Tips for Reading Journal Articles

The video presentation for this session outlines the core structure of a typical journal article, identifying the key information contained in each section so that you know where to go to quickly and easily find the information you need. Additional resources to further assist you are also provided, including a model outlining the core structure of a journal article (available for download) as well as some useful weblinks to further assist you develop your academic reading skills.

Resources

Below you will find downloadable resources to help guide you when reading Journal Article.

Here are some useful weblinks to online resources which will also help you reading journal articles.

Griffith University – Reading Effectively

La Trobe – Reading Common Texts Efficiently

RMIT Learning Lab – Reading Skills \ Note Taking

University of New England – Reading and Taking Notes on Scholarly Journal Articles

Griffith University - EnglishHELP Self-Help Resources

Griffith University - English Language Support

James Cook University - Develop Your English

RMIT Learning Lab - Academic Word List Tool

University of Adelaide - English as a Second Language Learning Resources

Curtin University Learning Centre - Better Grammar

Curtin University Learning Centre - Better Sentences

La Trobe - Achieve@Uni - Language

Grammarly

Manchester Academic Phrasebank

BBC - Learning English