OERu learner support/Help resources/Academic English
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Academic English is the type of English you need for:
- Reading and comprehension of your study resources, including
- Writing about your subject, including
There is a lot of material that can be found on the web to assist you with academic English.
Below is a set of links which will act as a starting point. If you can't find what you need here, ask for help in the support or course forums.
Reading and comprehension
Listening & note-taking skills
- Listening and Note-Taking Strategies (UNSW Sydney)
- Listening and notetaking skills (Birmingham City University)
- Strategies for listening & notetaking (University of New England) Includes exercises to try out.
- The Cornell Note-taking System (Cornell University)
- T-Notes Method for Note Taking (Kutztown University)
- Outline Method for Note Taking (PDF) (Missouri State University)
- Thought mapping (University of Leicester)
Reading skills for academic texts
- Get The Most From Your Textbook (Athabasca University)
- Academic Reading Skills (University of Nottingham)
- Improving your reading skills (University of Leicester)
Writing
Grammar and vocabulary
- Grammar for academic writing (Lynch, T. & Anderson, K. 2013)
- Thinking about grammar (University of Reading)
- Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (Doc) (University of Kent)
- Academic Word List most frequent words (Coxhead, A)
Referencing and plagiarism
- An Introduction to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism at the University (PDF) (University of Manchester)
- Top 10 Free Plagiarism Detection Tools For eLearning Professionals (2017 Update)
Essay writing
- Critical thinking (PDF) (Plymouth University)
- Analysing essay titles (University of Hull)
- Considering Structure and Organization (Dartmouth College)
- Five Steps to Writing an Essay (PDF) (University of Pittsburgh)
- Essay Structure (Harvard University)
- Using Evidence Effectively (University of Guelph)
- Using Evidence in Essays (University of Sydney)
- Creating the first draft of your research paper (PDF) (Concordia University)
- How to write and review a first draft of a paper (PDF) (St Lawrence University)
