1. Academic writing should be objective and impersonal; avoid phrases such as 'I think' instead use 'it is thought that' or ‘evidence has shown that '. If using the latter make sure you include the references.
1. 学术写作应该是客观的、不掺杂主观臆断的；应该避免使用类似于“我认为”一类的词语，而应该使用“人们认为”或者“证据表明”一类的词语。如果使用了后者，要确保你有相应的证据来证明。
2. Academic writing should be structured; it needs to follow a logical order. It should have an introduction, a main body and a conclusion. Academic writing needs to have coherent sentences and paragraphs that follow on clearly from each other.
2. 学术写作应该是结构分明的，需要有逻辑顺序。一篇学术文章应该包含前言、文章主体和结论三部分。学术写作需要语句通顺且上下文连贯一致。
3. Use language or terms that are specific to your course or field of study, these are words or phrases that your lecturer would commonly use and that you will also come across frequently in your course texts. Referring to a dictionary of your particular course or field of study will help with this, an example being a dictionary of American history if you were studying American history.
3. 使用你所学学科或课程的专业术语，这些都是老师讲课或者课本上经常出现的词语。参考相关课程或者特定研究领域的字典将会更好地帮助你使用这些专业术语。例如，研究美国历史的时候，就可以使用美国历史字典。
4. Avoid using slang or contractions, examples of contractions are; it’s and that’s instead you would write it is or that is.
4. 避免使用俚语或者缩写词语，如应避免使用“it’s”和“that’s”而应该使用“it is”或者“that is”。
5. Academic reading will also enhance your academic writing. When reading journals or texts, pay attention not only to the content but also the style of writing.
5. 学术阅读也将会有助于提高你的学术写作能力。在阅读期刊或者文章时，不仅要专注于文章内容，还要注意学习文章的写作风格。
6. Use linking words to help structure your work, examples of these are “therefore”, “consequently“, “furthermore“ and “however“.
6. 使用连接词语来让你的文章变得更加结构化，例如“因此”、“所以”、“与此同时”、“然而”等。
7. Pay attention to spelling, you do get marked on this. Try and use a dictionary rather than relying on your computer’s spell check, they are much more reliable.
7. 在词语拼写上应该多加注意，你需要对这一问题多加注意。应该尝试使用字典进行校正而不是依赖于电脑的自动拼写检查，因为字典更加可靠。
8. A thesaurus will help you to avoid repeating the same words throughout your work; a thesaurus offers you a list of alternative words.
8. 在你写作的过程中，同义词词典将会帮助你避免重复使用同一个词的窘况；同义词词典能够提供给你一串可供替换的词语。
9. Always reference your work, not just the quotations but the ideas as well. Make sure that you use the correct referencing system for your course. If in doubt, refer to your course or module handbook.
9. 注意要为你的文章做好参考标记，不仅仅是你引用的文章内容，引用的观点也要注意进行标记。确保使用你专业领域内正确的参考格式。如果你对这个问题还存在疑问，可以参考课程或者模块手册。
10. Always proofread your work; try reading it out loud, mistakes are far easier to spot when you do this. Allow yourself plenty of time to make the corrections that you need.
10. 多次校正文章，试着把文章大声读出来，因为这样更容易发现文章中的错误。要给自己留出足够的时间来修改文章内容。
文章来源：www.worcester.ac.uk/studyskills/documents/top_10_tips_AW_25.10.10.pdf
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