Peer Tutor Training

Peer tutors have been attending workshops given by Mr. Mike Cornelius in which they have been trained to deal with various writing tasks for the IELTS exams. For example, they have learned how to teach students IELTS bar charts and how to effectively write essays for the IELTS timed writing tasks .

Here are a few pictures taken at one of the training sessions:

UAEU Writing Center's Podcast: Episode 2

This is the second episode of the UAEU Writing Center's podcast!

Episode #2: An Interview With David Rumptz

In this episode, Adam asks Mr. Rumptz some questions about writing. Mr. Rumptz shares his experiences and gives valuable writing advice to the students.

Enjoy and stay tuned for upcoming episodes!



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English Majles

On Tuesday the 29th of September, peer tutor Ferdy gave a workshop titled "English Majles" at Seih Bin Ammar male student hostel. The workshop was very entertaining, and included various activities such as games and English practice.

The guys first introduced themselves and then had a casual conversation with Ferdy to practice their speaking skills. Afterwards, Ferdy introduced three games:

The first game was a guessing game, the second was a spelling bee, and the last one was a whispering game. The students were divided into two groups. These are the pictures taken at the event: