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Academic work cannot get done without good writing. This virtual display recommends books, videos, and websites on improving academic writing and communication in English. It is useful for both instructors and students, including those whose mother tongue is not English.

Take this 10-minute quiz to assess your understanding on academic writing. Plus, get more information and suggestions to improve your critical thinking and writing skills … Let’s get started!

Videos

“English composition” (I & II) (79 items):

Bibliography on Sofia WorldCat: https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org:443/list/17945107

Reading, Research, and Writing Styles (15 items):

Bibliography on Sofia WorldCat: https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org:443/list/17944099

“Study English” (15 items):

Bibliography on Sofia WorldCat: https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/list/17945131

Teaching ESL to adults” (12 items):

Bibliography on Sofia WorldCat: https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/list/17972231

Websites

Academic Writing, 2021, from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Provides resources on different types of writing, from rhetorical approaches for writing, to document organization, to sentence level work, such as clarity.
Academic Writing, 2022, from University of Leeds Library
Includes essentials of academic writing, revising, and proofreading as well as techniques for various types of academic writing, including essay writing, reflective writing, report writing, and scientific writing.
Nine Basic Ways to Improve Your Style in Academic Writing, 2022, from University of California, Berkeley, Student Learning Center
Practical strategies to improve your writing, including most common mistakes in academic writing.
Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper, 2022, from University of Southern California Libraries
Offers detailed guidance on how to develop, organize, and write a college-level research paper in the social and behavioral sciences.
Writing at postgraduate level: Academic writing style. Created by Academic and Student Support Services. Cardiff University.
Online tutorial for improving academic writing at the postgraduate level, covering academic language, structure, and techniques of revising, editing and proofreading your work.
Writing for Success, 1st Canadian H5P Edition, 2021, from BCcampus
A text that provides instruction in steps, builds writing, reading, and critical thinking, and combines comprehensive grammar review with an introduction to paragraph writing and composition.

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