Resources for Students

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Downloadable Materials

I. Referencing

1. Two Annotated Sample Papers in APA Format

II. Writing

2. Professor Simon Peyton Jones' Lecture on Writing at University of Cambridge

III. Research

3. Graduate Academy Workshop at West Virginia University Hosted by Dr. David Beach

IV. EMI Learning

4. PowerPoint Slides for Learning in EMI Courses

5. A Handout on Learning in EMI Courses

6. Lecture Titled "Strengthening EMI in HKIEd" by Prof. Bob Adamson

Websites

I. Vocabulary

7. Academic Phrasebank

8. Thesaurus.com

9. Most Frequent Words in the AWL (Academic Word List)

10. Connectives List

II. Referencing

11. APA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue Online Writing Lab

III. Writing

12. Yale College Writing Center

13. Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing (University of Chicago)

14. Harvard College Writing Center

15. Common Errors in English Usage

16. Writers Workshop: Writer Resources (The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

17. A Better Way to Write

18. 32 Resources for Better Online Writing

IV. Reading

19. Google Books

 

 

 



Downloadable Materials
            
 
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7 simple suggestions are illustrated in detail: 1) don't wait - write, 2) identify your key idea, 3) tell a story, 4) nail your contributions, 5) put related work at the end, 6) put your readers first, 7) listen to your readers
 
 

III. Research

3. Graduate Academy Workshop at West Virginia University Hosted by Dr. David Beach

This workshop provides a comprehensive overview of the basics of a research paper at an advanced level. Although this workshop targeted at graduate students, the session is delivered in a language accessible to ESL undergraduate students.
 
 

IV. EMI Learning

4. PowerPoint Slides for Learning in EMI Courses

This set of slides illustrates 11 tips for learning in an EMI module in terms of in-class learning and written assignments with a list of select online learning resources (see below for a full list of online resources) and a basic introduction to academic writing.
 
 
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This handout contains the 11 tips in the PowerPoint slides in simple language and select online resources. It intends to serve as a reminder of the advice given.
 
 
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Click to download (English w/ Chinese)
In this presentation, Prof. Adamson presents several strategies that are designed to help make learning in EMI classes enjoyable, accessible and successful. The strategies help provide accessible quality learning to students with diverse language backgrounds.

 


 

Websites


I. Vocabulary

7. Academic Phrasebank

This website lists academic phrases categorized by language functions such as Classifying and Listing.

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8. Thesaurus.com

This website allows you to find words with a similar meaning.
 
 
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9. Most Frequent Words in the AWL (Academic Word List)

This website contains the most frequent vocabulary from the Academic Corpus.

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10. Connectives List

This list collects connectives of different types (i.e., addition, time, order, place, example, results, purpose, comparison, contrast, summary).

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II. Referencing

11. APA Formatting and Style Guide - Purdue Online Writing Lab

APA citation guide
 
 

III. Writing

12. Yale College Writing Center

This website provides a few beginner-level, sometimes per-college, general tips on writing, with model papers.

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13. Writing in College: A Short Guide to College Writing (University of Chicago)

This website gives a comprehensive guide to academic writing ideal for college freshmen.

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14. Harvard College Writing Center

This wbesite provides an in-depth discussion of college research papers, which is ideal for advanced learners.

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15. Common Errors in English Usage

This website provides a list of common grammatical errors in alphabetical order.

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16. Writers Workshop: Writer Resources (The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

This website presents descriptions about grammatical knowledge related to college-level writing with writing resources.

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17. A Better Way to Write

 
This website provides an online grammar checking tool.

 

 
Supplementary guide that looks specifically at improving your online writing.
 
 
 
 
An online library which provides scanned copies of books with a text search function. It can also be used as a free academic corpus.