Difference between revisions of "Main Page"
PeterWilson (Talk | contribs) (→Guides) |
PeterWilson (Talk | contribs) (→Guides) |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
::::(You may also like to see the article on the [[first person]]) | ::::(You may also like to see the article on the [[first person]]) | ||
** For a comprehensive list, see [[Special:Categories|Category list]] (on your left) | ** For a comprehensive list, see [[Special:Categories|Category list]] (on your left) | ||
| + | |||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | - | ||
| + | == Courses == | ||
<div style="border:solid black 1px; width:45%; float:left; padding:1em; margin:0.5em 0; margin-right:1%;"> | <div style="border:solid black 1px; width:45%; float:left; padding:1em; margin:0.5em 0; margin-right:1%;"> | ||
| − | + | Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE. We do not set out to provide a structured course to teach you how to write formally in English; many other resources do this, such as the similarly named AWE app available (for: iPhone 3-6, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini, and Google Play for Android) from the Survey of English Usage at [[UCL]], at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/. | |
| − | Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE. | + | |
* [[Grammar course]] | * [[Grammar course]] | ||
* [[Figures of Speech course]] | * [[Figures of Speech course]] | ||
* [[English etymology course|Etymology of English course]] | * [[English etymology course|Etymology of English course]] | ||
| + | * [[UCL]]'s AWE course, at [[http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/]] | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 24 November 2013
Welcome to AWE — a reference source for the details of Academic Writing in British English. AWE aims to give helpful advice, rather than to be prescriptive - it does not tell you what to do. It is not a dictionary or an encyclopedia. It is meant for students in Higher Education in the UK, including non-native speakers.
AWE has moved beyond the purely experimental stage, and has proved useful; but it is not complete.
It is currently in a developmental stage.
We welcome any comments, but cannot commit ourselves to replying individually.
TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE IN AWE:
Send an e-mail
to
academicwriting@hotmail.co.uk
[The 'talk' tabs at the top of pages - the previous system - have been attacked by spam, and weren't much used. *** So that system IS CURRENTLY SUSPENDED. * [It may be worth trying the old system: some 'talk' pages are still open for comment. *To do so: Click on the talk tab at the top of a page you want to comment on - and write your thoughts, ideas, comments or criticisms in the blank page that opens. It will help us if you give your name and e-address.]
Newcomers may wish to know more about AWE or get help with using AWE.
Guides
AWE is intended to help you become a better writer. This is a matter of taste and style. AWE does not set out to be judgemental: our aim is to advise you how to write in a style appropriate to your studies. We do not set out to teach you how to write formally in English; there are many other resources which do this, such as the similarly named AWE app available (for: iPhone 3-6, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini, and Google Play for Android) from the Survey of English Usage at UCL, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.
- Good writing
- Correctness
- Referencing
- Advice leaflets (from Hull University's Study Advice Service)
Categories
Our 4,584 articles (and more) are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point. Some examples are:
- Academic English
- Word classes
- Pronunciation
- Figures of Speech
- Foreign words
- Grammar
- common mistakes in spelling
- Problems with the use of the first person
- (You may also like to see the article on the first person)
- For a comprehensive list, see Category list (on your left)
-
Courses
Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE. We do not set out to provide a structured course to teach you how to write formally in English; many other resources do this, such as the similarly named AWE app available (for: iPhone 3-6, iPod Touch, iPad and iPad mini, and Google Play for Android) from the Survey of English Usage at UCL, at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usage/apps/awe/.
- Grammar course
- Figures of Speech course
- Etymology of English course
- UCL's AWE course, at [[1]]
