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A bit blur after seeing too much type of citation, where to pun the ',' , '.' and also when to do the Italic or not. Confusing in differentiate the article, journal and newspaper article.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English? (Sham)

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English? (Sham)

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Vocabulary, sometimes I struggle to find suitable words to rephrase something without changing the actual meaning thus, I have to rely on thesaurus too much.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English

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One of my weaknesses in reading and writing in English would be grammar, especially in writing purposes, despite having a good vocabulary. Usually I get confused with tenses most of the time.

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What are your strengths in reading and writing in English? (Sham)

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What are your strengths in reading and writing in English? (Sham)

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I'm a person who believes that a language is all about conveying a message clearly to our own audience, in that case I think my strength in reading and writing in English is that I'm capable of conveying my message in a very short and clear manner.

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing?

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing?

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Personally, I think this course is very crucial for me, especially when it comes to report writing, making citations and references. So, by learning this course, I could practice proper English for any academic purposes as well as formal business.

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing?  (Sham)

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing?  (Sham)

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Academic reading and writing is important for me when it comes to project report writing as most of my projects involves scientific journals. It is crucial to make citation in order to avoid plagarism as well as giving appreciation to the original author of a journal for their effort.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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Grammar and comprehension.

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing? 

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Academic reading and writing is crucial to learn for any formal business. It make us able to convey information in proper and understandable words.

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Android application that could improve your grammar skill

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing? 

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Academic reading and writing is important to write good English and it's a good practice for writing thesis

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I feel that this course is very important so that we can learn how to use English as our second language properly and I can improve my English.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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1. poor grammar
2. some words that i dont know the meaning

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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One of my biggest weaknesses  in reading and writing in English is my grammar.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English?

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Not very good with grammar thus having trouble in writing

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How do you feel about academic reading and writing? 

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Academic reading and writing is very important especially for completing my final year project. I need to know the format how to write my thesis in a correct way.

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English

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What are your weaknesses in reading and writing in English

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My weaknesses is not able to understand double meaning words and having trouble with my grammar.

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What are some resources you have found that can help improve academic reading and writing in English?

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What are some resources you have found that can help improve academic reading and writing in English?

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1. https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/
2. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/five-things-teachers-can-do-improve-learning-ells-new-year
3. http://www.fluentu.com/english/educator/blog/improving-esl-reading-summary-writing/

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NINE BASIC WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR STYLE

IN ACADEMIC WRITING

(...using non-academic examples!)

1. Use ACTIVE VOICE

Don't say: "The stepmother's house was cleaned by Cinderella." (Passive.)

Say instead: "Cinderella cleaned the stepmother's house." (Active voice.)

Passive voice construction ("was cleaned") is reserved for those occasions where the "do-er" of the action is unknown.

Example: "Prince Charming saw the glass slipper that was left behind."

2. Mix it up in terms of PUNCTUATION

Here are a few commonly misused punctuation marks that a lot of people aren't sure about:

The semi-colon (;) separates two complete sentences that are complementary.

Example: "She was always covered in cinders from cleaning the fireplace; they called her Cinderella."

The colon (:) is used...

a. preceding a list.

Example: "Before her stepmother awoke, Cinderella had three chores to complete: feeding the chickens, cooking breakfast, and doing the wash."

b. as a sort of "drum roll," preceding some big revelation.

Example: "One thing fueled the wicked stepmother's hatred for Cinderella: jealousy."

The dash (--) is made by typing two hyphens (-). No spaces go in between the dash and the text. It is used...

a. to bracket off some explanatory information.

Example: "Even Cinderella's stepsisters-who were not nearly as lovely or virtuous as Cinderella--were allowed to go to the ball."

b. in the "drum roll" sense of the colon.

Example: "Prince Charming would find this mystery lady--even if he had to put the slipper on every other girl in the kingdom."

3. Vary your SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Don't say: "Cinderella saw her fairy godmother appear. She was dressed in blue. She held a wand. The wand had a star on it. She was covered in sparkles. Cinderella was amazed. She asked who the woman was. The woman said, 'I am your fairy godmother.' She said she would get Cinderella a dress and a coach. She said she would help Cinderella go to the ball."

Instead say: (there are multiple correct ways to rewrite this, but here's one) "Amazed, Cinderella watched as her fairy godmother appeared. The woman dressed in blue was covered in sparkles and carried a star-shaped wand. Cinderella asked the woman who she was, to which the woman replied, 'I am your fairy godmother." The fairy godmother would get Cinderella a dress and a coach; she would help Cinderella get to the ball."

4. Closely related to this, avoid CHOPPINESS

Don't say: "She scrubbed the floors. They were dirty. She used a mop. She sighed sadly. It was as if she were a servant ."

Instead say : (again, there are multiple ways to do this) "She scrubbed the dirty floors using a mop, as if she were a servant. She sighed sadly."

5. Avoid REPETITION.

Don't say: "The stepsisters were jealous and envious ."

Instead say : "The stepsisters were jealous ." (...or envious. Pick one.)

6. Be CONCISE

Don't say: "The mystery lady was one who every eligible man at the ball admired."

Instead say : "Every eligible man at the ball admired the mystery lady."

7. Use the VOCABULARY that you know.

Don't always feel you have to use big words. It is always better to be clear and use simple language rather than showing off flashy words you aren't sure about and potentially misusing them. This is not to say, however, that you should settle for very weak vocabulary choices (like "bad" or "big" or "mad").

8. But also work on expanding your VOCABULARY.

When reading, look up words you don't know. See how they're used. Start a list. Incorporate them into your writing as you feel comfortable and as they are appropriate.

9. Keep language FORMAL and avoid language of everyday speech.

Don't say: "Cinderella was mellow and good. She never let her stepmother get to her ."

Say instead: "Cinderella was mild-mannered and kind. She never let her stepmother affect her high spirits ."

So, essentially, when it comes to working on style, there are three things to remember:

Empower yourself with knowledge.

Learn to punctuate correctly, enhance your vocabulary, etc. Give yourself all the tools there are so that you are free to...

...Mix it up!

Avoid repetition of words and sentence structure. Variance promotes good "flow" and is more interesting for your reader.

"Write to EXPRESS, not to IMPRESS."

Above all, write actively, clearly, and concisely.

Amber Carini

Student Learning Center, University of California, Berkeley

©2002 UC Regents
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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NINE BASIC WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR STYLE IN ACADEMIC WRITING (...using non-academic examples!) 1. Use ACTIVE VOICE Don't say: "The stepmother's house was cleaned by Cinderella." (Passive.) Say instead: "Cinderella cleaned the stepmother's house." (Active voice.) | NINE BASIC WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR STYLE IN ACADEMIC WRITING (...using non-academic examples!)

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