Library Guides: English as an Additional Language (EAL): Academic writing

Academic skills support

The Academic Skills Team has a range of services and resources to help you with your assignments:

Individual appointments with an Academic Skills Adviser for personal help seven days a week.
Online workshops on writing assignments, referencing, and study skills.
A collection of self-help resources on Academic Writing. Includes videos with transcripts, and written PDF guides.
The Academic Skills Forum is an ideal place to post those vexing questions about assignment writing techniques. Access the forum from the Brightspace My Subjects - Academic Skills Support Widget.

For more services and resources, see Academic Skills Help.

Charles Sturt's Referencing webpage has lots of helpful information about referencing.

The most commonly used referencing style used at Charles Sturt is APA 7th. Check with your lecturer as to which style you are required to use.

For help with using APA 7th you can use:

Charles Sturt's APA 7th Referencing Summary - a 24-page PDF available online. Includes a sample reference list and links to other resources.
The online, interactive ART (Academic Referencing Tool).

UEfAP - Using English for Academic Purposes
Explains how to write academic essays and reports, and includes a checklist and a set of exercises.
EAP English exercises: Academic essays and academic writing
Exercises to practise writing different kinds of essays, with model essays provided for comparison.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
From Purdue University in the USA, this site includes writing resources and instructional material for all types of writing projects.
The Academic Word List
A list of common words used in academic writing, developed by Dr Averil Coxhead at Victoria University of Wellington in NZ.
Academic Phrasebank
From the University of Manchester. Examples of phrases you can use and adapt in academic essays, divided into the type of essay you are writing (descriptive, critical, comparative etc).