The transition to university requires a qualitative leap in writing production. This sudden change is often a source of demotivation, stress, or even failure.

The modules in this chapter present simple methods and advice to approach the most common academic writing formats: reports, summaries, and syntheses. They also help you gradually improve by understanding the main issues related to these types of writing.

Objectives :

  • Write a thorough and methodical reading that highlights the meaning of a text.
  • Write a text adapted to a specific event or situation.
  • Produce a summary that accurately reflects content or themes.
  • Write a synthesis based on a scientific or technical document.
  • Write a synthesis based on a group of texts.
  • Create revision sheets for exams.
  • Compose an argued text in an academic context.