about
move-me
The main objective of the project is to facilitate the integration of students in academic mobility enhancing their ability to function in academic and specialized contexts while also developing their competence in learning to learn.
The MOVE-ME project will create a learning path supporting learners in the acquisition of the competences and skills necessary for understanding academic texts, written and oral, relating to specific disciplines, developing the ability to produce academic texts writing of various genres.
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Presenting data using graphs and tables
If you need to use statistics to support your argument, it would be a good idea to present the data you have collected or you have read about in the form of graphs, tables, and charts.

Re-read, Revise, Proofread
You have done your research, you have structured your essay, written it and referenced it.* You are ready to submit, right?
Wrong! Don’t submit before you have had a chance to re-read, revise and proofread your essay.

Examples of written academic texts
Modal verbs and expressions are particularly useful for expressing judgements in your essay.

Expressing judgement
Modal verbs and expressions are particularly useful for expressing judgements in your essay.

Practice: reading research papers
What information can you gather from a quick look at a research paper.

Applying skimming and scanning strategies
Some of the academic texts you will be expected to read may be quite long. It is therefore a good idea to glance at the text first to extract as much information as possible on the topic.

Reading skills: what’s in a title?
Before we even start reading a book, an article or an essay we can make predictions on what we are about to read.

Signpost language
One of the strategies you can use during listening is to pay attention to words and expressions that signal what has been covered and what is coming up in a talk.
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English for Academic Purposes – Online Course
The English for Academic Purposes: MOVE-ME Project Course will run again from 16th April for 6 weeks. It is already open for registration. English for Academic Purposes – Online Course Develop the language skills you need to study through English at university. Join an online course from the […]Final MOVE-ME conference report
The conference entitled ” New language learning tools for students in mobility” was successfully held at the University for Foreigners of Siena on 19 January 2018, in which the results obtained from the MOVEME project were presented and discussed. Andrea Villarini presented the general […]Final MOVE-ME conference
New language learning tools for students in mobility: The MOVE-ME project results. 19 January 2018 SIENA, IT Università per Stranieri, Aula 3, Piazza Rosselli 27, 53100 […]