Practical Tools to Empower Your Research - Writing

Writing is key

Thesis = writing
Emails = writing
Manuscripts = writing
Rebuttal letters = writing
Literature reviews = writing
Research proposals = writing
Conference abstract = writing

Writing is embodied in almost every task of your research routing.

So, knowing how to write is a skill you’ll need to have.

In this article, I will give you 6 practical tools to improve your writing as a non-native English speaker.

1. Word Editor

A free helpful tool is the MS Word Editor feature.

It can be found under the Home panel on the right.

It provides you with an overall score in % and suggestions for refinements and corrections.

2. Grammarly

Grammarly is a must-have.

It helps you in spell-checking, antiplagiarism and grammatical correctness of various textual languages.

A helpful feature is the "Adjust goals," which helps you fine-tune the text-check according to the audience, the tone, and the domain.

3. Writefull

Writefull is Grammarly for academics.

It can check documents, paraphrase, and generate titles.

4. Power Thesaurus

Power Thesaurus is the place to go when you don’t want to sound repetitive.

5. Context Reverso

If English is your second language, this website can help you find the correct translation of words or short expressions.

6. Deepl

Deepl is the website to go to for non-native English speakers.

Use it for medium-long text translations.

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These are a few of the practical tools that you can implement and start using from now on in your everyday writing tasks.

Until the next one!