Academic writing
Plan and refine essays, reports and dissertations. Work on structure, clarity, academic style and the language that helps your argument come through.
Academic English coaching
Make your ideas clear. Make your English yours.
Practical, personal English support for university study. Build confidence in the writing, speaking and academic conversations that move your work forward.
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right words.clarity · confidence · curiosity
✳✳one idea at a timeright words.clarity · confidence · curiosity
✳ From undergraduate to PhD and beyond✳ One-to-one attention✳ Support shaped around your course✳ Online across Europe✳ A welcoming, practical approach
Ways to work together
English for the work you’re doing now.
Whether you’re drafting a paper or preparing to speak, sessions focus on your real university tasks and the next step you want to take.
Presentations & seminars
Prepare a presentation, join seminar discussions with more ease, and practise explaining complex ideas clearly in your own voice.
Language for university
Build the vocabulary, grammar and study strategies you need for lectures, reading, feedback and day-to-day academic life.
Proofreading & editing
Polish your academic writing for grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and flow. Editing helps your ideas read smoothly while keeping your meaning and voice at the centre.
Sessions and editing support are online and can be tailored to your degree, discipline, deadlines and current level of English.
A thoughtful process
Support that starts with your priorities.
No one-size-fits-all course. We’ll identify what matters for your studies and make each session useful, focused and encouraging.
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Tell me what you’re working on
We’ll talk through your course, goals and the parts of academic English you want to strengthen.
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Make a practical plan
Choose a focus for your sessions, with examples and activities drawn from your university work.
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Build skills you can reuse
Leave with clearer language, useful strategies and more confidence for the next task.
Dave Bonner
A little about me
Your academic English, with a real person in your corner.
I’m Dave Bonner, a CELTA-qualified English teacher with more than 10 years’ experience. I hold a BSc (Hons) in Archaeology and am based in the UK.
Throughout my teaching career, I’ve worked with undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as university faculty, across Europe. My academic interests range from the social and political sciences to anthropology, English literature and linguistics. I bring that curiosity to our work together, helping you express your ideas clearly while keeping your subject and voice at the centre.
Dave Bonner
Start with a conversation
What would you like English to help you do?
Tell me about your studies and what you’re working towards. We can talk about a good next step for you.