Writing an academic report in English is a challenging task, especially for writers with little experience or those whose first language is not English. However, you can soon learn the basics of academic report writing if you follow these step by step lessons. Academic reports use regular patterns of organisation, common academic words and phrases, and standard ways to communicate ideas. These can all be learnt in a quick and straightforward way.

This course, therefore, has been made as an easy to understand guide for beginner or intermediate writers who wish to improve their English academic report writing. We will cover all the essentials of the writing process including getting ideas; organising your work; writing effective introductions and conclusions; including references in your work; looking at what is 'academic' language; and, making your writing look as good as possible – if it looks good readers will often evaluate your work highly!

By the end of the course you will have a clear knowledge of how to write a logical and effective academic report in English. This is appropriate for university students of all years, international students, returning students, as well as writers who need to publish their work in academic journals or books.