{"id":1095,"date":"2024-01-09T14:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1095"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:47:22","slug":"improving-your-academic-english-in-first-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/improving-your-academic-english-in-first-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving Your Academic English in First Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1095\" class=\"elementor elementor-1095\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGood English opens doors in every degree. At Highveld University, Nomvula Khumalo tells first-years to read a little every day and write a few lines about it.\n\nSpeak up in tutorials, even when you are unsure. Mistakes are how your sentences get stronger.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.\n\n<cite>Malcolm X<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nOur Academic English Writing and Speaking short course gives you weekly practice and feedback from a lecturer. Most students notice a difference within six weeks.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e1fdfe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1072\" alt=\"A South African student studying with a laptop and notebook at a sunlit desk, wide banner framing for blog headers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-a-south-african-student-studying-with-a-laptop-and-214ef.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5365 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a5365\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5143ecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5143ecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"Close-up desk flat-lay of university study materials: stacked plain-cover prospectus booklets, ring-bound A4 notepad wit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/university-classic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/highveld-university-close-up-desk-flat-lay-of-university-study-materia-2166f.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-550d9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"550d9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e21e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e21e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Build a daily reading habit<\/h4>\n\n<p>Fifteen minutes a day beats a long session on Sunday night. Read news articles, study guides and textbook chapters, then note down five new words. Say them aloud so they feel natural when you use them in class.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get feedback early<\/h4>\n\n<p>Send a short paragraph to your lecturer or visit the writing support desk on our Hatfield campus. Small corrections in week one save you marks in your first assignment and give you confidence to speak.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good English opens doors in every degree. At Highveld University, Nomvula Khumalo tells first-years to read a little every day and write a few lines about it. Speak up in tutorials, even when you are unsure. Mistakes are how your sentences get stronger. 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