The Writing Features Covered at GUAWC

Conventions of scientific academic writing in English

Developing logical arguments

Writing effective thesis statement and topic sentences (main and sub-claims in argumentation)

Benefiting from other people’s ideas- quoting, summarizing paraphrasing

Effective use of sources, referencing and avoiding plagiarism

Getting started in writing

Exploring ideas

Deductive organization

Writing coherent paragraphs

Connecting sentences and ideas with cohesive devices

Revising and editing skills and strategies

Effective word choice

Sentence structure and mechanics