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The key features of academic writing

Find out more about what is considered ‘academic writing’ in this video as Steve Thomas discusses content, organisation and language.

Find out more about what is considered ‘academic writing’ in this video. Steve also explains in more detail the most important aspects of academic writing that we will focus on as part of this course: content, organisation and language.

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A Beginner's Guide to Writing in English for University Study

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