OERu learner support/Help resources/Academic English



Academic English is the type of English you need for:
 * Reading and comprehension of your study resources, including
 * Listening & note-taking skills
 * Reading skills for academic texts
 * Writing about your subject, including
 * Grammar and vocabulary
 * Referencing and plagiarism
 * Essay writing

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.

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)

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)