Academic English Screening Test Academic Excellence workshops
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The Academic Excellence Workshops in Weeks 3 and 4 are intended to develop the skills evaluated via the Academic English Screening Test. In Week 3, the workshops will cover Efficient reading and notetaking, while the Week 4 workshops will focus on Effective writing.
Workshops will be held Monday to Friday, on campus and online. Students at each campus (including online) will go in the draw to win a $50 GiftPay card each week (five cards to be won each week).
There is at least one workshop held daily at 11 am, but many more will be offered over the two weeks. Please see below for the full schedule of workshops available (the link for each session will take you to that workshop's entry in our registration system, to help you book your place):
Week 3 - Efficient reading and notetaking
| Time | Monday 11 March | Tuesday 12 March | Wednesday 13 March | Thursday 14 March | Friday 15 March |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 am | Online | ||||
| 10 am | Ourimbah IRC2.54 | Online | |||
| 11 am | NUspace X305 Callaghan V103 | Callaghan RW222 | Callaghan RW222 Ourimbah IRC2.54 NUspace X204 | Callaghan RW222 Gosford GOS93.8.58 NUspace X204 | Callaghan V102 NUspace X301 |
| 12 pm | Ourimbah IRC2.54 | Online | |||
| 1 pm | Online | Ourimbah IRC2.54 | |||
| 3 pm | Online | ||||
| 6 pm | NUspace X201 |
Week 4 - Effective writing
| Time | Monday 18 March | Tuesday 19 March | Wednesday 20 March | Thursday 21 March | Friday 22 March |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 am | Online | ||||
| 10 am | NUspace X701 | Ourimbah IRC2.54 NUspace X204 | NUspace X402 | ||
| 11 am | Callaghan V103 | Callaghan RW222 Online | Callaghan RW222 Ourimbah IRC2.54 | Callaghan RW222 Gosford GOS93.8.58 | Callaghan V102 Ourimbah IRC2.54 |
| 12 pm | NUspace X305 | NUspace X302 Online | |||
| 1 pm | Ourimbah IRC2.54 | Online | |||
| 3 pm | Online |
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