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''This page is intended for newcomers to the AWE site.  If you have been here before, go on with your search!''
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Welcome to '''AWE''' — a guide to Academic Writing in English.
  
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'''The <big>A</big>cademic <big>W</big>riting in <big>E</big>nglish (<big>AWE</big>) project is a collection of suggestions designed to help students write in ways that may please their teachers'''.  It contains a number of warnings against common errors - that is, usages that are commonly seen as errors in formal writing.  To be more specific, it deals with the styles of writing that are regarded as acceptable in formal work in Higher Education in the UK. Even within that restricted set of styles, there is great variation.
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AWE is aimed at Higher Education students in the UK, including non-native speakers. AWE is a collection of advice rather than a dictionary or an encyclopedia; it is not intended to be authoritative.
  
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'''<big>Nothing that is said here should be understood as being authoritative</big>; that is, it is not giving you orders'''.  It is meant to be helpful, and to help as a guide.  Any reader can ignore any of the advice.  But it is best if they think about why they choose the language (the words and structures) that they do.  What is given here is advice, not instruction; and it is intended for those who are seeking advice.
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Newcomers may with to know more [[Help:About AWE|About AWE]] or get help on [[Help:Searching|Searching]].
  
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'''<big>AWE is not meant to be single-track</big>'''.  It is meant to give you choices, and some ideas about how to use those choices.  Some of the most admired writing in English is effective <u>because</u> it breaks the rules - deliberately, and to achieve a particular effect.
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== Guides ==
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AWE is intended to help you become a better writer. While calling a writer 'good' is a 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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You may want to look at the principles of [[Good writing]].
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'''''If you are new to AWE, we suggest you now look [[Academic Writing in English - AWE project|here]].'''''
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== Categories==
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Our {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles are arranged into broad categories, which may be a useful starting point.
  
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== Courses ==
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Structured courses on aspects of writing provide further depth to many of the topics covered in AWE.
  
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Site editors, go here: [[AWE Project]].
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Revision as of 14:13, 10 April 2007

Welcome to AWE — a guide to Academic Writing in English.

AWE is aimed at Higher Education students in the UK, including non-native speakers. AWE is a collection of advice rather than a dictionary or an encyclopedia; it is not intended to be authoritative.

Newcomers may with to know more About AWE or get help on Searching.

Guides

AWE is intended to help you become a better writer. While calling a writer 'good' is a to make a judgement, AWE's 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.

  • categories
  • more categories

Courses

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

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