PPT-Usefu l words in academic writing

A list of words that you are likely to meet if you study at an Englishspeaking university How well do you know a word Meaningsenses forms C ollocations G rammatical choices colligation. Dr Emily Alder. Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Articulation Hub. Edinburgh Napier University. Skills development. Programme of academic skills development. Piloted ‘Employing Words’ to address gap between academic and employable writing skills. Audra Williams. Absent Professor Program. High. . School. v. . Collegiate. . Writing at the collegiate level demands more. Sophistication of argument. Varied structure. Ready for “publication” (use of citation methods). Knowledge as Conversation. Knowledge is a social artifact created (or “built up”) over time through an unending “conversation.”. “As human beings, we are the inheritors not of inquiry or accumulated information, but of a conversation, begun in the primeval forests and extended and made more articulate in the course of centuries.”. Week 4. Feb. 9. Introductions. Establishing a research territory. Creating a niche. Academic Vocabulary III. Editing for academic style. Agenda. Reasons why articles are rejected:. The research does not make a sufficiently large contribution to the “body of knowledge” (i.e., to the literature). June . 9, . 2014. Today. Academic style activities. Academic Writing. Academic writing:. - Aim is to present information as clearly. and accurately as possible.. Example. :. A lot of people think that the weather is getting worse.. Style. Louise . Livesey. Academic Skills Adviser. This workshop will:.  . Establish the difference between academic writing and other written . formats.  . Provide guiding principles when writing for assessment at word and sentence level. Catholic University Writing Center. Avoiding Plagiarism. Prepare. Plan. Research well in advance. Use the university services. Center for Academic Success (Tutoring, Coaching). Writing Center. Disability Support Services. . Promoting Student Achievement by Strengthening Academic Language Skills. Missy Slaathaug. NDSSOS. ESL/LEP Consultant. missy@pie.midco.net. We vary the language we use. depending on. the setting. the relationship between the speakers. academic writing . in the . E. nglish language for non-native speakers. Academic Writing Centre, . NUI Galway. Compiled by Daniel . wagner. Information retrieved from The Mayfield Handbook for Technical and Scientific Writing & THE PURDUE OWL WEBSITE.. UNF Writing Program & Center. Fall 2017. Academic . Reading : . Itinerary. Making Academic Reading Easier. Annotations, Summarizing, Synthesis. Modelling Coherence . Functions of Reading. Leisure. I swear it’s possible. I’ll try to make this painless. . Why are we talking about voice?. (writing side-eye). Writing Vs. Speaking. Code switching: . the practice of moving between variations of languages in different contexts. Maria . Koutraki. 2015 – University of Crete. Introduction. Academic writing . in English is linear, which means it has . one central point or theme . with . every part contributing to . the main line of argument, . Please take 5-10 minutes to write a well developed paragraph in response to one of the following quotes. Include your reactions/personal thoughts and an example based on your life experience.. Quote 1: “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he comes your partner.” –Nelson Mandela. Masaryk University, Brno . Thursday 12. th . & Friday 13. th. September. Katie Mansfield . ksmansfield@hotmail.com. . Thursday 12. th. September – Agenda . From IELTS to HE – bridging the gap .