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    Academic Phrasebank

    Academic Phrasebank

    The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation (see the top menu ). Other phrases are listed under the more general communicative functions of academic writing (see the menu on the left). The resource should be particularly useful for writers who need to report their research work.The phrases, and the headings under which they are listed, can be used simply to assist you in thinking about the content and organisation of your own writing, or the phrases can be incorporated into your writing where this is appropriate. In most cases, a certain amount of creativity and adaptation will be necessary when a phrase is used.The items in the Academic Phrasebank are mostly content neutral and generic in nature; in using them, therefore, you are not stealing other people’s ideas and this does not constitute plagiarism. For some of the entries, specific content words have been included for illustrative purposes, and these should be substituted when the phrases are used.The resource was designed primarily for academic and scientific writers who are non-native speakers of English. However, native speaker writers may still find much of the material helpful. In fact, recent data suggest that the majority of users are native speakers of English.

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    ELC6002 Thesis Writing for Research Students
    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Academic writing English language -- Terms phrases
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    Ancient China

    Ancient China

    This website provides knowledge of different Chinese histories and covers the topic of : (1) Inventions & Science-Printing Press (2) Taiping Rebellion (3) Ming Dynasty (4) Qin Dynasty (5) Han Dynasty (6) Tang Dynasty (7) Shang Dynasty (8) Skill Road (9) 8 Parties so wild they made it into history books (10) Greeks may have influenced China's terra cotta army (11) 7 historical treasures discovered by accident

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    APSS1H34C Governing China Politics and Legal System
    Subjects:
    Chinese Studies
    Keywords:
    China History
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    BBC Learning English

    BBC Learning English

    As part of the BBC World Service, BBC Learning English has been teaching English to global audiences since 1943, offering free audio, video and text materials to learners around the world. From our mobile English courses in Bangladesh and Latin America to our online offer for millions of Chinese learners, BBC Learning English provides multimedia English language teaching materials to meet learners' needs. Many of our materials are delivered as full length courses but each component of the course is standalone and can be studied on its own. This means the learner can choose the best way to study for them; by following a full course or by following the individual materials most appropriate to them. You can find out more about our current and future courses here. We also have a range of long-running features such as 6 Minute English, The English We Speak and Lingohack.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Study teaching English language -- Study teaching -- Foreign speakers
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    Checklist for World Travel

    Checklist for World Travel

    Learners read a list of issues to be considered when traveling internationally, such as the beliefs, communication styles, gift-giving customs, and entertainment preferences of people in various cultures.

    Subjects:
    Hotel, Travel and Tourism
    Keywords:
    Manners customs Travel -- Social aspects
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    Corpus of Contemporary American English

    Corpus of Contemporary American English

    The Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) is the only large, genre-balanced corpus of American English. COCA is probably the most widely-used corpus of English, and it is related to many other corpora of English that we have created. These corpora were formerly known as the "BYU Corpora", and they offer unparalleled insight into variation in English. The corpus contains more than one billion words of text (25+ million words each year 1990-2019) from eight genres: spoken, fiction, popular magazines, newspapers, academic texts, and (with the update in March 2020): TV and Movies subtitles, blogs, and other web pages.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Corpora (Linguistics)
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    Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com is the world’s leading digital dictionary. We provide millions of English definitions, spellings, audio pronunciations, example sentences, and word origins. Dictionary.com’s main, proprietary source is the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, which is continually updated by our team of experienced lexicographers and supplemented with trusted, established sources including American Heritage and Harper Collins to support a range of language needs. Dictionary.com also offers a translation service, a Word of the Day, a crossword solver, and a wealth of editorial content that benefit the advanced word lover and the English language student alike.

    Course related:
    ENGL2003 English for Advanced Academic Writing
    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Dictionaries English language English language -- Terms phrases
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    Digital Visual Cultural

    Digital Visual Cultural

    This podcast is designed to give you an insight into the University of Oxford's digital - visual - cultural series of events. The series is interested in exploring the impact of digital visualising technologies on contemporary life and hope to give you a taste of why you should be too! Bite-sized episodes will introduce you to a range of themes and discussions, as well as multiple voices from academia and industry.

    Subjects:
    Society and Culture and Technology
    Keywords:
    Digital media -- Social aspects
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    Duolingo

    Duolingo

    Learning with Duolingo is fun, and research shows that it works! With quick, bite-sized lessons, you’ll earn points and unlock new levels while gaining real-world communication skills.

    Subjects:
    Foreign Language Learning
    Keywords:
    Language languages -- Study teaching
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    English-Corpora.org

    English-Corpora.org

    These are the most widely used online corpora, and they are used for many different purposes by teachers and researchers at universities throughout the world. In addition, the corpus data (e.g. full-text, word frequency) has been used by a wide range of companies in many different fields, especially technology and language learning.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Corpora (Linguistics)
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    Foreign Language Teaching Methods

    Foreign Language Teaching Methods

    An online, video-based methods course focusing on best practices for foreign language instruction at the high-school and college levels. It features 12 interactive media-rich modules taught by different professors from the University of Texas at Austin. Modules include Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pragmatics, Culture, The Language Learner, Technology, Classroom Management, and Assessment.

