Introduction

Reading at university usually leads to writing: for example, an essay, notes for a seminar, or ideas for a presentation. This is really a process of turning reading into ‘your own words’. The two main ways of doing this are paraphrasing and summarising. In this course, you will practice strategies for paraphrasing sentences.

Course learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the process of paraphrasing
• Practice paraphrasing strategies.