====== L01: Introduction ======

====Introduction to Academic Writing in English ====

“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” (Robert Cromier, American author and journalist)

In this session, we will focus on academic/science writing in English in general terms. Questions we will address are why we need to write in English, what is generally understood by academic/science writing in English, and which personal writing challenges we face. In the last step, we will be looking at the general features of academic English. 

==== Things we cover in this session ====
  * Why do we write in English in academia 
  * What are the challenges for non-native speakers of English
  * What is academic/science writing in English in general
  * Specific features of academic English

==== Things you need for this session ====
  * [[en:courses:training:element-03:worksheets:lc-ws-01-1|W01-1: Food for Thought]]
  * [[en:courses:training:element-03:worksheets:lc-ws-01-2|W01-2: Read the interview]]

==== Things to take home from this session ====
At the end of this session you should be able to
  * familiar with general characteristics of academic English
  * understand the main characteristics of academic English
  * identify your own writing challenges


==== Slides ====

[[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vREoygQpREIZHAXkFuS_yfAs--onuAbGjQVP7bSC76-dK5hexrV766pJtgQdMWlikVlxtgCFrdGrBIJ/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&slide=id.g251c2d7084_2_45|Academic Writing in English]]
 
==== Hungry Minds ====
For more information on academic writing and academic skills go [[http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/skillsforstudy/what-is-academic-english.php|here]]