Writing an Academic Essay

This is a series of  interviews and discussions between Open University tutors, thinkers, authors and students about doing research and writing essays.

Each section is accompanied by a transcript which you can read while you are listening.

audio	transcript
researching an essay	researching an essay
early stages of writing an essay	early stages of writing an essay
what is good writing	what is good writing
getting the tone right	getting the tone right
writer's block	writer's block
note-taking and planning	note-taking and planning
different approaches to planning and researching essays	different approaches to planning and researching essays
writing the introduction	writing the introduction
the main body of the essay	the main body of the essay
giving both sides of the argument	giving both sides of the argument
writing the conclusion	writing the conclusion
drafting (1) drafting (2)	drafting (1) drafting (2)
getting another view of your work	getting another view of your work
approaches to examinations	approaches to examinations
how to improve your writing	how to improve your writing