A key function of any introduction is to present your argument in such a way that your audience can enter the conversation and properly engage with your paper. Key questions to think about as you ...

An essay is a focused, academic discussion of a particular question, problem or issue. Many of you have been writing essays for years, and are probably good at it. That's great, and everything you ...

Academic writing will probably be very different to writing that you have produced before. There are very specific conventions, characteristics and rules that need to be adhered to. They convey ...

An introduction to academic reading and writing skills required for undergraduate study. The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth ...

Writer’s block, the nemesis of scholars across disciplines, can transform the exciting prospect of articulating one’s research into a daunting ordeal. This phenomenon, characterised by an inability to ...

A few years ago, when I was a graduate student in English, I presented a paper at my department’s American Literature Colloquium. (A colloquium is a sort of writing workshop for graduate students.) ...