Citation Summary, Paraphrase, and Quotation
What is citation, why do we cite, and how can we do it? Edward de Chazal answers these questions in this presentation on the key practice of citation in academic texts.
10 Steps to Better Academic Reading
This 10-minute video presents 10 steps to help you read academic English texts more effectively. You can adapt and personalize the ideas to suit your individual needs.
Perspective and Analysis
This presentation shows how you can use perspectives such as historical, ethical, and technological to analyse and develop a topic in any discipline. These are vital critical thinking skills for people using English for Academic Purposes (EAP).
Academic Language
Watch this video on academic language to see how academic texts are made up of key phrases based on a range of grammar and vocabulary patterns. By analysing an extract from a textbook, Edward de Chazal shows why noun phrases are so important in academic texts.
10 Steps to Better Academic Writing
Edward de Chazal presents 10 steps to improve your academic writing. The focus is on questions for you to ask yourself as an academic writer.
Plagiarism and Originality
What is plagiarism, how and why should we avoid it? In this video Edward de Chazal proposes a 6-step approach to avoiding plagiarism and developing your originality.
Critical Thinking in 5 Words
Edward de Chazal from Jurassic Academic presents Critical Thinking
Argument, Stance & Evaluation
Building an argument is essential in academic communication. In this 10-minute presentation Edward de Chazal explains how arguments are developed and how they are closely connected to evaluation and the author's stance.