writing
The importance of metadiscourse in academic writing
Metadiscourse (or ‘metatext’) is a key feature of academic writing. Hyland (2019) describes it as the writer's “interpersonal communication” and it refers to the parts of your text that talk about your argument in order ...
Paraphrasing in academic writing
If you're writing a paper or assignment, you’ll soon realise that there are many rules to citing and referencing. Following our recent post on using quotations in your academic writing, here we aim to answer some ...