This course is the most complete beginner's guide to what is expected from a college (university) student. As a former international student studying in an American university, I compiled the answers to all the struggles in academic writing that ESL learners might have.

Even though I started in academic writing as a beginner, I am now one of the top writing experts with 6+ years of experience. I compiled my knowledge into bite-sized lessons to make them easily understandable for beginners.

I designed this course for those who do not speak English as their first language and are planning on studying at a Western university. This course will help you navigate university writing and get a head start compared to other students. After taking this course, you will know all the essentials:

Understand the basics of academic writing tailored specifically for English as a Second Language students who are unfamiliar with Western style academic writing in English.

Master the theory about 3 main academic essay types, including narrative, argumentative and expository.

Organize your writing clearly and logically according to the Western essay structure standards.

Memorize the golden essay structure.

Identify and recreate thesis statements, topic sentences, and other structural elements of an academic essay.

Learn about plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Watch me create and organize citations online and insert them into text properly for each citation style.

Learn about useful websites and sources that can help you in academic essay writing (creating citations, checking for plagiarism, etc.)

Differentiate between reliable and unreliable academic sources.

Gain other helpful tips and tricks for a beginner writer in English that will ease your stress and your university journey.

Download three editable MS Word templates in APA, Chicago and MLA with guidelines inside that you can use every time you write a written assignment.

This is especially helpful, because they are formatted correctly, and contain placeholders for each of the essential essay components, such as the thesis statement, topic sentences, and conclusions.

Watch detailed follow-along videos of how to write three main types of essays, while I am brainstorming, editing, and explaining my writing - so that you can follow the entire process of how the writing usually goes.

Produce 3 original essays of each type on your own.

Achieve writing success at university!