This session provides an opportunity to share the current difficulties that you are facing in academic English, in face to face (online or offline) interactions, and explore ways forward for improving understanding, on both sides. We will challenge some preconceived ideas about ‘standard’ academic English and develop strategies for better framing our future interactions so that we can get the help that we need to improve and support one another.

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A PhD is challenging. Doing it in another language makes it more so. The ‘PhD in a second language’ series is designed to support you with many aspects of the process. We cover writing and speaking; reading and presenting. We discuss how we network and create connections. We also discuss the vagaries of undertaking research in the UK; the words that mean something entirely different and trip us up every time. The sessions are run by a Warwick PhD alumni and lecturer who still occasionally struggles to find the correct English word.

Who is this for?

Stages of PhD

Early 0-14 months

Mid 12-24 months

Late 24-finish