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Introduction to Research for Essay Writing
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English
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4 h
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- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Subtitles in Hindi, Persian
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Course Introduction
This is the last course in the Academic English: Writing specialization. In this course, you will learn all of the steps to writing a research paper. You will learn how to choose topics, where to do your research, and how to plan the research paper. You will a... - Week 1 - Introduction to Research
In this first module, you will learn about research assignments in American universities. You will practice choosing topics for different assignments. Then you will learn about choosing academic sources and evaluating them for reliability. These are important ... - Week 2 - Doing Research and Planning the Paper
In this module, you will learn more about finding sources. Then you'll learn about how to be organized in your research by taking good notes on your sources. Also, you'll learn about writing an annotated bibliography, which is a common assignment when writing ... - Week 3 - Language for Research Writing
In this module, you'll learn about the language used in writing a research paper. You'll learn about academic tone and language. Then you'll learn about using statistics and words from the Academic Word List in your writing. - Week 4 - More on Citing Sources and Formatting
In this last module, you will learn more about citing sources in your research paper. You'll review MLA format and learn a little bit about APA format. Finally, you'll learn about some online resources that will make formatting your papers much easier.
Prerequisite
None
Instructors
Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Helen Nam
Instructor
International Programs, UCI Extension
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