Academic Style
Author: William Tweddle
© William Tweddle, Queen Mary, University of London, 2009
Summary
The focus of this learning object is on how the vocabulary and grammatical choices you make affect the register (the degree of formality) of your finished piece of academic writing. It will give you a greater awareness of the formality that is appropriate to academic writing; assist you in choosing formal vocabulary, so as to adopt an academic style; introduce the Academic Word List and its educational purpose, and assist you in selecting alternatives to the overuse of personal pronouns.
Format:
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Access to materials
This resource can be used online or downloaded for use in a VLE
- Academic Style
- AWL Crossword
- AWL Matching
- AWL Matching 2
- Formal Informal
- LOB file: Download (18.9Kb)
- Zip file of html and LOB file: Download (30.2Kb)
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