TRU Master of Education (MEd) student Vera Ziwei Wu has received the 2018 Nan Poliakoff Memorial Award, which supports professional development for English language educators in BC. Wu used…
by Natalie Stewart “Not every reader writes, but every writer reads.” Michael Kardos, The Art and Craft of Fiction Reading for pleasure…
by Chelsea Tuyttens A lot of students tend to write a summary of a work when their instructor is asking for an analysis. These guidelines…
As the recipient of the Undergraduate Research Experience Award Program (UREAP), flight instructor Jonny Davis is forever in pursuit of aviation-related research and innovation. As…
It's open season on WriteAway. The BC-wide service, available to Open Learning (OL) students, is open for the winter semester from Jan. 15 to Apr. 9,…
Creating an Effective Study Space By Natalie Stewart Each student has a unique study environment that they can learn best in. To create an effective…
Raised on a ranch in McLure and educated in Barriere, BC, Alysha Piva has a tremendous affection for the mountainous region. In fact, though she…
by Lachlan Gonzales It important to cite research that you find online, in journals, books or elsewhere. A great deal of time and effort went…
After receiving her Master’s in English Linguistics and Literature from National University of Modern Languages in Pakistan, Aksa Mughal ventured to TRU to pursue her…
by Natalie Stewart If your instructor wants you to choose your own topic for an essay, it is intended to encourage you to think creatively. If you don’t…
By Natalie Stewart Making the most of your study time can be a difficult thing to do. Here are seven tips to get better results…
by Natalie Stewart Sometimes, university can feel overwhelming. Assignments can be stressful, time-consuming to complete, and a low grade can be discouraging. When under immense…
By Natalie Stewart When we talk about a writer’s “style” we mean all the choices a writer makes which result in a unique voice that…
Writing Centre Coordinator and Student Success Lecturer Jenna Goddard has recently been named as the recipient of the 2017 Audrey Fenwick Memorial Award for Studies…
Over an afternoon of academic acknowledgments, the Peer Recognition Event on April 12 honored the volunteers, mentors, advisors and tutors from a number of campus…
Summertime in Kamloops is a highlight of the calendar year. The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the great outdoors are calling. All…
by Natalie Stewart Perceive procrastination's pointlessness You have to complete your assignment at some point, no matter how much you put it off, so why…
by Pam Erikson Paragraphs are the units, or building blocks, of an essay. An essay consists of different types of paragraphs that have specific functions:…
Time flies—that’s hardly a secret. By this point in the semester, we’re often depleted, discouraged, suffering from writer’s block and feeling overwhelmed by our workload. …
by Megan Webster Paraphrase: a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form. Paraphrasing is using your own words to tell…
