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Registration for English Conversation Circles is now open!

This six-week online program provides a safe space for English Language Learners (ELL) to practice conversational English with friendly staff and students. ECC meets Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm and Wednesdays 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm from Monday, May 2nd 2022

Registration for English Conversation Circles is now open!

This six-week online program provides a safe space for English Language Learners (ELL) to practice conversational English with friendly staff and students. ECC meets Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm and Wednesdays 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm from Monday, May 2nd 2022

Applications for Speak Like a Scholar are open today! This six-week online program is designed to help Master's and PhD students develop their professional scholarly voices and learn to give effective academic presentations with confidence. Get hands-on practice with oral presentations and recieve direct feedback from our writing and communication advisors. Applications are due May 27th

Our fulltime and student staff will be busy in the next few months sharing about programs and initiatives we've been undertaking recently with students and faculty. 

Come see us present these sessions at the University of Waterloo Teaching and Learning Conference on April 27 and 28: 

This workshop will teach you strategies to engage your audience, structure your argument, and integrate analysis into your op-ed to help you craft a piece that is both persuasive and exciting for your audience to read. 

The Writing and Communication Centre is excited to announce the return of in-person appointments! Beginning on March 14, when booking your appointment with us, you have the option to choose an in-person or a virtual appointment with most advisors. Please note that some advisors are continuing with virtual appointments only.  

Although the title might sound intimidating, Dissertation Boot Camps – as they are known at university campuses across North America – are meant to be friendly, supportive programs that offer graduate students the time and space they need to work on their theses or dissertations. These programs were developed to help writers get on with the daunting task of writing and make real progress towards finishing a graduate degree.