Self-Study Online Materials

In addition to tutorials and workshops, the Academic English Service (AES) provides online resources to help you develop your Academic English language and communication skills. 

Bespoke self-study Online materials

You can access our bespoke online dissertation and thesis writing support materials by enrolling in our AES moodle.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) toolkit

The EAP toolkit contains more than 100 lessons which you can access by self-enrolling yourself on the course’s homepage. The toolkit covers: 

• managing your studies at St Andrews 
• reading and note-making
• listening and note-taking
• speaking and pronunciation
• writing  
• grammar  
• vocabulary  

Popular EAP toolkit lessons

Managing your studies at St Andrews

• Managing your own approach to study
• The best conditions for learning

Grammar for academic purposes

• When to use an article
• Assessing yourself on articles 

Writing for academic purposes

• Structuring your writing
• Typical language that academic writers use

Listening for academic purposes

• Prediction skills
• Using clues to understand lectures

Vocabulary for academic purposes

• Introduction to vocabulary learning
• Building your vocabulary

Speaking and pronunciation for academic purposes

• Contrasting spoken and written language
• Communicating in seminars

Reading and note-making for academic purposes

• Prediction strategies
• Good practice in note-taking to avoid plagiarism