Develop the English skills required for extended writing projects and essays.

  • You will expand your academic English skills and learn the necessary extended writing and research skills for producing a thorough and high standard extended essay.

  • You’ll get an introduction to research tools, writing critically and referencing, as well as learning more about the fundamentals like essay structure, proofreading and avoiding plagiarism.

  • Whether you’re a prospective undergraduate or postgraduate, or are currently undertaking university-level study - this course will build on your ability to research, write and reference essays and extended writing projects.

What you will achieve

  • Assess the difference between academic writing and other types of writing

  • Apply critical reading skills to analyse and evaluate an academic text

  • Identify the different features of an academic essay

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What topics will you cover?

Week one: Beginning 

Differentiating between academic writing and other types of writing

Choosing the correct structure for an academic essay

Analysing essay questions

Activating what you already know about the topic

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Week two: Beginning 

Searching for information as a starting point to build your knowledge

Evaluating resources and reading academic texts

Annotating and surveying information from source texts

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Week three: Beginning 

Components of a paragraph and the notion of paragraph leader

Paragraph development and writing a paragraph

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Week four: Beginning  

Understanding how to use facts, statistics and research in your writing

Showing critical thinking through choice of citation type

How to incorporate appropriate evidence

Avoiding plagiarism 

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Week five: Beginning 

Writing a plan

Essay introductions and conclusions

Proof reading

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Week 6: Beginning 13/04/2020

The Four Hour Formula for writing essays. 

Critical Analysis

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Instructor

Founder & Senior Instructor

Shazad Khan

Shazad Khan is an English for Academic Purposes lecturer & Presessional Coordinator at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has previously taught at Birmingham City University and Coventry University. He is passionate about teaching and has over two decades of experience. What I do: I help international students studying in the UK to gain the skills they need to not only succeed but thrive at university. I teach key academic skills that include academic essay writing, critical thinking and presentation skills. How I do it: I use an interactive communicative method of teaching that engages the students from day one. Students build on the skills that they already have and develop confidence in their reading, writing, speaking and listening. Who I work with: I have worked with students from across the globe that include: China, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi, Oman, Brazil, Peru, Korea, Ukraine, Germany, Canada, Nigeria and Ghana. What people are saying: Students have always left very happy reviews and come back and tell me how their future grades were influenced by the skills that I taught them. My background: I have nearly two decades of experience teaching a range of different modules at three UK universities: Birmingham City University, Coventry University and currently at the University of Birmingham. I have taught at Foundation, undergraduate, and premasters level teaching modules such as: Interactive Learning Skills & Communication; Critical Thinking; Research Methods for postgraduate study.

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