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Open Culture
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List of free resources for learning general English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
List of free resources for learning general English, including podcasts on listening, speaking, writing and grammar
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Open University - Study Skills
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A collection of advice on Study skills with links to other advice.
A collection of advice on Study skills with links to other advice.
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Paragraph Structure and Purpose
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A quick guide to different purposes of paragraphs in academic writing.
A quick guide to different purposes of paragraphs in academic writing.
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Paragraphs
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A guide to writing paragraphs including a 5-step process and troubleshooting advice.
A guide to writing paragraphs including a 5-step process and troubleshooting advice.
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Paraphrasing and Summarising
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A very brief guide to paraphrasing and summarising, and a slightly longer guide to using quotations.
A very brief guide to paraphrasing and summarising, and a slightly longer guide to using quotations.
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Plain English Campaign - Free Guides
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A collection of downloadable pdf guides including: writing CVs, business emails and letters; and basic grammar guides.
A collection of downloadable pdf guides including: writing CVs, business emails and letters; and basic grammar guides.
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Prepare for Success
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A 23-unit course with videos and exercises to prepare for study at university
A 23-unit course with videos and exercises to prepare for study at university
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Principles of Academic Writing: Cohesion Strategies
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A pdf of materials and slides from a workshop on cohesion including vocabulary and examples
A pdf of materials and slides from a workshop on cohesion including vocabulary and examples
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Quiz: What is plagiarism
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An online quiz with feedback to help you understand what is and isn't plagiarism.
An online quiz with feedback to help you understand what is and isn't plagiarism.
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Quoting, paraphrasing and summarising
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An essay largely on paraphrasing and summarising, with examples and tips.
An essay largely on paraphrasing and summarising, with examples and tips.
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Reflective Practice Toolkit
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A fairly brief introduction to reflective writing from Cambridge University
A fairly brief introduction to reflective writing from Cambridge University
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Reflective Writing
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A collection of web pages on different aspects of reflective writing including many useful links.
A collection of web pages on different aspects of reflective writing including many useful links.
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Reflective Writing
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A comprehensive guide to reflective writing from the University of Hull library.
A comprehensive guide to reflective writing from the University of Hull library.
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Reflective Writing
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A fairly brief but effective guide to reflective writing from the University of Portsmouth. Includes a downloadable pdf summary.
A fairly brief but effective guide to reflective writing from the University of Portsmouth. Includes a downloadable pdf summary.
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Replacing Informal Words with Academic Vocabulary
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7 online exercises to learn and practice replacing informal with academic language.
7 online exercises to learn and practice replacing informal with academic language.
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Reporting verbs cheat sheet
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A list of reporting verbs organised by whether they express approval or disapproval of the reported ideas. There is a pdf version which can be downloaded.
A list of reporting verbs organised by whether they express approval or disapproval of the reported ideas. There is a pdf version which can be downloaded.
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Setting out and Using Quotations
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A quick guide to the two types of quotation, using them effectively, and using them carefully.
A quick guide to the two types of quotation, using them effectively, and using them carefully.
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Simplifying text: Three rules for making academic text easier toread
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A brief guide giving simple but useful rules for improving the improvability of your writing.
A brief guide giving simple but useful rules for improving the improvability of your writing.
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Skills You Need - Study Skills
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A collection of advice on Study skills
A collection of advice on Study skills
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Some Notes on Writing Political Theory
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A list of 13 pieces of advice for writing in political theory, aimed at undergraduates but useful for all.
A list of 13 pieces of advice for writing in political theory, aimed at undergraduates but useful for all.
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Support Your Claims
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An academic writing handbook chapter on supporting claims in academic writing.
An academic writing handbook chapter on supporting claims in academic writing.
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Synthesising
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A very brief explanation of synthesising with some helpful examples
A very brief explanation of synthesising with some helpful examples
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Teaching: what it means to be critical
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A guide to criticality from a university lecturer with links to a 10-minute video presentation. A useful summary.
A guide to criticality from a university lecturer with links to a 10-minute video presentation. A useful summary.
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The Academic Writer's Toolkit : A User's Manual
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Berger's slim, user-friendly volume on academic writing is a gift to linguistically-stressed academics. Author of 60 published books, the author speaks to junior scholars and graduate students about the process and products of academic writing. He differentiates between business writing skills for memos, proposals, and reports, and the scholarly writing that occurs in journals and books. He has suggestions for getting the "turgid" out of turgid academic prose and offers suggestions on how to best structure various forms of documents for effective communication. Written in Berger's friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.
Berger's slim, user-friendly volume on academic writing is a gift to linguistically-stressed academics. Author of 60 published books, the author speaks to junior scholars and graduate students about the process and products of academic writing. He differentiates between business writing skills for memos, proposals, and reports, and the scholarly writing that occurs in journals and books. He has suggestions for getting the "turgid" out of turgid academic prose and offers suggestions on how to best structure various forms of documents for effective communication. Written in Berger's friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.
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The Lab Report
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Guide to writing lab reports with a downloadable pdf version available.
Guide to writing lab reports with a downloadable pdf version available.
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The Quotation Sandwich
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A guide to the 'quotation sandwich' technique to ensure that you're using quotations successfully.
A guide to the 'quotation sandwich' technique to ensure that you're using quotations successfully.
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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors
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The four main parts of Academic Writing are:
The four main parts of Academic Writing are:
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Thinking Writing: Work in Subjects
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Links to guides to writing in 12 subjects (but Engineering and STEM links were broken at last check).
Links to guides to writing in 12 subjects (but Engineering and STEM links were broken at last check).
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Time Management Tips for Dissertation Writing
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A 5-page pdf with plenty of advice on time management.
A 5-page pdf with plenty of advice on time management.