Materials: Needs Writing

Academic English Needs: Writing

Use the following table to find out what your academic English language needs for writing are and your ability in each area. You can then work out your priorities.

WRITING

How important is it for you to perform these tasks well in English?

How well can you perform these tasks in English?

 

Not important

Quite important

Very important

Essential

Not at all

Not well

Quite well

Very well

                 

1. Essays

               

2. Case studies

               

3. Reports (of experiments etc)

               

4. Dissertations and/or theses

               

5. Other research reports

               

6. Reflective writing

               

7. Literature review

               

8. Other assignments

               

9. Practical writing (eg letters)

               

10. Workbook exercises

               

11. Exam answers (short answers)

               

12. Exam answers (1 or 2 paragraphs)

               

13. Exam answers (longer than 2 paragraphs)

               

14. Group projects

               

15. Research proposal

               

16. Writing grammatically

               

17. Linking sentences in writing

               

18. Creating well structured paragraphs

               

19. Acknowledging sources

               

20. Writing a list of references

               

21. Avoiding plagiarism

               

22. Developing an argument

               

23. Writing summaries

               

24. Writing descriptions

               

25. Writing introductions and conclusions

               

26. Organising and planning writing

               

27. Spelling

               

28. Punctuation

               

29. Finding your voice

               

30. Use of appropriate style

               

31. Handwriting

               

32. Choosing appropriate vocabulary

               

33. Other writing activity (please specify)

               
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