Oxford Australia Blog

Sharing our love of education, language, and books

Month: June 2015

  • Spotlight on: Anita Mullick, Senior Publisher

    We’re very proud of our books here at Oxford Australia, and we’re even more proud of the hard work that goes into creating the perfect textbook or digital product. There are a lot of different people involved in getting a book from conception to consumer; today in Spotlight On we introduce you to Anita Mullick, a Senior…

  • Energising leadership

    Leading and mandating others to lead are activities that underpin the ways in which most human beings live. In general, leadership is something that attracts a great deal of conversation and debate, most of which concerns the qualities of people who are recognised as leaders. In the process, leadership becomes personalised—associated with individuals who can…

  • Communication skills: tips for essay writing

    In educational contexts, an essay is a concise, organised, written discussion of your considered ideas on a specific topic. It is commonly based on a synthesis of evidence and ideas drawn from previously published sources (e.g. journal articles, books, or government reports) and supported by examples obtained from the sources. Essays are often used by…

  • Oxford Word of the Month – June: Hubbard

    hubbard – noun: an inexperienced, unskilled, or unfashionably attired cyclist. Warning: this article contains explicit language. A posting on the Urban Dictionary website from February 2008 proposed a definition for the word hubbard: An uncool, slow, unfashionable, annoying, awkward or stupid cyclist. Often identified by wearing a helmet that is more than 15 years old,…