Complete guide to university essay writing for ESL students

This course serves as a complete beginner's guide to what is expected from university-level academic writing in English. I specifically designed this course for those who do not speak English as their first language. Therefore, I added subtitles and spoke at a slower pace to enhance your understanding. As a former international student studying in an American university, I compiled the answers to most struggles in academic writing that ESL learners might come across.

Now that I have 6+ years of experience as a writing consultant, I decided to share my knowledge about writing basics. This course will help you get a head start at university-level writing in English. After taking the bite-sized lessons of this course, you will:

Understand the basics of academic writing tailored specifically for English as a Second Language students who are unfamiliar with Western style academic writing in English.

Master the theory about 3 main academic essay types, including narrative, argumentative and expository.

Organize your writing clearly and logically according to the Western essay structure standards.

Memorize and learn how to use the golden essay structure.

Identify and recreate thesis statements, topic sentences, and other structural elements of an academic essay.

Learn about plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Learn the most common citation styles, how to create them online and then insert into text.

Learn about useful websites and sources that can help you in academic essay writing (creating citations, checking for plagiarism, etc.)

Differentiate between reliable and unreliable academic sources.

Download three editable MS Word templates in APA, Chicago and MLA with guidelines inside that you can use every time you write a written assignment. This is especially helpful, because they are formatted correctly, and contain placeholders for each of the essential essay components, such as the thesis statement, topic sentences, and conclusions.

Watch detailed follow-along videos of how to write three main types of essays, while I am brainstorming, editing, and explaining my writing - so that you can follow the entire process of how the writing usually goes.

Produce 3 original essays of each type on your own.

Learn other helpful tips and tricks for a beginner writer in English that will ease your stress and your university journey.

Achieve writing success at a university!