Compiled by English Language Librarian, Christine Ho, and Research Support Librarian, Aster Zhao, and includes resources shared by Dr. Linda Lin (English Language Centre) in her presentation on academic writing tools.
This page will gather links to Library and online resources to support a range of academic writing needs at PolyU.
It can be adapted to address the needs of UG students preparing to write their capstone project, or Early Career Researchers (namely postgraduate students and faculty) preparing to publish.
The target audience are non-native English speakers (NNES)/L1 Cantonese or Mandarin speakers.
Grammar
Concordancers
"A concordancer is a piece of software, either installed on a computer or accessed through a website, which can be used to search, access and analyse language from a corpus. They...can give us very accurate information about the way language is authentically used." [Source]
Dictionaries and Thesauri
Phrasebanks
Essay Writing Help
Academic Skills for Independent Learners
ICOSA Writing
Literacy in the Disciplines (LID)
Handbooks
How to Start Writing
How to Start Writing
English Collocation
Professional English in Use
This series combines resources and exercises to help learners improve their English writing in professional contexts. Titles cover Medicine, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Law, and more.