Literature and guides
Useful books and links:
Dictionaries
- Find by subject, Uppsala University: This site provides links to a number of dictionaries and databases, organised by academic discipline. Some of them are available to subscribers only. Uppsala University Library subscribes to them and they can be reached from any computer linked to the university network.
- Synonym.com: A quick and easy-to-use dictionary which helps you find synonyms and antonyms.
- Longman Dictionary: Free online dictionary.
- Foldoc.org: Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing.
Grammar and language
- BBC Skillswise: This site contains exercises and information about various aspects of the English language, such as grammar, spelling, and reading.
- Academic Writing in English, Aalto University
- Academic Writing in English, Lund University
Guides to essay writing
- Academic Writing in English, Lund University: This site provides information about everything from grammar and sentence structure to the writing process and different types of essays.
- Advice on Academic Writing, University of Toronto: This site provides links to guides concerning different areas of essay writing: planning and organising, reading and researching, using sources, specific types of writing, style and editing, and grammar and punctuation.
- Academic Phrasebank, University of Manchester: This site presents brief information about the different parts of an academic essay together with useful phrases that can be used in the different sections.
- Online Technical Writing: A guide for how to write technical reports. It includes examples of texts from various fields.
- Academic writing, University of Edinburgh: This site offers information about academic writing, as well as academic reading strategies and critical thinking.
- WriteFix; argument and opinion essay writing: Here you will find tips on how to write short argument and opinion compositions.
- Citing and reference management, Uppsalas University: Uppsala University Library offers guides to some of the most common reference styles.
Literature about writing
- Bullock Richard. The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.
- Falk, Angela. Thinking and Writing in Academic Contexts: A University Companion. Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2011.
- Feak, Christine and John M. Swales: Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2009.
- Germano, William. On Revision: the Only Writing That Counts. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2021.
- Glassman-Deal, Hilary. Science Research Writing: For Non-Native Speakers of English. London: Imperial College Press, 2010.
- Graff, Gerald and Birkenstein, Cathy. They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. 5th New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2021.
- Malmfors, Birgitta et al. Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers. 2nd ed. Nottingham: Nottingham UP, 2004.
- Swales, John and Feak, Christine B. Academic Writing for Graduate Students. 3rd Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2012.
- Sword, Helen. Stylish Academic Writing. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 2012.
Guide to study strategies
The course Guide to Study Strategies is an online non-credit course in Studium, where you study independently to improve your study skills. The course offers advice on how to plan your studies, note-taking techniques and academic writing, for example.
