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An Intermediate Guide

An Intermediate Guide
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Congratulations on reaching the end Week 5! We hope you have enjoyed the course and you feel better prepared to write an academic essay.

Now that you have come to the end of the ‘Beginner’s Guide’, you may like to improve your academic English skills further, by starting An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for University Study.

Over five weeks, you will build on your ability to research, write and reference essays and extended writing projects. You’ll get an introduction to research tools, writing critically and referencing, as well as learning more about the fundamentals like essay structure, proofreading and avoiding plagiarism.

This course is also facilitated by Brian Turner and the course Mentors.

Find out more on the course description page.

In the next Step, we outline some more ways you can continue your learning journey.

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