EAC: St Lucia campus
About the course
English for Academic Communication (EAC) workshop series are held each semester for UQ students who speak English as an additional language. The courses are free and fit around your UQ study. You can choose to register for EAC any semester that you are enrolled at UQ.
ICTE offers a range of EAC courses. Each course runs for three weeks. Classes are in the afternoon and each class is two hours.
- EAC 1 is offered from week 2 (March 2) to week 4 (March 16).
- EAC 2 is offered from week 5 (March 23) to week 7 (April 6). NOTE: EAC 2 is the same as EAC 1.
Advice for choosing EAC courses:
- Enrol in a maximum of two courses in EAC 1, and a maximum of two courses in EAC 2. You will be too busy to attend more!
- Look at your assessment deadlines when you choose an EAC. For example, if you have an essay due in week 5 and an oral presentation in week 10, choose Introduction to effective essay writing in EAC 1 and Successful presentation skills in EAC 2.
- If an EAC is full, you can join the waiting list, try a different day or wait until EAC 2.
- If you change your mind, please CANCEL your registration BEFORE the first lesson so your place can go to a student on the waiting list.
Please note:
- Registrations will open in Orientation Week (17th February 2020). Please click one of the days below to register.
- Teachers will not be able to edit your university assignments.
- EAC will run subject to sufficient enrolments. If your preferred EAC does not, you may be asked to make an alternative selection
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Workshop series |
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EAC 1 (Click below to register) Week 2 - 4, Semester 1 |
EAC 2 Week 5 - 7, Semester 1 |
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Grammar refresher for academic writing |
These three workshops are for students who want grammar revision to help them write clearly and accurately |
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The ABCs of language for writing
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These three workshops are for students who want to improve their language to write with Accuracy, Brevity, Clarity and Style. The focus is technical writing, but it is useful for everyone |
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Introduction to effective essay writing |
These three workshops are for students who want to revise how to analyse essay questions, structure an essay, paraphrase and avoid plagiarism |
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Annotated bibliographies |
These three workshops are for students who need an introduction to the structure and language of annotated bibliographies |
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Literature reviews |
These three workshops are for students who need an introduction to the structure and language of literature reviews |
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Introduction to report writing |
These three workshops are for students who need an introduction to the structure and language of reports |
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Critical writing |
These three workshops are for students who need an introduction to the language of writing reviews, critiques, evaluations or critical essays |
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Reflective writing
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These three workshops are for students who need an introduction to the language of writing reflections, including understanding tasks and reflective thinking |
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Introduction to listening to lectures |
These three workshops are for students who want to learn strategies to understand their lectures more effectively |
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Understanding Australians |
These three workshops are for students who are new to Australia and need help to get used to listening to and understanding Australian English |
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Discussion skills for tutorials |
These three workshops are for students who want to practise strategies and language to participate actively in group discussions |
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Successful presentation skills |
These three workshops are for students who want to learn strategies to deliver strong and effective oral presentations |
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Communication challenges at university |
These three workshops are for students who want to build confidence in common challenges such as communicating with lecturers and giving feedback to peers |
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"I am very grateful that EAC gave me much confidence to practice my English presentation skills. As the presentation teacher said, 'the best way to overcome the fear is just to do it.', all the courageous practise makes us perfect!"
- Bo Qiu, Master of Tourism, Hotel and Event Management (2020), China