The School of Graduate Studies offers free workshops for Memorial University graduate students. These non-credit workshops are offered to registered students in graduate diploma, masters, or doctoral programs and designed to help improve speaking and writing skills for a variety of contexts.

Winter 2023 writing and speaking skills workshops will be held twice a week from 12 pm to 2 pm on the dates below. All workshops will be offered online in Newfoundland Time (NDT) via Brightspace.

Writing Skills Workshops:

Clarity and Conciseness
Date and Time: Monday, January 16, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 15
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Citing Sources and Paraphrasing 
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 18, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 17
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Grammar 
Date and Time: Monday, January 23, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 22
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Manuscript Writing
Date and Time: Monday, January 30, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 29
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The Writing Process 
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 1, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 31
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Writing for Presentations 
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 8, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: February 7
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Proposal Writing
Date and Time: Monday February 13, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: February 12
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Speaking Skills Workshops:

Formal Speaking
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 25, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: January 24
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Informal Speaking
Date and Time: Monday, February 6, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: February 5
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Non-Verbal Communication and Listening
Date and Time: Wednesday February 15, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mode: Online
Registration Deadline: February 14
REGISTER

If you have any questions about these workshops or other English language training supports for graduate students, please contact Andrew Kim at akim@mun.ca.