    Subjects:
    Language and Languages
    Keywords:
    Second language acquisition -- Study teaching Language languages -- Study teaching -- Methodology
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    Gateway to Chinese

    Gateway to Chinese

    A website built by University of Texas at Austin provides resources to learn Mandarin, including resources on pronunciation, vocabulary, listening, grammar and reading.

    Subjects:
    Foreign Language Learning
    Keywords:
    Chinese language -- Dialects Marin dialects
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    Google Book Ngram Viewer

    Google Book Ngram Viewer

    When you enter phrases into the Google Books Ngram Viewer, it displays a graph showing how those phrases have occurred in a corpus of books (e.g., "British English", "English Fiction", "French") over the selected years

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    CBS566 Translation Studies, CBS568 Advanced Translation, CBS564 Translation: Discourse and the Translator, and CBS561 Translation: Text and Context
    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    Databases Terms phrases
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    Grammar Monster: Free Grammar Lessons and Exercises

    Grammar Monster: Free Grammar Lessons and Exercises

    Grammar Monster is an interactive website designed to revise (or teach) English grammar and punctuation. It is aimed at native English speakers and advanced students who are required to produce high-quality correspondence and want to improve their existing accuracy.Although the site has paid-for items, the majority of what you see if free, including lessons and test on punctuation, definitions of parts of speech, grammatical terms, a section on common grammatical errors and also easily confused words. Grammar monster is also suitable for ADVANCED ESL students. Grammar Monster is designed for people who already write reasonably well and doesn't cover basic grammar points which a native English speaker would already know. For example, the site shows how to use semicolons, but not how to conjugate verbs.

    Course related:
    ELC1011 Practical English for University Studies
    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Grammar
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    How to write in plain English

    How to write in plain English

    Since 1979, we have been campaigning against gobbledygook, jargon and misleading public information. We have helped many government departments and other official organisations with their documents, reports and publications. We believe that everyone should have access to clear and concise information. The campaign officially began after founder, Chrissie Maher OBE, publicly shredded hundreds of official documents in Parliament Square, London. Entirely independent, we fund our work through our commercial services, which include editing and training. We have worked with thousands of organisations including many UK government departments, public authorities and international banks, helping them make sure their public information is as clear as possible. Our Crystal Mark now appears on more than 23,000 documents worldwide. Launched in 1990, and the first mark of its kind, the Crystal Mark is used by over 1600 organisations who want to provide the clearest possible information.

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    ELC3721 English Communication for Hospitality and Tourism Management
    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Composition exercises
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    IBUS330 E-Portfolio

    IBUS330 E-Portfolio

    IBUS 330 is a three-credit, upper-division core course for the BSBA degree and a prerequisite for all advanced International Business courses. In addition to providing an introduction to the field it also includes a major emphasis on culture. As a part of a multi-year process of continual development and improvement, the current course redesign of the writing component specifically addresses a major problem and criticism of online courses; namely the lack of any significant writing component in the curriculum. The continual development of writing and several enhancements to address the other major problems/criticisms of online mega courses is addressed in this report.

    Subjects:
    Management and English language
    Keywords:
    Business education
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    IELTS Exam Library

    IELTS Exam Library

    IELTS Online Tests is the largest global community of students, teachers, examiners, institutions and IELTS training centres, and is currently the #1 website for online IELTS practice. We are a community-driven website with free real IELTS exams, IELTS tips and numerous innovative features to make IELTS online testing easier, helping students improve their IELTS scores online.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    International English Language Testing System English language -- Examinations English language -- Problems exercises etc.
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    IELTS Online Practice Materials

    IELTS Online Practice Materials

    Online self-study materials developed to provide support for students who are preparing to take the IELTS test.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    International English Language Testing System English language -- Study teaching -- Foreign speakers
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    Identifying the Main Idea

    Identifying the Main Idea

    In this interactive object, learners read short paragraphs and then select the main idea of each selection.

    Subjects:
    English language
    Keywords:
    Reading comprehension
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    IdiomsTube

    IdiomsTube

    IdiomsTube is a computer tool developed by Dr Phoebe Lin of the Department of English, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The tool helps you to learn English idioms from watching any subtitled YouTube videos.

    Subjects:
    English Language
    Keywords:
    English language -- Idioms
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    Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations?

    Intergenerational Justice: What do we owe future generations?

    What are the long-term consequences of decisions we make today, and to what extent should the interests of future generations be taken into account? There is a wide range of public policy challenges that require us to provide some sort of answer to these questions. This interdisciplinary seminar series brings together academics and experts to address the implications of critical questions arising from ideas of intergenerational justice.

    Subjects:
    Sociology
    Keywords:
    Intergenerational relations Justice
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