English Language Centre

International Study Centre – Royal Roads University

Skip to content
  • HOME
  • About
    • About the ELC
    • About the instructors
  • Book an appointment
  • Student Resources
    • Academic Listening & Speaking
    • Academic Vocabulary
    • Academic Writing
    • APA Resources
    • Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing
    • Doing Research
    • Getting Started: Study Skills
    • Grammar Resources
      • Articles (a, an, the)
      • Conditionals
      • Gerunds & Infinitives
      • Parallel Structure
      • Prepositions
      • Punctuation
      • Quantifiers
      • Spelling Basics
      • Subject-Verb Agreement
    • Quoting, Summarizing & Paraphrasing
    • Sentence Structure
  • Instructor Resources
    • Lessons, Worksheets and More
    • Teaching, Grading & Assessment
  • Contact
Search

Student Resources

academic writingHere you will find a veritable cornucopia of academic resources for writing, speaking and more.

Click on the links below to jump to a page:

Academic Listening and Speaking

Academic Vocabulary

Academic Writing Resources

APA Resources

Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing

Doing Research

Getting Started: Study Skills

Grammar Resources

Quoting, Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Like this:

Like Loading...

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Recent Posts, Events & More!

  • ELC Schedule for January 2018
  • Weekly Conversation Drop-in Fall 2017
  • The TOWER Method

RSS ESL Podcast Blog

  • Has the CAPTCHA Gotcha? January 13, 2020
    “Gotcha” is an informal way in English of pronouncing the words “got” and “you” together. But what it does it mean when we say “Got you!” or “Gotcha!”? And what does it have to do with CAPTCHA? GOTCHA We say … Continue reading →
  • 3 Bad Habits from Your English Classes You Need to Break January 7, 2020
    Is this you? You studied English in school for years, but feel you can’t speak English. You worked hard, you were motivated (eager to learn), and you did what the textbooks and your teachers told you to do. Still, you … Continue reading →
  • Turning Over a New Leaf December 31, 2019
    It’s New Year’s Eve and time to ring in the new year (welcome and celebrate the new year)! For many people, the start of a new year means starting with a clean slate. Slate is type of dark gray stone. … Continue reading →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 4 other followers

Jump to any page:

  • About the English Language Centre
  • About the instructors
  • Academic Listening and Speaking
  • Academic Vocabulary
  • Academic Writing
  • APA Resources
  • Articles (a, an, the)
  • Book an appointment
  • Conditionals
  • Contact
  • Critical Thinking, Reading & Writing
  • Doing Research
  • English Language Centre
  • Events, Posts, & More!
  • Gerunds & Infinitives
  • Getting Started: Study Skills
  • Grammar Resources
  • Instructor Resources
  • Lessons, Worksheets and More
  • Parallel Structure
  • Prepositions
  • Punctuation
  • Quantifiers
  • Quoting, Summarizing & Paraphrasing
  • Sentence Structure
  • Spelling Basics
  • Student Resources
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Teaching, Grading & Assessment
  • Workshops

Recent Posts

  • ELC Schedule for January 2018 January 10, 2018
  • Weekly Conversation Drop-in Fall 2017 September 28, 2017
  • The TOWER Method April 3, 2016
  • Welcome to the English Language Centre March 30, 2016

RSS Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips

  • What Is a Caucus? January 19, 2020
    In the US, some states have caucuses instead of having people go to the polls to cast their votes to narrow down the field to just one political candidate for each party. At the caucuses, Republicans gather together and Democrats gather together and decide among themselves who the candidate will be for their party. It happens in small local political party m […]
  • 'Could Care Less' Versus 'Couldn't Care Less' January 16, 2020
    When people tell me their pet peeves, they often mention the phrase “could care less.” They claim it should be “couldn’t care less.”  “It’s illogical. If you could care less, you still care. Don’t people get it?” they say. Celebrities have even jumped on the cranky bandwagon. Both David Mitchell and John Cleese have made popular YouTube videos ranting about […]
  • Yes, You Can Still Write Your First Novel January 9, 2020
    In this interview, I talked with Bourne Morris about starting a writing career after you've retired. Bourne is the author of four novels including her newest, "A Woman of Two Minds," which describes the fallout after a young woman gets a brain transplant from a powerful older woman and then murders her mother. We talked about: First novels. Go […]
  • Joel Schwartzberg: Get to the Point December 17, 2019
    In this interview, I talked with Joel Schwartzberg, author of "Get to the Point," a book about identifying your main point to give better talks, write better articles, and communicate better. We talked about: The difference between having a point and presenting an idea The intersection between storytelling and getting to the point How to identify y […]
  • Hey, Writers! You Don't Have to Get Up on Stage for Improv to Boost Your Creativity December 10, 2019
    In this interview, I talked with Jorjeana Marie, actor, narrator, stand-up comedian, and the author of "Improv for Writers." We talked about: What is improv? How can improv help writers? (And no, you don't actually have to get up on stage.) What is the "yes, and" concept? What is the role of commitment in improv and writing? How can […]

RSS Voice of America Let’s Learn English

  • An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel
%d bloggers like this: