Writing
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This section will help you with writing: essays, reports and reflective writing. You will also find information about creating and delivering presentations.
Check out the pages in the menu for tips and videos.
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English for Academic Purposes: Academic WritingUsing English for Academic Purposes (UEfAP)
For Students in Higher Education is a collection of useful guides by Andy Gillet on academic writing.
Writing Guides
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Academic Writing Guide - Features of Academic WritingThis guide compares aspects of essays, reflections, reports, case studies and informal writing
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Academic Writing Guide - Concise WritingThis guide shows how to reduce word count and eliminate unnecessary information.
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Academic Writing Guide - Editing your DraftFind tips and examples to guide you through editing your writing
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Academic Writing Guide - Fixing Common ErrorsFind tips on how to fix common writing errors, like long sentences and poor structure
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Academic Writing Guide - Logic, Flow and HedgingImprove your paragraphs with the words and phrases (discourse markers) in this guide
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Academic Writing Guide - ParaphrasingThis guide contains tips and a step-by-step guide to paraphrasing
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Academic Writing Guide - Passive VoiceLearn the difference between active and passive voice and when to use the passive voice in academic writing
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Academic Writing - Critical Reading and Literary DevicesThis guide shows how to analyse a text by considering the literary devices that expose the writer’s bias
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Academic Writing Guide - Reflective WritingThis guide discusses four self-reflection frameworks, how to use pronouns, and which tenses to use when writing a reflection