Dear students,

The Language Learning and Writing Center offers free consultations for students. Here are some details regarding our consultation service:

We work with NYCU students to help them overcome various challenges they may face when using English for academic and professional purposes, including:

• writing assignments for their coursework,
• theses and dissertations,
• personal statements / statements of purpose for current NYCU students and recent graduates of NYCU who are applying to study abroad,
• CVs / resumes for current NYCU students and recent graduates of NYCU,
• practicing for the speaking component of English standardized tests (e.g., IELTS), and
• practicing for English-language interviews (e.g., job interviews, interviews for admission to universities abroad).

Our consultations may focus on a variety of issues regarding the writing process, including:

• how to get started on a piece of writing,
• how to organize a piece of writing,
• how to develop an argument or an interpretation, and
• how to avoid plagiarism and use sources appropriately.

We also help NYCU students to prepare for delivering presentations in English, both for their coursework and for extracurricular activities (for example, a presentation for a conference or a workshop). Our consultations may focus on:

• writing issues: e.g., drafting slides for a presentation, and
• presentation issues: e.g., fluency, pronunciation, body language.

When it comes to grammar, we teach students how to fix patterns of error that we identify in their written work (e.g., the use of articles, subject-verb agreement, etc.). That said, we are not a proofreading service, and our tutors will not go through students’ writing to fix grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, etc.

We do offer consultations for group work. If a group of students produces a piece of writing as part of a group project, all of the students who have worked on that piece of writing are required to participate in the consultation.

For more information about our student consultation service, please see our website:

https://llwc.obe.nycu.edu.tw/?page_id=1592