AIM Discussion Board
Structuring the text
Post your questions or comments about organising the text in the best way suited to the given task.
Using academic language and style
Post your questions or comments about using objective language, relevant formal vocabulary, and clear and concise sentence structure.
Building an argument
Post your questions or comments about expressing viewpoints clearly and drawing conclusions.
Synthesizing evidence into writing
Post your questions or comments about using the work of other authors to support the central argument.
Paraphrasing and summarising
Post your comments or questions about rewriting the text in your own words without losing the original meaning, and identifying the main points and reducing a long text to a shortened version.
Referencing and plagiarism
Post your comments or questions about providing in-text citations and references to avoid claiming ideas as your own.
Developing a critical approach to reading
Post your questions or comments about evaluating evidence in a text, identifying bias, and distinguishing between facts and opinions.
Finding suitable sources
Post your questions or comments about searching for relevant academically sound texts.
Selecting the key information
Post your questions or comments about identifying the most important information from the text relevant to the task.
Distinguishing between main points and supporting evidence
Post your questions or comments about differentiating between the author’s central argument and the information used to back it up