Resource Type: Tip sheets and guides

Academic Writing: Seven features of academic writing

Author: Sheldon Smith A website with numerous self-study content for improving academic communications, specifically disciplinary writing. Easy to use/free/good for self-study/lots of checklists/link to external resources. View Tip Guide

Academic phrasebank

The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. Great for EAL learners as well as upper-level undergrads and graduate students who are looking for ways to develop their academic vocabulary and find a more scholarly voice.

Ableism/Language

Author: Lydia X.Z. Brown This resource provides definitions of words and why they are ableist. As noted on the website, the list “has been compiled and changed over time with input from many different disabled people, people with disabilities, self-advocates, d/Deaf and hard of hearing people, people with chronic illnesses, sick people, mad people, neurodivergent […]

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