Academic Skills Links
General Academic Skills
Notetaking, Exam Preparation, Time Management, etc.
California Polytechnic State University
Dartmouth College - New Hampshire
University of Victoria - British Columbia
James Cook University - Queensland
Writing
On-line Writing Lab - Purdue University, Indiana
Tips for Writers - Brigham Young University, Utah
Graduate Student Writing - University of Michigan
Temple University Writing Center - Philadelphia
Plagiarism
Plagiarism Court - Farfield University, Connecticut
Understanding Plagiarism - Indiana University Education Faculty
Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It - Indiana University Writing Tutorials
Paraphrase and Summary - University of Toronto
Grammar
FASID Exam Essay Editing Home - This site explains the most common errors made by students in IDS exam essays. It includes examples directly from exams, with links to relevant on-line grammar exercises.
On-line Writing Lab (Purdue University) - Many useful explanations for common grammar, punctuation and spelling problems.
Exercise Central - To practice the grammar explained above, sign in to this site as a student (it is very complete and free!) You can also click on "tips" for short grammar explanations.
a4esl.org - A huge variety of grammar quizzes, and even bilingual vocabulary quizzes.
On-line Writing Lab (Purdue University) - Some more grammar practice exercises.