Academic Writing Skills Crash Course
Crash Course
Description
Are you someone who appreciates good writing, but views the ability to produce a well-structured and engaging text as a rare talent or skill that you've not blessed with? Does your heart immediately sink into your shoes when given a writing assignment? More importantly, do you wish you could write something that would enable you to get the grades you want or the recognition you deserve?
Then look no further! This Academic Writing Skills Crash Course will give you all the practical tips, tools and strategies you need to develop your academic writing abilities and achieve outstanding results. Moreover, let me assure you that writing an excellent academic paper is not as elusive as you might think! So, whether you're a learner who wants to impress your teachers and improve your grades, a college or university student wanting to excel in your academic essays or assignments, a teacher in need of a refresher or who wants to teach your students how to write better, or an academic scholar working to improve the quality of your writing, this course is for you!
Writing is a superpower that can be easily honed and refined, and the best part is that this is something that is well within your reach once you know how.
This course offers you a step-by-step guide on how to produce top-quality writing. To do this, it unpacks the nature of academic writing and shows you how to:
work with topics or prompts
brainstorm and mind map a topic
write an effective introduction
write great body paragraphs
write a memorable conclusion
paraphrase
reference your sources.
So, I hope you'll enjoy this course and that it'll help you to feel more empowered on your academic writing journey. Happy writing!
What You Will Learn!
- Understand the nature of academic writing
- Be able to work with essay/assignment topics or prompts
- Brainstorm and mind map an essay/assignment topic
- Write an effective introduction
- Write great body paragraphs
- Write a memorable conclusion
- Be able to paraphrase, integrate and synthesise information from various sources
- Be able to reference the sources you have used in your writing
Who Should Attend!
- School, college and university students and tutors who wish to improve their academic writing skills skills