Making Sentences Work


Writing is most often how you convey your ideas at university, and having the ability to write well gives you the power to shape and deploy those ideas effectively. This interactive course gives you strategies for becoming a confident writer and editor, even if you have no prior knowledge of grammar.

  • Session 1:   Meaningful verbs, meaningful subjects
  • Session 2:   Complexity, variety and emphasis
  • Session 3:   Voice and vocabulary
  • Session 4:   Synthesis and flow

Tutors: Michael Weiss, Sian Doole

Dates and times

  • Term 1 Workshop: Wednesdays, 26 February to 19 March 2025, from 11.00 am to 11:50 am (Live stream and in person). Zoom link will be sent to all enrolled students.: passed
  • Term 3 Workshop: Wednesdays, 23 July to 13 August 2025, from 12.00 pm to 12:50 pm (Live stream and in person). Zoom link will be sent to all enrolled students.: enrolment and venue>>

For more information, email academicskills@canterbury.ac.nz.