Essay Writing
Success in Academic Writing.
Day, T. (2013). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Planning your Essay.
Godwin, J. (2014). 2nd edn. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
How to Write Better Essays.
Greetham, B. (2018). 4th edn. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
The Academic Phrasebank.
Morley, J. (2017). Manchester: University of Manchester. http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
Academic Writing Blogs
Patter
Patter is Pat Thomson, Professor of Education in the School of Education, University of Nottingham.
https://patthomson.net
Explorations of Style.
Rachael Cayley is an associate professor (teaching stream) in the Graduate Centre for Academic Communication, which is part of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.
https://explorationsofstyle.com
Reflective Writing
Reflective Writing: a basic introduction.
Hampton, M. University of Portsmouth
http://www.port.ac.uk/media/contacts-and-departments/student-support-services/ask/downloads/Reflective-writing—a-basic-introduction.pdf
Grammar and Punctuation
Grammar for Academic Writing.
Lynch, T. & Anderson, K. (revised and updated Elloway, A). (2013). English Language Teaching Centre: University of Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/grammar_for_academic_writing_ism.pdf
Style
Stylish Academic Writing.
Sword, H. (2012). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking Skills: Effective Analysis, Argument and Reflection.
Cottrell, S. (2017). 3rd edn. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Questions to ask about your level of critical writing; what is critical analysis and how can I apply it?; what is critical analysis?; what is critical reading?
University of Leicester, Student Learning Development.
https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ld/help-with/critical
Writing your dissertation
Writing Your Dissertation: The bestselling guide to planning, preparing and presenting first-class work. Swetnam, D. & Swetnam, S. (2000). 3rd Edn. London: How to Books.
Writing English as a Second Language
‘Writing English as a Second Language.’
Zinsser, W. (2009). American Scholar, Winter 2010.
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