Exploiting formulaic phrases to augment academic writing

A plethora of corpus linguistics studies have demonstrated that formulaic phrases are a fundamental aspect of successful academic writing. However, research also shows that pedagogical interventions building awareness of the crucial role of formulaic phrases in academic writing are limited (Davis & Morley, 2022). Drawing on the Academic Phrasebank, which is a widely known, online compendium of formulaic phrases developed by the University of Manchester, this article presents learning activities and targeted phrasebanks that highlight the importance of academic phraseology to enhance students’ academic writing performance.