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Video clips Academic Reading and Writing

The Academic Language Centre has developed 19 video clips on Academic Skills. The videos are divided into three categories. Watch them below for a good start to your studies!

Introduction

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Reading and using sources

Reading well

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The role of sources

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Why we cite and about plagiarism

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What needs to be cited

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How to cite sources

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Planning and writing

Using paragraphs

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Integrating material from sources

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Academic register

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Tentative and objective language

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Flow between sentences

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Linking words, signposting language

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Introducing and concluding

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Avoiding typical errors

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Revising your work

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Writing an argumentative essay

What is an argumentative essay?

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What do you want to argue?

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Building logical arguments

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Counterargument and rebuttal

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For lecturers

The aim is to enable departments and programmes to integrate academic skills into the content areas of the curriculum. These video clips can be used for this purpose. The video clips are accompanied by a teacher's guide to support the integration of the modules.

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