RCI-17421 · Academic Writing

Academic Writing — Adult Foundation Skill Builder · Self-Paced

Write clearly and formally for study, assignments and research contexts. This version is designed for 18+ at foundation level through independent digital learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure formal style with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop increasingly independent structure with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop applied evidence integration with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop confident academic editing with clear guided foundations.
  • Apply Academic Writing skills through structured practice appropriate to 18+.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Academic VoiceFocus: formal style

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 2 · Structure the ResponseFocus: structure

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 3 · Use EvidenceFocus: evidence integration

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 4 · Edit for PrecisionFocus: academic editing

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Adult learners (18+) who want to develop formal style, structure, evidence integration, academic editing at Foundation level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Academic Writing, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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