Academic Phrasebank: An academic writing resource for students and researchers

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They each have their strengths and weaknesses, but what I found in this book was phrases on describing trends in graphs, tables and charts; synthesizing sources; introducing quotes; classifying and listing; describing fractions and quantities; more in-depth discussion on introducing work and reviewing the literature; and so many other gems. The phrase bank also provides advice on structuring an argument and using evidence to support a claim.

g. ‘ It is thought that…‘ Then try writing your thoughts again but using another one of the academic phrases e. For example, in the notes on commonly confused words it is stated that affect (meaning to make a difference or to touch emotionally) is a verb and effect (meaning a change resulting from some cause) is a noun, skating over the fact that affect also sees use as a noun (in psychology meaning emotion in its subjective, behavioural aspect, or a manifestation of the same) and that effect is often used as a verb (meaning to cause or bring about). Phrasebank has been developed by the University of Manchester and is an excellent resource to support your academic writing.New pedagogies and teaching approaches (Y) can be attributed to Vygotsky’s theory on child development (X) (1968).

Below, I’ll share some of the benefits I’ve received from using the resource, and walk you through how it can be used in practice.Sometimes, you might need to create an overarching argument stating your position on the topic at the very onset of an assignment.