Academic Writing in 3 Minutes: Recent Episodes
Neil from Academic English Skills
Tips and ideas on how to improve your university writing, whether you are an undergraduate or a postgraduate student - all in 3 minutes.
Essay conclusions can often be left until the last minute and seen as an after thought. However, as they are the final thing a reader will look at, you need to write a clear and strong conclusion. Listen to find out how.
How to write essay introductions in three minutes - you only need to have 4 essential parts.
What is "cautious language" and why do we need to use it in our assignments Listen in to find out more about it.
In this second part I look at things we can do to keep us focused and motivated during exam revision. Remember, the exam period comes.........and it goes.
Exam time is inevitably a stressful period, but what revision techniques are there? In this episode I run through some of the main ones that we can use to make our revision more effective (Part 2 is coming next week).
How do we know that something "academic" and right for our university assignments? Here is a quick checkist of what to look out for and what do use.
The last of our critical writing paragraph structures concerns the T.E.E.E.L. structure - similar to the P.E.E. and W.E.E.D. ones but also slightly different. As always if you want more details on this, my YouTube Channel, Academic English Skills has videos on this too, P.S. It is over 4 minutes (lots to cover) - normal service to be resumed next episode hopefully!
Firstly, this episode is 4 mintues (sorry, there was a lot to cover) and secondly, this one is about our second critical writing paragraph structure - W.E.E.D. Again, this is relatively simple to organise and is a good one to start with if you are unsure how to structure your critical paragraphs. Need more detail? Head over to YouTube and check out the Academic English Skills YouTube Channel.
I sound like I have a cold in this episode, but hopefully you an hear me talk about how to write the P.E.E. structure when you need to write critical paragraphs in your academic writing.
In this episode I go through 3 simple structures you can use immediately in your writing. As always, if you need more details on these ideas, head to the YouTube Channel, Academic English Skills, to see the paragraphs in action.
Many students believe they are writing critically, when really they are writing descriptively. This isn't good if you have been told to write critically. So, what is the difference? Listen and let me tell you.
Critical Thinking? Is it complicated? Does it need to be? No, of course not, but it can still be tricky. Listen in for a quick, to-the-point 3 minutes overview, and look out for Parts 2 and 3. Also check out the detailed videos on the Academic English Skills You Tube Channel.
What does it mean to "know" a word and what techniques can you use to do this? Have a listen, where I put all this together and cram it all into 3 minutes.
Want a longer video: check out my You Tube channel, Academic English Skills
Improving vocabulary is essential at university, but what does "academic vocabulary" actually mean? What is the Academic Word List? Have a listen......
Reading and writing go hand in hand - they can't be separated if you want to get the right information. How can you find sources? What different criteria can you use to assess them? Have a listen for some ideas and advice (by the way, this is more 4 minutes than 3 minutes, sorry!).
Unsure about what "blended learning" actually is? Listen in and get a quick, to the point overview of it, with a focus on the benefits and the skills you need.
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