Some useful online resources

Here are some links to resources on academic writing and reading:

http://vsac.cele.nottingham.ac.uk/writing/

http://www.ssdd.bcu.ac.uk/learner/writingguides/1.20.htm

Useful phrases for academic writing: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/page-2224

The passive voice in writing: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/passivevoice.html

Academic vocabulary: http://www.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/page-1572

http://vsac.cele.nottingham.ac.uk/reading/

http://www.uefap.com/writing/writfram.htm

http://www.gcal.ac.uk/student/coursework/writing/index.html

http://www.uefap.com/reading/

Thinking about what to write: http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/Spider.htm

Here's a useful link about academic language vocabulary (it's aimed at second language speakers, but everyone should have a look): http://vsac.cele.nottingham.ac.uk/vocabulary/

Here are some links for advice on referencing in essays.

http://libweb.anglia.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm (this provides information on the Harvard system of referencing)

http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/writingreferencelist.php

Edinburgh University notes on plagiarism: http://www.aaps.ed.ac.uk/regulations/Plagiarism/Guidance/StudentGuidance.doc