Seminars, sometimes known as tutorials, are an important part of learning at university. To get the most out of them you need to be able to interact effectively with other students in a small group. In Academic Discussion Skills, we focus on the language and skills you need to successfully participate in seminars.
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In a seminar you need to examine issues from different perspectives and move beyond your own position. This workshop will help you with the language needed for comparing perspectives in discussions.
In this session, you will:
In a seminar you have to consider different sides of an argument. This workshop will focus on how to support views and oppose views in a discussion. We will cover useful language - exchanging opinions and agreeing and disagreeing: the key functional language needed for successful debating.
In this session, you will:
Engaging in a discussion requires active listening. To do this you need to understand the previous speaker, ask for clarification if necessary and then build on what that speaker said. This workshop will focus on developing your strategies to check your understanding of the previous speaker and practice the skills needed to build on and develop the discussion further.
In this session, you will:
Finding the ‘right moment’ to make your point in a seminar can be difficult. Just when you want to give your opinion, someone else jumps in, or the discussion moves on before you get to say what you want. In this workshop we will concentrate on effective and appropriate ways to have back-and-forth interaction in a discussion.
In this session,you will: