Course:Academic English Support Program/Diagnostic/Resources
Web-based support resources
The following resources are intended as a starting point from which to launch your Academic English Support studies. They are neither definitive nor exhaustive. Rather, they should act as the initial step in your ability to gather the necessary resources to help you improve your overall language proficiency.
As you work through the Academic English Support Program, you will be given more suggested resources for each module. To make the most of the resources, it is best to integrate them into your overall learning plan.
Learning Styles
- http://www.sdc.uwo.ca/learning/index.html?styles
- http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/resources/idres/packagels.html
Study Skills
- http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/examstudy-prep/
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Ru8sx5d1c&feature=player_embedded
- http://www.yorku.ca/cds/lss/
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/index.html
- http://lsc.cornell.edu/study-skills/
- http://www.csbsju.edu/academic-advising/study-skills-guide.htm
- http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html
- Learning how to learn (6 hours): http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=399327&direct=1
- Extending and Developing your Thinking Skills (6 hours): http://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/extending-and-developing-your-thinking-skills/content-section-0
Writing
- UBC Writing Centre: http://cstudies.ubc.ca/writing/
- UBC Learning Commons Tips on Writing: http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/writing/
- Simon Fraser University Student Learning Commons: http://www.learningcommons.sfu.ca/
- University of Toronto Writing Advice: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice
- University of Waterloo Writing Centre Resources: https://uwaterloo.ca/writing-centre/resources
- University of Sydney Learning Centre - Clearer Writing: http://learningcentre.usyd.edu.au/clearer_writing/
- Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
- Colorado State University Writing Guides: http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/
- Essay and Report Writing Skills: http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=398972&direct=1 (15 hour course)
- Academic Writing: http://aeo.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/index.html#
- General Writing Resources: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/writing.htm
- Formal vs. Informal Writing: http://awelu.srv.lu.se/grammar-and-words/register-and-style/formal-vs-informal/
- Connectors: http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/connectsum.html
- Sentence Types: http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/satzType.htm
- Sentence Types: http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073511994/student_view0/brush_up/part_i-grammar2/grammar_exercise_04.html
- Howcast video on Summary Writing: http://www.howcast.com/videos/353530-How-to-Write-a-Summary
- Summarizing- describing trends: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/exercises/trends.htm
- How to Write a Summary: http://depts.washington.edu/owrc/Handouts/How%20to%20Write%20a%20Summary.pdf
- How to Write a Summary: http://hubpages.com/literature/How-to-Write-a-Summary-Analysis-and-Response-Essay
- Paraphrasing: https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/humanities/linguistics/wcn4802/identifying-acceptable-paraphrases
- Paraphrasing :http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4956
- Paraphrasing: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2010
- Writing a Lab Report: http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/specific-types-of-writing/lab-report
- Improving Lab Report Writing: http://labwrite.ncsu.edu/
- Undergraduate Science, Technology and Engineering Lab Report Writing: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/lab.pdf
- How to Cite: http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/how-to-cite/
- Data Commentary: http://www.slideshare.net/bettul01/data-commentary
- UBC Citation Management Program: http://help.library.ubc.ca/evaluating-and-citing-sources/refworks-write-n-cite/
- Punctuation: http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/punct.html
- Common Errors: http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/errordetector.htm
- Common Errors: http://college.cengage.com/devenglish/fawcett/evergreen/7e/students/esl_errors.html
Grammar
- Guide to Grammar and Writing: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/index.htm
- Grammar Resources: http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/resources/grammar.htm
- http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/writing/
- http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
- Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation: http://www.open.ac.uk/skillsforstudy/grammar-spelling-and-punctuation.php
- http://aeo.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/index.html#
(please note that you may wish to create a free account to access some of these resources)
Integrated Skills
- http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
- http://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia
Resources for the 4 skills
Idioms & Culture
- http://www.gr8english.com/category/english-idioms
- http://www.learn-english-today.com/idioms/idioms_proverbs.html
- http://blogs.ubc.ca/culturepedia/
- UBC International Peer Program: http://www.students.ubc.ca/international/get-involved/international-peer-program/
- http://www.intercultures.ca/cil-cai/ci-ic-eng.asp?iso=ca
- https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/index.html
Academic Integrity
- http://learningcommons.ubc.ca/resource-guides/avoiding-plagiarism/
- http://digitaltattoo.ubc.ca/learn/get-writing/academic-honesty/
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