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A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study

Liz Wilding, Takeshi Adachi, Steve Thomas, Jonathan Smith, Anne Vicary (educator), Sebastian Watkins (Educator), Jan Trębacz, Natalia Kampakli, Anas Awwad (Mentor), and Ismail Karaoz

Key features of academic writing

Developing essay ideas

Organising your ideas effectively

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Academic writing skills builder

This course is a great option for anyone who wants to improve their academic writing skills, especially for native speakers who are preparing to enter English-language universities. Students particularly appreciate the focus on organization, idea development, and peer review, as these skills are critical for success in academic settings. While there is an issue with grammatical errors mentioned by one reviewer, this does not appear to have a significant impact on the overall reception of the course.

Incorporates peer review

"One thing that I like most in the course is that it let us examine other's work and review the writer's strength's and weaknesses in writing."

Effective organization of ideas

"This course has been developed to help you learn the basics of academic writing and develop your English language skills."

Helps develop ideas effectively

"This course has been developed to help you ... develop your English language skills."

Enhances writing skills

"The course made the topics easy to understand."

Contains grammatical errors

"There are a lot of grammatical errors throughout this introduction."

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Liz Wilding

Takeshi Adachi

Steve Thomas

Jonathan Smith

Anne Vicary (educator)

Sebastian Watkins (Educator)

Jan Trębacz

Natalia Kampakli

Anas Awwad (Mentor)

Ismail Karaoz

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