Techniques for improving undergraduate students’ academic writing

Автор: Gurbanov M.D., Atayev S.N.

Журнал: Мировая наука @science-j

Рубрика: Основной раздел

Статья в выпуске: 12 (69), 2022 года.

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This paper is mainly about the concept of academic writing or techniques in improving student writing at the university level. This paper will discuss the importance of academic writing; give some definitions, types and classifications. It will also discuss the use of these techniques in academic writing among English language learners and the role of these techniques in promoting the process of language learning. Over the time, progress of techniques in improving student writing is developed and they are explored precisely in this paper. The paper will also provide information on the obstacles that university students may face while they write assignments for their academic courses, which will lead researchers to better understanding, and to guide them to the righteous way when making research in this filed. At the end, this paper defines the notion of Good Academic Writer explaining the relationship between Good Academic Writer and effective techniques in improving academic writing at universities.

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Academic writing, effective techniques, university students

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/140296793

IDR: 140296793   |   DOI: 10.46566/2541-9285_2022_69_3

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