Academic English Writing Evening Course

In response to public demand, SGI's well-qualified and experienced academic team have devised this Academic English writing course. This 4 or 8 weeks evening course is held twice a week from 18.30 - 20.30, normally on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and with a maximum of 8 participants on a course, students are guaranteed a very high level of personal attention and participation.
Academic English writing element

The course is a practical one and covers key aspects of Academic English writing. On the course students will:

• Study the 'process approach' to writing - including brainstorming, planning and drafting
• Focus on the micro-skills of writing: effective introductions & conclusions, communicating ideas clearly, using evidence to support ideas, and learning more complex sentence structures
• Develop formal academic style and understand different types of essay
• Review common grammar mistakes and build up useful vocabulary
• Receive guidance for assignments set by university
• Develop the ability to paraphrase and summarise and how to avoid plagiarism
• Using a consistent referencing system