[WEA] Writing English Academic

Purpose:

1. To make it easy for you to write your assignment or thesis.
2. Provide a ‘toolbox’ that you can use.

What is Academic Writing?

1. Most students have to write to write assignments or a thesis at the end of their study period.
2. This requires a certain style of writing. It is called academic writing.
3. Academic writing features:
   • Give Reference to other sources of information (books/ articles/journals … anything!).
   • Discussion and evaluation of information by the author (you!).
   • impersonal, objective tone.
   • logically organised.

Content:

1. 4 Units (based on features of Academic Writing)
   • The Writing Process
   • Academic Style
   • Using Sources
   • Organising
2. Individual Lessons based on each unit