Language Development - Writing in English for Academic Writing This video covers concepts like word families and noun phrases, sentence structure, summary nouns, prepositions, conjunctions and adverbs, impersonal language, cautious language. Includes video text and guidance document. This guide was written for people with English as an additional language but will be useful to anyone who is new to the principles of academic writing. These video clips have been made available by the University of Reading and come from our successful An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing. A free online course from the University of Reading available on the FutureLearn platform. Visit futurelearn.com site and search ‘An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing’ for the full course (free without certificates option available). The University of Reading Recruitment and Outreach team offers a huge range of free events, programmes and activities for students to give them all the information they need about higher education and to enhance their subject knowledge and experience. Visit our website for more details.

A quiz to identify clause or phrase. This quiz was written for people with English as an additional language but will be useful to anyone learning about English Grammar. This quiz has been made available by the University of Reading and comes from our successful An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing. A free online course from the University of Reading available on the FutureLearn platform. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/english-for-study-intermediate To find out more about what the University of Reading can offer schools please visit: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/visiting-and-open-days/activities-for-schools.aspx or join our network and keep up to date with what is happening at the University: https://www.reading.ac.uk/forms/crm/teacherrepresentativecontactform.aspx

Videos explaining what is considered ‘academic writing’, particularly useful for TEFL teaching. Analyses the five sections of an essay the title, introduction, paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and the conclusion and offers support on essay organisation. **Video 1 - The Key Features of Academic Writing ** Find out more about what is considered ‘academic writing’ Video 2 - Essay Organisation It’s important to think about how you organise your ideas in your essay because good organisation can make your essay easier to understand and ensures that you answer the hidden question in the essay title. This Video explores ideas for an essay based on title: ‘Discuss the reasons why people choose to live in Reading’. Video 3 - Analysis of the Five Different Essay Sections Analysis of five different sections: the title, introduction, paragraph 1, paragraph 2 and the conclusion. Video outlines these sections and explores the content that goes into each. These parts form the building blocks of any essay. These video clips have been made available by the University of Reading and come from our successful A Beginner’s Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing. A free online course from the University of Reading available on the FutureLearn platform. Visit futurelearn.com site and search ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing’ for the full course (free without certificates option available). The University of Reading Recruitment and Outreach team offers a huge range of free events, programmes and activities for students to give them all the information they need about higher education and to enhance their subject knowledge and experience. Visit our website for more details.

Advanced guide on how to respond to essay questions, essay structures (SPSE, compare and contrast, cause and effect). Includes an example question and works through answering; analysing the question, reading and research, paragraphs, sources, paraphrasing, planning and conclusion. This guide was written for people with English as an additional language but will be useful to anyone who is new to the principles of academic writing. These video clips have been made available by the University of Reading and come from our successful An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing. A free online course from the University of Reading available on the FutureLearn platform. Visit futurelearn .com site and search ‘An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing’ for the full course (free without certificates option available). The University of Reading Recruitment and Outreach team offers a huge range of free events, programmes and activities for students to give them all the information they need about higher education and to enhance their subject knowledge and experience. Visit our website for more details.

A simple quiz to identify the work class - pdf question sheet and answer sheet. This quiz was written for people with English as an additional language but will be useful to anyone learning about English Grammar. This quiz has been made available by the University of Reading and comes from our successful An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing. A free online course from the University of Reading available on the FutureLearn platform. Visit futurelearn .com site and search ‘An Intermediate Guide to Writing in English for Academic Writing’ for the full course (free without certificates option available). The University of Reading Recruitment and Outreach team offers a huge range of free events, programmes and activities for students to give them all the information they need about higher education and to enhance their subject knowledge and experience. Visit our website for more details.