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English Academic Writing Strategies for College and University Students

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1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn the best English academic writing strategies from this free online course, and improve your skills. Academic Writing is a key skill for academic success and career growth. It helps you express ideas clearly and persuasively in essays, research papers, reports, and professional documents. This course teaches you to craft strong thesis statements, organize writing, build compelling arguments, cite sources correctly, avoid plagiarism, and edit for clarity. By the end, you'll gain tools to elevate your academic and professional writing.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID196242
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Analyze the importance of academic writing in UK universities and its role in academic success
• Define the key characteristics of academic writing, including objectivity, clarity, and coherence
• Identify the different types of academic writing and their purposes within scholarly contexts
• Assess common challenges in academic writing and apply strategies to overcome them
• Explain the conventions of academic writing, including tone, style, and structure
• Apply a critical approach to academic writing, distinguishing between credible and non-credible sources
• Generate effective brainstorming and idea development techniques to create strong writing topics
• Create a strong and focused thesis statement that clearly communicates the main argument of your paper
• Illustrate the principles of academic integrity, including proper citation, paraphrasing, and avoiding plagiarism
Course Code7537

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