All videos and resources on this webpage are produced and edited by Professor She-hua Chou.
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BBC Learning English: Towards Advanced (4:14) |
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Online Editor—Grammar Checker (4:47) |
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Griffith University English Help website (5:38) |
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EapFoundation.com (5:22) |
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Uefap.net (2:40) |
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Useful Academic Writing Tools |
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Active Reading: Mind Mapping To read academic literature efficiently, it is a good idea to use mind mapping to sort out the key points. |
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Using English Dictionary Proper use of English dictionaries (rather than English-Chinese dictionaries or translation tools) greatly benefits your vocabulary memorization and skills, as Professor Chou demonstrates here with Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online.。 |
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Reading Strategies this video explains why students may find reading English academic papers difficult and provides effective reading methods and strategies. |
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Academic English: Vocabulary and Style Understanding the styles and vocabularies of academic writing helps your reading of English academic papers.(13:26) |
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Academic English Style: Hedging An important feature of academic writing is the concept of cautious language, or "hedging". The reasons to hedge and the appropriate use of hedging are explained in this video.(7:41) |
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Tips for Reading Academic Journal Articles Reading scholarly sources can be difficult. This video provides several tips for reading academic articles for greater effectiveness and efficiency.(7:08) |
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How to Write an Academic Abstract? This video explains the basic components of academic abstract.(6:10) |
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What is a Literature Review? Writing a literature review is challenging but can also be interesting. Professor Chou explains how by analyzing “what a literature review is not” and the right skills involved.(8:39) |
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How to Paraphrase to Avoid Plagiarism Paraphrasing and rewriting are essential skills for avoiding plagiarism in writing academic papers in English.(13:17) |
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Academic Phrasebank Academic Phrasebank (http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/) Created by University of Manchester professor John Morley, this is a great tool for writing academic papers. In the video, Professor Chou demonstrates the best ways of utilizing this website.(6:39) |
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