation Skills for Graduate Students and Upper Year Undergrads

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Would you like to learn more about presentation skills and strategies to use in academic settings? The workshop for graduate students will offer strategies and information for academic presentations, including:

Creative Writing Series: Writing Stories: Description through Character

McLaughlin Library 480 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Experience the world through a character’s point of view using the principles of cartooning! Through this hands-on workshop, you will find out what cartoons can teach us about describing settings