Academic Writing

Summary writing is an essential element of academic writing, but it can be challenging to know how to capture the most important information in fewer words. In this workshop, you will learn methods for annotating texts to help you focus on the key ideas. You will also learn how to paraphrase information in your own words so that you can communicate the gist of a longer text in a well-formed summary.

In this webinar, you will explore different types of academic vocabulary and how it can be used in academic papers. You will become familiar with the New General Service List and New Academic Word List, as well as how to identify technical vocabulary particular to your field of study. You will also learn strategies for replacing everyday words with more precise and sophisticated vocabulary. You will explore how to improve your writing by clearly referring to sources and using appropriate connectors.

In this webinar, students explore different types of academic vocabulary and how it can be used in academic papers. They become familiar with the New General Service List and New Academic Word List, as well as how to identify technical vocabulary particular to their field of study. Students learn strategies for replacing everyday words with more precise and sophisticated vocabulary, referring to sources, and using appropriate connectors to improve their writing.

U.S. professors expect students to include citations in their papers to show where they found the ideas they are writing about. In this workshop, you will learn essential skills for citing sources in your academic work. You will discover when source citation is required and how to cite sources within papers and at the end. This workshop also reviews document formatting requirements and online resources that you can use to develop correct citations to avoid plagiarism. Different academic disciplines require different citation styles. Although this workshop focuses on APA style, the general principles apply to all styles.

In this workshop, students learn the essential skills for citing sources in their academic work. They learn when source citation is required and how to cite sources within their papers and at the end. This workshop also reviews document formatting requirements and online resources that students can use to develop correct citations to avoid plagiarism. The focus is on APA style, but the general principles extend to all styles.

Plagiarism means writing or presenting other thinkers’ ideas as if they are your own. U.S. universities believe that plagiarism is unacceptable and require students to include citations in their academic work to show where they learned the ideas. This workshop explains why citing sources is critical for academic work in the U.S. university community. It will help you avoid plagiarism by teaching you how to cite sources correctly. You will learn how to format citations and documents correctly in APA style.

This workshop focuses on avoiding plagiarism by citing sources correctly. Students learn the key aspects of formatting citations and documents in APA style and why citation is critical for academic work in the university community.

Do you know how to make sure all the ideas in an academic essay relate to one another? In this workshop, you will learn how to craft effective thesis statements to create a structure for an essay. You will learn how to integrate a main topic with a controlling idea, and how to link other ideas in an essay to support your thesis. You will analyze and discuss sample thesis statements to help you learn to recognize weak thesis statements and how to improve them.

There are several strategies you can use to create a great paragraph. In this webinar, you will learn techniques for weaving ideas together. You will explore the relationship between coherence and cohesion and how to link ideas to an organizing idea. You will also learn how to use repetition, reference words, and transitions to create a logical flow of ideas.

This webinar introduces strategies for weaving ideas together to create great paragraphs. Students learn the relationship between coherence and cohesion and how to link ideas to an organizing concept. They explore how to use repetition, reference words, and transitions to create a logical flow of ideas.

Many university courses require students to write academic essays to demonstrate that they understand ideas and concepts. In this workshop, you will explore the foundational structure of university-level writing. You will learn how English essays follow Western thought patterns that introduce main ideas, support them with evidence, and summarize in a conclusion. You will examine example texts so that you can learn how to combine ideas in paragraphs and essays to create logical arguments that meet professors’ expectations.

This workshop introduces students to the foundational structure of university-level writing. Students learn how English essays follow western thought patterns that introduce main ideas, support them with evidence, and summarize in a conclusion. By examining example texts, students learn how to combine ideas in paragraphs and essays to create logical arguments.

This course is designed to develop students’ academic writing skills in preparation for first-year university courses. The course combines recorded lessons with writing assignments and self-paced eLearning workshops and webinars. In this intermediate to high-intermediate (CEFR B1+ to B2+) course, students will develop their ability to incorporate ideas that they have either read about or experienced into academic essays. Students will increase their competence in academic summary-response writing, as well as taking timed essay exams. They will practice reading and critical thinking skills as they evaluate the ideas presented in authentic texts. Using notes on readings and their own experience, students will synthesize ideas and present them in academic writing with appropriate citation in APA style.

This course is designed to develop your academic writing skills in preparation for first-year university courses. The course combines recorded lessons with writing assignments and self-paced eLearning workshops and webinars. In this intermediate to high-intermediate (CEFR B1+ to B2+) course, you will develop your ability to incorporate ideas that you have either read about or experienced into academic essays. You will increase your competence in academic summary-response writing, as well as taking timed essay exams. You will practice reading and critical thinking skills as you evaluate the ideas presented in authentic texts. Using notes on readings and your own experience, you will synthesize ideas and present them in academic writing with appropriate citation in APA style.

In this workshop, students develop an awareness of strategies to overcome the challenges faced when taking notes in a graduate-level university classroom. They evaluate various notetaking methods and strategies for writing quickly, and examine strategies to annotate texts to facilitate deeper understanding and more sustained retention of material.

In this workshop, you will develop an awareness of strategies to overcome the challenges faced when taking notes in a university classroom. You will evaluate various notetaking methods and strategies for writing quickly, and examine strategies to annotate texts to facilitate deeper understanding and more sustained retention of material.

In this workshop, students will discover techniques for paraphrasing sources. They will discuss how summary writing appears in graduate school, and develop an understanding of typical structures of summary writing in graduate school.

In this workshop, you will discover techniques for paraphrasing sources. You will discuss how summary writing appears in graduate school, and develop an understanding of typical structures of summary writing in graduate school.

In this webinar, students learn strategies for writing a research paper. They explore how to easily create a road map and checklist to review assignments quickly and carefully, create keyword searches, utilize databases and Google Scholar, narrow searches, and engage in skimming and scanning for article selection.

In this webinar, students learn strategies for writing a research paper. They learn how to easily create a road map and checklist to review assignments quickly and carefully. They also learn research strategies, such as creating keyword searches, using databases and Google Scholar, and narrowing searches. Finally, they learn how to skim and scan article descriptions so they can choose the best ones for their topics.

University students are often asked to read a text and then share their ideas about it in writing. In this workshop, you will explore how to summarize sources and respond to them effectively, whether for an assigned academic essay or for a short-answer or timed essay exam. You will also become familiar with typical exam and essay prompts so that you can clearly determine what you are being asked to do. You will examine sample summaries, reactions, and a complete Summary-Response essay so that you can understand these key components of academic writing, as well as how to avoid plagiarizing their sources.

In this workshop, students explore how to summarize sources and respond to them effectively, whether for an assigned academic essay or for a short-answer or timed essay exam. Students will also become familiar with typical exam and essay prompts so that they can clearly determine what they are being asked to do. Example summaries, reactions, and a complete Summary-Response essay will help students understand these key components of academic writing, as well as how to avoid plagiarizing their sources.

In this workshop, students review sentence types and explore how to use transitions to link ideas in their writing. Students learn how to properly use different types of transitions and the correct punctuation to use with each type. By reviewing common errors, students improve their ability to correct their own writing.

In this workshop, students review sentence types and how to link ideas in their writing. Students learn how to properly use different types of transitions and the correct punctuation to use with each type. By reviewing common errors, students improve their ability to correct their own writing.