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Welcome to '''AWE''' — a guide to Academic Writing in English. AWE aims to give helpful advice, rather than to be an authoritative work such as a dictionary or an encyclopedia.  It is meant for students in Higher Education in the UK, including non-native speakers.
 
Welcome to '''AWE''' — a guide to Academic Writing in English. AWE aims to give helpful advice, rather than to be an authoritative work such as a dictionary or an encyclopedia.  It is meant for students in Higher Education in the UK, including non-native speakers.
  
Newcomers may with to know more [[Help:About AWE|About AWE]] or get help on [[Help:Searching|Searching]].
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Newcomers may wish to know more [[Help:About AWE|about AWE]] or get help on [[Help:Searching|Searching]].
  
 
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== Guides ==
 
== Guides ==
AWE is intended to help you become a better writer. While calling a writer 'good' (or 'better') is to make a judgement, AWE's aim is to advise you how to write in a style appropriate to your studies.
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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.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:36, 11 April 2007

Welcome to AWE — a guide to Academic Writing in English. AWE aims to give helpful advice, rather than to be an authoritative work such as a dictionary or an encyclopedia. It is meant for students in Higher Education in the UK, including non-native speakers.

Newcomers may wish to know more about AWE or get help on Searching.

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.

Categories

Our 4,584 articles are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point.

Courses

Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE.