Academic Writing for Second Language Speakers of English

Master academic writing skills for confident university-level English

Worried about writing at university level? You’re not alone. This course gives you the tools to write clearly, confidently, and effectively in English whether you’re writing your first essay or preparing for postgraduate study.

You’ll build the skills that matter: writing clear paragraphs, getting your grammar right, and learning how to put ideas in your own words without accidentally plagiarising.

By the end, you’ll feel confident tackling any academic assignment and expressing complex ideas with clarity.

What makes academic English different?

Discover what makes academic writing different from everyday English and how to adjust your style, tone, and word choices to sound confident and credible in your university work.

You’ll learn the conventions that academics expect and how to adapt across different disciplines.

Writing paragraphs that work and referencing with confidence

Learn to build paragraphs that actually make sense and support your argument. You’ll also master referencing (no more citation confusion!) and get comfortable describing charts, graphs, and data in your writing.

These skills will help you demonstrate academic integrity and strengthen every piece of work you produce.

Paraphrasing and summarising without plagiarism

Understand how to read academic sources and express those ideas in your own words. You’ll practise paraphrasing and summarising techniques that help you engage with research properly whilst avoiding plagiarism, building skills that are essential for success in any academic field.

This course is ideal for international students heading to university, or anyone who wants to strengthen their academic writing in English and feel more confident in their studies and assignments.

This course is ideal for international students heading to university, or anyone who wants to strengthen their academic writing in English and feel more confident in their studies and assignments.

• Practice key academic grammar to improve your accuracy
• Develop an awareness of academic style
• Explore common errors that students make and how to avoid them
• Develop your academic vocabulary
• Collaborate with other learners by engaging in academic discussions online