Concordia resources

• Concordia Writing Assistance Programme: offers peer writing assistance programs.
• Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Writing Skills Requirement.
• Placement Tests & Composition (Department of English).
• Technical Writing and Communication (ENCS 282/5821)

Ressources en français | French writing guides

• TAURROT - Trousse d'aide universitaire pour la recherche, la rédaction et l'organisation du travail, Université de Hearst

Collections

• Specific Types of Writings - Advice on Academic Writing, University of Toronto
• Common Types of Writing Assignments - Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Online Writing Lab (OWL)
• Writing Guides (by Disciplines) - Colorado State University

Academic proposals

• The Art of Grantsmanship - Jacob Kraicer at University of Toronto
• Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal - S. Joseph Levine at Michigan State University

Annotated bibliography

• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Concordia Library
• How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Reference Department, Instruction, Research, and Information Services (IRIS), Cornell University Library
• Writing an Annotated Bibliography - New College Writing Centre, University of Toronto

Application essays

• Application Essays - University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Writing the Personal Statement - Purdue University Online Writing Lab

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Book reviews

• How to Write a Book Report and a Book Review - Concordia Library
• Critical Reviews on Nonfiction Works - Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• How to Write a Book Review - Dalhousie University Libraries

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Grammar and usage

• Antidote software - installed on computers in VL-122 and on LB-3
• Common Errors in English - Paul Brians at Washington State University
• Guide to Grammar and Style - Jack Lynch at Rutgers University

For ESL (English as second language) students:

• ESL Resources, Handouts and Exercises - Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Very useful.
• Advice on Academic Writing - ESL - University of Toronto
• Activities for ESL Students: quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles.

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