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Aside from having good reading skills, it is also important that you are able to convert the knowledge gained from reading into a coherent and well written work. To start, you can read Harvard University’s article on Strategies for Essay Writing. This is a helpful resource for students who want to know more about writing an essay effectively, revising a draft, and making an outline, among others.
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How to Improve Writing Skills in 15 Easy Steps.[1]
The article lists down 15 steps to help improve your quality of writing. Some of these are avoiding the use of filler words and phrases and anticipating the readers’ questions. This can be used to guide you in becoming better writers.
Improving the style or the structure of your academic writing.[2]
This article provides guides on how to write in a clearer, more formal, and logical style. It will also help you on how to structure your paragraphs well.
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Five tips to improve your writing. [3]
The video shares how you can improve your writing skills in academic and formal settings. This is beneficial for those of you who are having a hard time writing in formal English because of too much exposure and use of informal, everyday language.
[1] Grammarly (2017). How to Improve Writing Skills in 15 Easy Steps. Available at https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-improve-writing-skills/[2] The University of Sydney (2019). Improving the style or the structure of your academic writing. Available at https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-improve-your-writing-skills-exercises-you-should-know-about-aa2e97e14946[3]Learn English with Emma (2013, Jan 2013). Five tips to improve your writing [Video file]. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgkRoYPLhts
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