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Guides to Writing and Research

The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication developed these resources to assist students and instructors across the disciplines and professions. These evidence-based resources describe some of the typical practices that occur in high-stakes writing situations, with a focus on academic genres: abstracts, lay summaries, literature reviews, research article introductions, and so on.

Introductions

Thesis Introductions in English: Telling the Research Story

Research Article Introductions in English: Mind the Gap

Literature Reviews

Writing a Literature Review: Mapping the Scholarly Conversation

Writing an Annotated Bibliography: Synthesizing Multiple Studies

Discussions and Conclusions

Discussion and Conclusion Sections in Research Articles and Dissertations

Abstracts

Writing an Abstract: Communicating Research Findings With Brevity and Concision

Research Article Abstracts: Two Macro-Structure Models

Writing a Lay Summary: A Heuristic Approach

Proposals and Statements

Writing a Grant Proposal: A Set of Argumentative Moves

Writing a Statement of Intent or Purpose: Crafting Your Scholarly Identity

Writing a Personal Statement: Crafting Your Professional Identity

Citations

Citation Practices in Academic and Professional Writing

Writing with Integrity: Citing Like an Insider

Academic and Professional English

Common Academic Expressions in English

Lexical Bundles in Research Article Introductions

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