Writing for University Courses

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Using Writing for University Courses

		Using Writing for University Courses for the first time
		Using Writing for University Courses again
		Using the topics
		Using Advice and Practice
		Using the Checklists
		Using the other sections

What is Good Written English and University?

		What is good English at University?
		What is good English at University? - Tests
		What is good English at University? - Tests (text-based)

Main Rules of Written English

		Main Rules of Written English - Topic information
		Main Rules of Written English - Why this topic is important
		Main Rules of Written English - Where do I start?
		Main Rules of Written English - Do I need Starter or Development Level?
		Main Rules of Written English - Starter Level - Skill Check
		Main Rules of Written English - Development Level - Skill Check

Starter Level Advice

		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - What is a sentence?
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - What is a sentence? - Simple and longer sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - What is a sentence? - Common mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Main verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Main verbs - Common Mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Agreement
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Agreement - Common mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Present; past; future tenses
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Present; past; future - Consistent tenses
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal (active; passive; third person)
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Active
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Passive
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Third person

Starter Level Practice

		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - What is a sentence?
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - What is a sentence? - Common mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - What is a sentence? - Simple and longer sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Main verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Main verbs - Common mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Agreement
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Agreement - Common Mistakes
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Present; past; future
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Present; past; future - Consistent tenses
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal (active; passive; third person)
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Active
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Passive
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Personal or impersonal - Third person

Main Rules of Written English - Starter Level - Checklist

Development Level Advice

		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - Making longer sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - Making longer sentences - Clauses
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - Making longer sentences - Phrases
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - Placing the parts of a sentence
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work - Short sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work - Longer sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - Verbs - Placing and using verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Advice - How using personal or impersonal affects your work

Development Level Practice

		Main Rules of written English - Practice - Sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - Making Longer Sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - Making longer sentences - Clauses
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Making Longer Sentences - Phrases
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - Placing the parts of a sentence - Placing clauses or phrases
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work - Short sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Sentences - How using short or longer sentences affects your work - Longer sentences
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - Verbs - Placing and using verbs
		Main Rules of Written English - Practice - How using personal or impersonal affects your work

Main Rules of Written English - Development Level - Checklist

Punctuation

		Punctuation - Topic information
		Punctuation - Why this topic is important
		Punctuation - Where do I start ?
		Punctuation - Do I need Starter or Development Level ?
		Punctuation - Starter Level Skill Check
		Punctuation - Development Level Skill Check

Starter Level Advice

		Punctuation - Advice - Full stop or dot
		Punctuation - Advice - Question mark
		Punctuation - Advice - Exclamation mark
		Punctuation - Advice - Comma
		Punctuation - Advice - Colon
		Punctuation - Advice - Double or single quotation marks/inverted commas
		Punctuation - Advice - Semicolon
		Punctuation - Advice - Apostrophe
		Punctuation - Advice - Brackets
		Punctuation - Advice - Hyphen
		Punctuation - Advice - Slash
		Punctuation - Practice - What effect does incorrect punctuation have?

Starter Level Practice

		Punctuation - Practice - Full stop or dot
		Punctuation - Practice - Question mark
		Punctuation - Practice - Exclamation mark
		Punctuation - Practice - Comma
		Punctuation - Practice - Colon
		Punctuation - Practice - Double or single quotation marks/inverted commas
		Punctuation - Practice - Semicolon
		Punctuation - Practice - Apostrophe
		Punctuation - Practice - Brackets
		Punctuation - Practice - Hyphen
		Punctuation - Practice - Slash
		Punctuation - Practice - What effect does incorrect punctuation have?

Punctuation - Starter Level Checklist

Development Level Advice

		Punctuation - Advice - Full stop or dot
		Punctuation - Advice - Question mark
		Punctuation - Advice - Exclamation mark
		Punctuation - Advice - Comma
		Punctuation - Advice - Colon
		Punctuation - Advice - Double or single quotation marks/inverted commas
		Punctuation - Advice - Semicolon
		Punctuation - Advice - Apostrophe
		Punctuation - Advice - Brackets
		Punctuation - Advice - Hyphen
		Punctuation - Advice - Slash
		Punctuation - Advice - Punctuation in referencing

Development Level Practice

		Punctuation - Practice - Full stop or dot
		Punctuation - Practice - Question mark
		Punctuation - Practice - Exclamation mark
		Punctuation - Practice - Comma
		Punctuation - Practice - Colon
		Punctuation - Practice - Double or single quotation marks/inverted commas
		Punctuation - Practice - Semicolon
		Punctuation - Practice - Apostrophe
		Punctuation - Practice - Brackets
		Punctuation - Practice - Hyphen
		Punctuation - Practice - Slash
		Punctuation - Practice - Punctuation in referencing

Punctuation - Development Level Checklist

Use of Words

		Use of Words - Topic information
		Use of Words - Why this topic is important
		Use of Words - Where do I start?
		Use of Words - Do I need Starter or Development level?
		Use of Words - Starter Level Skill Check
		Use of Words - Development Level Skill Check

Starter Level Advice

		Use of Words - Advice - Spelling
		Use of Words - Advice - Common Mistakes
		Use of Words - Advice - Warning about spellcheckers
		Use of Words - Advice - Using words correctly
		Use of Words - Advice - Words which are not acceptable in academic work
		Use of Words - Advice - Non-discriminatory language
		Use of Words - Advice - Non-discriminatory language - Gender
		Use of Words - Advice - Non-discriminatory language - Ethnicity
		Use of Words - Advice - Non-discriminatory language - Age
		Use of Words - Advice - Non-discriminatory language - Disability

Starter Level Practice

		Use of Words - Practice - Spelling
		Use of Words - Practice - Spelling - Common Mistakes
		Use of Words - Practice - Warning about spellcheckers
		Use of Words - Practice - Using words correctly
		Use of Words - Practice - Words which are acceptable in academic work
		Use of Words - Practice - Non-discriminatory language
		Use of Words - Practice - Non-discriminatory language - Gender
		Use of Words - Practice - Non-discriminatory language - Ethnicity
		Use of Words - Practice - Non-discriminatory language - Age
		Use of Words - Practice - Non-discriminatory language - Disability

Use of Words - Starter Level - Checklist

Development Level Advice

		Use of Words - Advice - Warning about spellcheckers
		Use of Words - Advice - The effect your words create
		Use of Words - Advice - The effect your words create - The choices you can make
		Use of Words - Advice - The effect your words create - Things to avoid
		Use of Words - Advice - Finding the best words
		Use of Words - Advice - Being concise

Development Level Practice

		Use of Words - Practice - Warning about spellcheckers
		Use of Words - Practice - The effect your words create
		Use of Words - Practice - The effect your words create - The choices you can make
		Use of Words - Practice - The effect your words create - Things to avoid
		Use of Words - Practice - Finding the best words
		Use of Words - Practice - Being concise

Use of Words - Development Level Checklist

Guidance for tutors on how to use Writing for University Courses with their students

		Guidance for Tutors - Introduction: Encouraging usage
		Guidance for Tutors - Using Writing for University Courses within your courses and modules
		Guidance for Tutors - Feedback
		Guidance for Tutors - What the Written English Feedback Sheets cover
		Guidance for Tutors - Uses of the Written English Feedback Sheets

References and Resources

		References and Resources - Skills Resources in Sheffield Hallam University
		References and Resources - Dictionaries and thesauruses
		References and Resources - Books on grammar
		References and Resources - Other references

		Help
		Acknowledgements
		Feedback Form


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