This one credit online course introduces you to some of the the challenges of academic writing.
There are 5 key areas you will look at:
a. academic sentences and paragraphs - practising how to write introductions, main (body) paragraphs and conclusions
b. academic vocabulary - learning key academic words including academic phrases and reporting verbs
c. academic grammar - focusing on using tenses, passives, prepositions and other important grammar areas
d. avoiding plagiarism - practising skills in paraphrasing, summarising, in-text referencing and writing reference lists.
e. academic structure - choosing the best writing models and structures for your writing and submitting an essay
You will undertake the course in the a-e order
listed above and you must complete all the quizzes and assignments in each section before you
can progress to the next one. The exception is forum exercises: because you often need to reply to other students' posts, you can progress to the next section and reply later when other students have had time to submit. Remember though, the forum exercises must be completed in full to complete the course. Follow the completion bar to track your progress!
This is a pass/fail course and your work will not be graded. In order to pass the course, you are required simply to complete the quizzes, assignments and forum tasks. Below is a recommended timeline for completing each section. However, you can complete the course at your own pace, providing that all the tasks are complete by 18.10
Timeline for Reading and Writing
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07.09
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Begin Section A: Academic sentences and
paragraphs
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13.09
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Complete Section A
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14.09
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Begin Section B: Academic vocabulary
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20.09
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Complete Section B
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21.09
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Begin Section C: Academic grammar
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27.09
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Complete Section C
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28.09
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Begin Section D: Avoiding plagiarism
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04.10
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Complete Section D
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05.10
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Begin Section E: Academic structure
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18.10
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Course ends
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
After this course you should be able to:
i. use different sentence and paragraphs structures to write a longer essay comprised of these main elements
ii. to recognise key academic vocabulary to comprehend and respond to essay question titles
iii. to employ tenses and other aspects of academic grammar appropriately and write with greater confidence
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to understand the importance of avoiding plagiarism and to utilise key
skills so that your work complies with academic regulations
v. to select an appropriate model for the essay you are writing as a means to to writing an outline and a final essay
To support you, find below some useful website links:
1. This online dictionary has a grammar section also.
2. Here is a quick grammar reference guide from the British Council.
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar