To view each resource click on the links below:
The links in this section take you to websites providing step by step guidance and/or practice material for different aspects of academic writing.
University of Southampton Academic Skills
http://www.academic-skills.soton.ac.uk/
A useful set of academic skills resources.
HKPU: Writing
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/CILL/reports.htm
Teacher-produced materials to help with report writing. Available from the Hong
Kong Polytechnic University website.
Palgrave-Macmillan:
Skills4study- essay writing
http://www.palgrave.com/skills4study/studyskills/reading/index.asp
This site provides useful notes guiding you through the different stages of
writing an essay.
Language and Learning Online
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/index.xml
A comprehensive set of resources for academic writing. Provided by Monash University, Australia.
Paraphrase:
write it in your own words
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
Practice exercises in paraphrasing with sample answers provided by Purdue University.
UniLearning: Academic writing
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/main.html
Useful step-by-step guidance on academic writing with practice activities provided
by the University of Wollongong.
Gathering information and using the Library
http://www.academic-skills.soton.ac.uk/studytips/gather_info.htm
A guide to information gathering.
Using English for Academic
Purposes: Academic writing
http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm
A comprehensive guide to most of the important aspects of academic writing with
exercises, maintained by the University of Hertfordshire.
Harvard
Style of Referencing
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1206008
How to use the Harvard referencing system.
Citing
references
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/citing_references/citing_refs_main.html
A comprehensive overview of how to cite references correctly provided by the
University of Bournemouth.
Plagiarism:
What it is and how to recognize and avoid it
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
Useful reference material with examples provided by the University of Indiana.
Avoiding Plagiarism
http://www.uefap.com/writing/plagiar/plagiar.htm
Information and exercises to help you avoid plagiarism provided by the University
of Hertfordshire.
HKU: Academic Grammar
http://ec.hku.hk/acadgrammar/
Information and activities relating to academic writing and in particular grammar,
provided by Hong Kong University.
Cornell University: The research process
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill1.htm
The seven steps of the research process