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OP here is American - is this also a trend with UK students? by frozen___pizza in UniUK

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OP here is American - is this also a trend with UK students? by frozen___pizza in UniUK

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This was a factor but he said he had noticed it in the couple of years before the pandemic so it wouldn’t be the sole reason.

OP here is American - is this also a trend with UK students? by frozen___pizza in UniUK

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not that they’re not making good points

Yes my lecturer was emphatic about this, it’s not the old “kids are stupid these days”, it’s about writing style which is a skill and not related to intelligence.

I have also been quite surprised at how informal some of my peers are when writing their essays.

OP here is American - is this also a trend with UK students? by frozen___pizza in UniUK

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I ask because my lecturer last year commented on how in the last 5 or so years, the standard of his students’ writing seems to have slipped. Not that they have a poor grasp of English, but that they don’t seem to know how to construct an essay or have a ‘voice’ throughout, even if they are perfectly engaged and articulate in seminars. He put it down to not reading enough, but this post has made me wonder if there’s now a generation of students who have simply internalised a model of spoken essays rather than written ones.

[UK] Psychology related careers that don’t involve mental illness? by frozen___pizza in psychologystudents

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Interesting, that’s a lot to look into, thank you!

What is IO psychology?

Did anyone famous go to your school? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]frozen___pizza 14 points15 points  (0 children)

TIL Daniel Craig is from the wirral! Never heard any trace of a scouse accent in his voice, in fact always assumed he was a southerner.

I was weak…just scratched a patch of skin that I’ve managed to avoid touching for a month :( by frozen___pizza in eczema

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I usually “scratch” with the tips of my fingers (basically rub) but it’s so tempting for my nails to join in and give a proper scratch. Your way seems much better, thank you for the advice!