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Students are frequently required to use academic style for their university assignments. In the same way that recipes or letters use a particular style and form of language, academic assignments usually follow a particular style. Use the tips on this page to become familiar with this language style. Be specific...
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Find out what some of the most common literature review errors are and how to avoid them. Poor writing in a literature review is often the result of failing to integrate arguments into the review. Many people make the mistake of simply summarising their readings. Avoid using words like 'are...
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You may not be aware of it, but we all present information in different ways at different times. Maybe you give your close friends more details when telling a story, or explain an idea more slowly and with simpler examples when talking to a child. You might even switch languages...
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Good academic writing has a clear flow. Each phrase or sentence is linked to those that come before and after. Let's explore what makes academic writing cohesive. Write cohesively by using: Organic structure: used as the basis for paragraph organisation. Cohesive devices: repetition, substitution, and linking words are then used...
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Good academic writing gets straight to the point. It does not waste words. Write concisely by: 1. Making the actor and the action clear Attempts at writing in an academic style often result in the meaning being buried under a pile of nominalisations* and the prepositional phrases** needed to support...
