In this module, you learned about the essentialities required for effective writing.



You learned the notions of appropriateness in writing with respect to the choice of words, using words with caution, inappropriate usage of words, the structure of a sentence, ambiguity and its sources.




You learned about the historical background of the essay, organization of paragraphs in the essay, components of an essay, thesis statement and parts of the essay.




You then explored the features and characteristics of different types of essays with reference to specific purposes, works and authors.



You discovered the requirements of academic writing, essentials of academic writing, literature review and test of conference paper and book review.



Finally, you learned about writing scholarly articles, the structure of research paper, topic selection, IMRAD format and writing a thesis.