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Welcome to '''AWE''' — a guide to Academic Writing in 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. | Welcome to '''AWE''' — a guide to Academic Writing in 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 is a new development. It | + | AWE is a new development. |
| − | currently in | + | It 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 reply individually. | We welcome any comments, but cannot reply individually. | ||
| − | + | ||
| + | <big>TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE IN AWE:</big> | ||
click on the '''talk''' tab at the top of the page - | click on the '''talk''' tab at the top of the page - | ||
and write your thoughts, ideas, comments or criticisms | and write your thoughts, ideas, comments or criticisms | ||
| − | in the blank page that opens. | + | in the blank page that opens. It will help us if you give your name and e-address. |
Newcomers may wish to know more [[Help:About AWE|about AWE]] or get [[Help:Contents|help with using AWE]]. | Newcomers may wish to know more [[Help:About AWE|about AWE]] or get [[Help:Contents|help with using AWE]]. | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 29 October 2009
Welcome to AWE — a guide to Academic Writing in 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 is a new development. It 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 reply individually. TO COMMENT ON ANY ARTICLE IN AWE: click on the talk tab at the top of the page - 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.
- 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
- Category:Spelling common errors
- Category:First person problems
- 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.
