The Elements of Academic Style | How to Write Better Essays
The Elements of Academic Style | How to Write Better Essays
Duration: 2h 12m | .MP4 1280x720, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 44100 Hz, 2ch | 694 MB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English
Duration: 2h 12m | .MP4 1280x720, 30 fps(r) | AAC, 44100 Hz, 2ch | 694 MB
Genre: eLearning | Language: English
10 Essential Rules for Writing Better College Papers | Beyond Grammar & Punctuation | Foundation Course
What you'll learn:
How to write college papers with confidence and power
How to engage academic audiences with stylistic devices
How to identify and correct poorly written academic prose
Requirements:
Intermediate English grammar
Description:
You have a good grasp of grammar, but you're still not getting the grades you think you deserve. If you're like most college freshmen, you haven't really been taught how to write with style. You know about punctuation, sentence structure, and spelling, but you don't know how to make your writing shine.
The Elements of Academic Style is a foundational course covering 10 of the most important rules for writing amazing academic papers.
Through short lectures, mini-quizzes, and hands-on assignments, you will learn how harmony and power can breathe life into your prose.
The secrets to harmony are 5 :
Begin your paragraph with a topic sentence
Make supporting details related
Connect ideas with linking words
Express similar ideas with a similar form
Keep related words together
To unleash powerful prose, follow these 5 :
Use the active voice
Make sentences positive
Use concrete and precise language
Throw out needless words
Avoid a series of similar sentence structures
About the instructor:
Energetic and innovative Canadian English language professional with 10 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adolescents and adults in prestigious universities and institutions in Canada and abroad. Driven to deliver engaging lessons to reluctant learners, foster communication and inspire students to reach their goals set through individualized progress plans based on students’ specific needs. Harnesses the power of Web 2.0 tools to maximize learning opportunities while fostering student engagement.
Who this course is for:
Senior high school students
College and university students
Intermediate ESL students
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