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Fri, Jan 8 9:30 am Basic Writing Skills Series: Improving Flow and Coherence in Your Writing JSGS Events

Through activities, you will learn how to improve flow, coherence and unity in your writing by using the 'old-new' information pattern and other strategies.
Fri, Jan 8 10:00 am Information Session: JSGS Executive Internship Program JSGS Events

Gillian Borys, Student Experience Officer
Fri, Jan 8 1:00 pm Basic Writing Skills Series: Mastering English Verb Tenses in Academic and Professional Writing JSGS Events

We will review English verb tenses and learn how and where to use them in documents, essays and proposals.
Tue, Jan 12 10:00 am Information Session: JSGS Executive Internship Program JSGS Events

Gillian Borys, Student Experience Officer
Wed, Jan 13 2:00 pm Basic Writing Skills: Mastering the Passive Voice in Academic and Professional Writing JSGS Events

Heather McWhinney, Honours B.A. English; M.L.S.; CERTESL
Thu, Jan 14 9:30 am JSGS Student Workshop: Think Lean JSGS Events

Shelley Whitehead, Special Advisor, Corporate Projects, Ministry of Education
Fri, Jan 15 9:30 am Basic Writing Skills Series: Mastering the Passive Voice in Academic Writing JSGS Events

We will review the structure of the passive voice and learn how and where to use this voice in academic writing.
Fri, Jan 15 1:00 pm Basic Writing Skills Series: Using Modal Verbs JSGS Events

Modal verbs (would, could, can, may, might, etc.) are frequently used in professional and academic writing. Learning how to use them accurately and appropriately is essential ...
Wed, Jan 20 2:00 pm Basic Writing Skills: Using Modal Verbs JSGS Events

Heather McWhinney, Honours B.A. English; M.L.S.; CERTESL
Thu, Jan 21 11:00 am Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Roundtable - for JSGS Faculty, Staff and Students JSGS Events

Presented by Mr. David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to International Trade
Wed, Jan 27 2:00 pm Basic Writing Skills: Using Articles JSGS Events

Heather McWhinney, Honours B.A. English; M.L.S.; CERTESL
Fri, Jan 29 9:30 am Professional Writing Workshop Series: Special Writing Formats: Environmental Scans and Logic Models JSGS Events

You will be introduced to the formats of particular documents that you are expected to write at JSGS. You will practice writing and improving sections of these documents.
Fri, Jan 29 1:00 pm Professional Writing Workshop Series: Improving Your Punctuation JSGS Events

Student and professional writing is often marred by punctuation errors. You will learn to recognize the errors that you tend to make and practice improving punctuation in sentences.