LC-1350 - Writing Doctoral Research for Engineering and Science (w) D, Lecture, 1.11.2021-8.12.2021

Topic outline

• 7 Readability
  	This session doesn't take a flipped approach. Rather, the short lectures (not recorded) with activities take place during the workshop. So, plan to attend. Session 7 looks at readability issues and reviews some complex sentence structures. It also introduces a number of tools that you can use to improve various aspects of your writing.

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  • Select activity 7 Readability tools (materials)

    

    7 Readability tools (materials) Page

    In this hands-on workshop, you'll be trying out these tools, which are useful for checking the readability of your text.

  • Select activity 7 Language checking tools (materials)

    

    7 Language checking tools (materials) Page

    In this hands-on workshop, you'll try out these tools, which allow you to check structures in context, find synonyms and words, as well as check your grammar and spelling.

  • Select activity Defining & Non-defining Relative Clauses interactive exercise

    

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    Interactive exercises on defining vs non-defining relative clauses. Recognizing when to use a comma - as well as understanding the function of the comma in a relative clause.

  • Select activity That vs what interactive exercise

    

    That vs what interactive exercise URL

    Understanding the difference between a relative clause (that) and a noun clause (what).

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  • Select activity Complete the following assignments after the works...

    Complete the following assignments after the workshop
    

  • Select activity 7A Proofread 1 page

    

    7A Proofread 1 page Assignment

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