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Writing at university
What is covered:
- How academic writing at university differs from writing in school or college.
- Awareness of academic style, structure, clarity, and accuracy in writing.
- The importance of planning before writing.
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Academic writing style
What's covered
- Using an appropriate style for academic writing.
- Writing in the third person.
- Writing objectively and with caution.
Formats
Writing clear sentences
What is covered:
- How to identify and fix common sentence structure issues.
- Sentence fragments, run-on sentences and complex sentences.
- How to connect ideas to make your writing flow.
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Writing proper paragraphs
What is covered:
- How to structure a paragraph using PEAL.
- How to make your paragraphs flow.
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Writing with proper punctuation
What is covered:
- Punctuation - Apostrophes, commas, hyphens, question marks, quotation marks, semicolons.
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Proofreading and editing
What's covered
- The purpose of proofreading your work.
- Useful techniques for proofreading and editing.