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Exemplification
Academic Exemplification What is exemplification? Exemplification means to provide readers with examples that illustrate a larger point. Exemplification writing uses specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define or...
Academic Definitions
Academic Definitions What are academic definitions? Academic definitions are statements explaining the meaning of a word or phrase. Definitions show that you understand key terms and ensure that there is no misunderstanding with your audience. Academic definitions are...
New PDF to Word Terms and Conditions
New PDF to Word Terms and Conditions What's this about?Many of us are still teaching online and Word documents are far more practical to use online than PDFs. Therefore, we've changed our terms and conditions to provide permission for our PDF documents to be converted...
Instant Academic English Lessons
Instant Academic English LessonsWhat is an 'instant lesson'? Instant lessons are for the busy EAP teacher to pick up and go. They are designed around a specific topic and include all key skills. Time: 1-2 hours of content (activities can be extended or shortened...
Referencing Skills
WRITING / Reference Verbs / Reference List / Referencing In-Text ReferencingTerms & Conditions of UseWhen you use information from a text, you have to acknowledge it / state who said it. Why? It’s not your idea, so you must give credit to the writer of the...
Reference Generators
How to use www.citethisforme.comWhat is a 'reference generator'? A reference generator or citation tool is a digital application that creates reference lists and in-text citations in all referencing systems.Reference Generator Video If you can’t access this YouTube...
Reading Strategies
READING / reading strategiesAcademic Reading Strategies What are reading strategies? In order to read effectively, different reading techniques are necessary for different purposes and texts. Therefore, it is important for students to have a range skills to be able to...
Verb Patterns Blog
GRAMMAR / Verb PatternsAcademic Verb PatternsTerms & Conditions of Use What are verb patterns? A verb pattern is when one verb follows another in a single clause. The former verb dictates how the latter verb will be used. There are five main verb patterns in...
Academic Word List
SKILLS / Writing / Grammar / VocabularyAcademic VocabularyThe Academic Word List (AWL), developed by Averil Coxhead in 2000 at Victoria University of Wellington, comprises 570 word families that occur frequently across a wide range of academic texts. This webpage...
Academic countable & uncountable nouns
GRAMMAR / Un/countable nouns Academic Countable & uncountable nounsTerms & Conditions of Use What are countable and uncountable nouns? Countable (or count) nouns refer to something that can be counted, such as equations or people. They have a singular and...
