11 reading resources for non-English-speaking researchers to write better in English
We understand that if English isn't your first language, navigating its grammar nuances and choosing the right terminology can be tricky. Fear not – we've gathered a collection of articles, videos, and infographics designed to make writing in English easier for you.
Whether you're a budding researcher or a seasoned academic, don't let language barriers hinder your academic journey. Let Editage Insights be your guide to mastering the skill of communicating effectively in English with the global academic community.
These resources will help you express your research confidently in English through simple, practical tips on how to avoid common mistakes and make your writing clear and impactful.
Happy reading, and here's to improving your language skills!
Using words effectively is extremely important to convey your research correctly. These 2 blogposts list examples of commonly observed errors of word usage in English and provide tips on how you may avoid them.
6 Types of word choice errors in scientific writing
A vocabulary lesson for clear writing: commonly confused words
Do you want to clear the plagiarism check? Here’s a video discussing some handy tips on how to pick information from a source material and write it in your own words to avoid any accidental plagiarism.
VIDEO: How to paraphrase English text effectively
Technology can be the greatest boon to humanity (and to researchers) if used wisely. This blogpost discusses tools, including the much-controversial ChatGPT, to increase your productivity as a researcher and write confidently in English.
Tools to overcome language barriers and ensure good-quality academic language
It is important to use field-specific technical terms to convey your research effectively. However, often it stops being effective and turns into jargon that is difficult to understand, especially for interdisciplinary researchers or other broad audiences. Here are a few tips how you may keep avoid over-complicating your writing and communicate effectively.
Tips to break down research jargon and communicate clearly
This one’s a general article to help you improve your writing overall, mainly focusing on writing concisely, formally, and objectively, while maintaining the flow and structure of your paper.
6 Actionable tips to improve academic writing
Choosing between the active and passive voices is sometimes a matter of style and depends on what you want to emphasize in a sentence. This article will help you understand the difference between the active and passive voices, why the active voice is preferred in research writing, when the passive voice should be used, and which voice is preferable in each section of a manuscript.
How to effectively use active and passive voice in research writing
If you are often unsure about when to use which tense in your manuscript, this podcast is definitely for you! It not only explains when each tense is used, but also describes which parts of a research paper it is likely to be used in.
PODCAST: How to use tenses in scientific writing
Your title helps readers decide whether your paper covers the topic that they are interested in. This downloadable infographic contains handy and useful tips to help you write a great research paper title.
INFOGRAPHIC: 8 Quick tips to create a great research paper title
Watch this 2-part video series on the most common errors researchers commit while writing in English. The videos focus on errors related to numbers and symbols, tense usage while referring to figures and tables, subject-verb agreement, and choppy flow.
VIDEO: 6 Mistakes to avoid when writing your research paper (Part 1)
VIDEO: 6 Mistakes to avoid when writing your research paper (Part 2)
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