Making learning more effective can also include the learning strategies used for the specific target group. Relating your content to the students prior experience/reading/societal or global issue can motivate students' to learn coupled with a dynamic learning strategy such as debating. Attached is an example of the latter and the positive results derived.
You can begin by reading journal articles in your discipline from top journals and become familiar with the language and academic format in honing your academic writing skills.
Many thanks,
Debra
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