NES Writing and Communication Center

The WCC Discussion Club will meet tonight on Zoom at 8:00 pm. This is an opportunity to practice conversational English in an informal setting with a NES English teacher on hand to provide feedback. This week's topic is "Why is an ordinary life not good enough anymore?":

Why Is an Ordinary Life Not Good Enough Anymore? – Alain De Botton If you are struggling, consider an online therapy session with our partner BetterHelp: https://tryonlinetherapy.com/fightmediocrityThis video is sponsored by...

The first meeting of the WCC Discussion club for 2021-2022 is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 8 September at 20:00 on Zoom. The WCC Discussion Club is an opportunity to practice conversational English in an informal setting with feedback from a NES English instructor. The topic for this week will be "What do I do when I feel like giving up?": https://jamesclear.com/giving-up

To get involved with the WCC Discussion Club, please register here: https://forms.gle/QtGij6Jo9j2EuAXn7

What I Do When I Feel Like Giving Up I am struggling today, and maybe you are too. Don't give up yet, though. Read this article to learn what I remind myself of when I want to give up...

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This is the first in a series of videos on common mistakes made by Russian speakers when writing in English. The purpose is to focus on mistakes that are relatively easy to fix but that many writers do not know they are making. This video focuses on the differences between Russian and English quotation marks and how to make sure you are typing the right ones.

Quick Tip 1 Quotation Marks This is the first in a series of videos on common mistakes made by Russian speakers when writing in English. The purpose is to focus on mistakes that are rel...

The NES WCC welcomes new and returning students for the start of the academic year! We are a free student support service that is available to assist you with any project with a writing or speaking component during your studies and beyond. For more information about our services and how to sign up for appointments, please see the following video:

WCC Orientation 2020 The NES Writing and Communication Center assists students, alumni, staff and faculty with any project that has some written or spoken component: course paper...

Due to the pandemic, all WCC consultations and workshops are currently being held on Skype and Zoom. You can still sign up for appointments using the my.nes.ru portal.

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In this workshop we will look at one of the essential cultural features of English communication – small talk. We will speak about situations when it is necessary to keep it up, possible topics for discussion and ideas that can help you start and finish the conversation. Apart from speaking, communication involves listening to and interacting with the speaker, which could also appear challenging. How do we show that we are following? We will look at different strategies of effective listening and practice them in a number of situations along with small talk.

Probably more often than writing reports and proposals at work, we engage in communication by email. This can become tricky in problematic situations. Nobody wants to annoy the boss or get underpaid by mistake. How can we phrase emails so that we get what we want without making people hate us? We will discuss common Russian errors and practice strategies that can help achieve our goals and keep friendly relations with colleagues.

It is impossible not to have an accent. Both native and non-native speakers most commonly retain an accent as part of their identity. However, some non-native accent features might hamper comprehension and even distort the meaning of speech in English. We will teach you to build on an English accent that will help prevent the most common flaws in Russian English speech.