A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study
Develop your writing skills, vocabulary and grammar to use English for study at university or college with this free online course from the University of Reading.
Duration
5 weeks
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3 hours
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Learn how to write using academic English in preparation for university study.
Academic writing can be very different from other types of written English. This course has been developed to help you learn the basics of academic writing and develop your English language skills.
You’ll develop some proficiency in key areas of ‘academic’ grammar, learn about the stages in essay writing, and produce an essay of your own. You’ll also explore how to organise an essay, write in an academic style, and use tools to evaluate your own writing and other learners’ writing, so that by the end of the course you’re able to write a good, basic academic essay.
What topics will you cover?
Week 1
- Key features of academic writing
- Developing essay ideas
- Organising your ideas effectively
Week 2
- Essay structure and organisation
- Choosing a title
- Writing in an impersonal style
Week 3
- Using academic language
- Writing about facts and activities
- Writing about groups of people
- Writing longer sentences: linking words and subordinators
Week four
- The stages of writing an essay
- Analysing an essay title
- Deciding what evidence to use
- Writing a first draft of an essay
Week 5
- Evaluating a first draft of an essay
- Reflecting on feedback on your first draft of the essay
- Responding to feedback on your first draft of the essay
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