{"id":5205,"date":"2020-07-02T05:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T05:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/support\/?page_id=5205"},"modified":"2020-07-02T05:15:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T05:15:07","slug":"academic-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/support\/help-resources\/academic-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<div class=\"floatright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Correcting.jpg\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Correcting.jpg\" src=\"\/\/wikieducator.org\/images\/thumb\/7\/72\/Correcting.jpg\/300px-Correcting.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"img-responsive\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Academic English is the type of English you need for:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#Reading_and_comprehension\">Reading and comprehension<\/a> of your study resources, including\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#Listening_.26_note-taking_skills\">Listening &amp; note-taking skills<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Reading_skills_for_academic_texts\">Reading skills for academic texts<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Writing\">Writing<\/a> about your subject, including\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"#Grammar_and_vocabulary\">Grammar and vocabulary<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Referencing_and_plagiarism\">Referencing and plagiarism<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"#Essay_writing\">Essay writing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is a lot of material that can be found on the web to assist you with academic English.\n<\/p>\n<p>Below is a set of links which will act as a starting point. If you can&#8217;t find what you need here, ask for help in the <a href=\"\/support\/studying-courses\/course-forums\" title=\"OERu learner support\/Studying courses\/Course forums\">support or course forums<\/a>.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear:both;\">\n<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Reading_and_comprehension\">Reading and comprehension<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Listening_.26_note-taking_skills\">Listening &amp; note-taking skills<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/student.unsw.edu.au\/listening-and-note-taking-strategies\">Listening and Note-Taking Strategies (UNSW Sydney)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/library.bcu.ac.uk\/learner\/Study%20Skills%20Guides\/14%20Listening%20and%20notetaking.htm\">Listening and notetaking skills (Birmingham City University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/aso-resources.une.edu.au\/learning-strategies\/strategies-for-listening-notetaking\/\">Strategies for listening &amp; notetaking (University of New England)<\/a> Includes exercises to try out.\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/lsc.cornell.edu\/study-skills\/cornell-note-taking-system\/\">The Cornell Note-taking System (Cornell University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kutztown.edu\/about-ku\/administrative-offices\/academic-enrichment-and-tutoring-services\/tutoring\/student-study-tool-kits\/note-taking\/t-notes-method.htm\">T-Notes Method for Note Taking (Kutztown University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouristate.edu\/assets\/busadv2014\/p.24.pdf\">Outline Method for Note Taking (PDF) (Missouri State University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.le.ac.uk\/offices\/ld\/resources\/study\/thought-mapping\">Thought mapping (University of Leicester)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Reading_skills_for_academic_texts\">Reading skills for academic texts<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/counselling.athabascau.ca\/whats_in_it_for_me.php\">Get The Most From Your Textbook (Athabasca University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nottingham.ac.uk\/cele-precourse\/academic-skills\/reading-skills.aspx\">Academic Reading Skills (University of Nottingham)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.le.ac.uk\/offices\/ld\/resources\/study\/reading\">Improving your reading skills (University of Leicester)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Writing\">Writing<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Grammar_and_vocabulary\">Grammar and vocabulary<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/files\/atoms\/files\/grammar_for_academic_writing_ism.pdf\">Grammar for academic writing (Lynch, T. &amp; Anderson, K. 2013)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/libguides.reading.ac.uk\/writing\/grammar\">Thinking about grammar (University of Reading)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/learning\/documents\/academic-support\/learning-resources\/grammarspellpunct.docx\">Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (Doc) (University of Kent)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.victoria.ac.nz\/lals\/resources\/academicwordlist\/most-frequent\">Academic Word List most frequent words (Coxhead, A)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Referencing_and_plagiarism\">Referencing and plagiarism<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/documents.manchester.ac.uk\/display.aspx?DocID=8257\">An Introduction to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism at the University (PDF) (University of Manchester)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/elearningindustry.com\/top-10-free-plagiarism-detection-tools-for-teachers\">Top 10 Free Plagiarism Detection Tools For eLearning Professionals (2017 Update)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Essay_writing\">Essay writing<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plymouth.ac.uk\/uploads\/production\/document\/path\/1\/1710\/Critical_Thinking.pdf\">Critical thinking (PDF) (Plymouth University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/canvas.hull.ac.uk\/courses\/778\/pages\/analysing-essay-titles\">Analysing essay titles (University of Hull)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/writing-speech.dartmouth.edu\/learning\/materials-first-year-writers\/considering-structure-and-organization\">Considering Structure and Organization (Dartmouth College)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pitt.edu\/~dmberk\/writing05.pdf\">Five Steps to Writing an Essay (PDF) (University of Pittsburgh)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu\/pages\/essay-structure\">Essay Structure (Harvard University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uoguelph.ca\/get-assistance\/writing\/writing-disciplines\/using-evidence-effectively\">Using Evidence Effectively (University of Guelph)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/sydney.edu.au\/stuserv\/documents\/learning_centre\/M9.pdf\">Using Evidence in Essays (University of Sydney)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.concordia.ca\/content\/dam\/concordia\/offices\/cdev\/docs\/writing\/writing-essays-research-papers\/creating_first_draft_research_paper.pdf\">Creating the first draft of your research paper (PDF) (Concordia University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li> <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stlawu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/resource\/HOW%20TO%20WRITE%20AND%20REVIEW%20FIRST%20DRAFTS%20OF%20PAPERS%20Revised-1.pdf\">How to write and review a first draft of a paper (PDF) (St Lawrence University)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.016 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.018 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 32\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 46\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 26\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 0\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 2\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key we_en-mw_:pcache:idhash:182959-0!*!0!!*!2!* and timestamp 20200702033906 and revision id 1041309\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/support\/help-resources\/working-on-assignments\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/support\/help-resources\/digital-literacy\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer><\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic English is the type of English you need for: Reading and comprehension of your study resources, including Listening &amp; 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