Courses and Services

Entry, method and Assessment

You may enter the Scholarship Through Writing pathway if you are close to B1 level in English or have completed roughly 200 hours of English learning. Both Module One and Module Two are research-based and pedagogically designed, not self-study video courses.

  • Participation in forums is mandatory.
  • You work through diagnostic, formative and summative tasks.
  • Your final grade is based on both ongoing formative work (forums, drafts, journals, seminars) and summative projects.
  • Module 1 – Academic Writing Foundations (EGAP)

    Module 1 – Academic Writing Foundations (EGAP)

    £1,095.00

    12 week, weekly 8-10 hours

    Compatible to Level 4.

    Focus: Clarity, Rhythm, syntax, and Style as the foundations of academic writing.

    • Parts of Speech and Pronunciation

    • Five Phrase types

    • Uninflected Language

    • Parataxis and Seven Simple Clause types

    • Punctuation

    • Transforming Phrases into clauses and vice versa

    • Additive Style and Note taking

    • Parataxis and Rhetorical devices for logical arguments

    • Rule of One Variable and Scientific Method

    • Coherence and Hume’s Trinity

    • Syntax: Diagramming and Tree Branches

    • Academic vs Non-Academic Lexis

    • Seminars, Lectures and Thought Experiments

    • Hypotaxis and Subordinating Structures

    • Deduction, Induction and Reading Arguments

    • Argumentation and Syllogism

    • Citation and Referencing

    • Summarisation, Paraphrasing

    • Writing Forms and Classical Structures

    • Final Project: 2,500 Words.

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  • Module 2 – Research Practice

    Module 2 – Research Practice

    £1,195.00

    You may use this course to support an existing project, or consult your tutor to start a new one.

    Compatible to Level 6-7.

    Focus: Understanding research as a practice, and planning real projects.

      • Research and non-research

      • Research questions, Assumption and hypotheses

      • Research philosophy and methodology (Ethics, Epistemology and Metaphysics as they relate to research.) Distinguishing research philosophy from methods.

      • Logic for research arguments (categorical and propositional)

      • Research tools (locating literature, organising references, gathering and analysing data (appropriate to level).

      • Literature review (Identifying gaps, tensions and lines of debate.)

      • Planning a research project

      • Writing a proposal (Turning your ideas into a formal research proposal, Clarifying background, research questions, methods and expected outcomes.

      • Descriptive and experimental research

      • Qualitative and quantitative methods

      • Mixed methods

      • Planning and preparing a final research report

      • Dissertation outlines

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  • Integrated Programme: Academic Writing Foundations + Research Practice

    Integrated Programme: Academic Writing Foundations + Research Practice

    £2,095.00
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  • Pathway (Integrated Programme + 1 Paper Submission)

    Pathway (Integrated Programme + 1 Paper Submission)

    £3,495.00

    Pathway includes the Integrated Programme (Module 1 + Module 2) plus one full journal paper submission with editorial and reviewer support.

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  • Editorial, Review & Submission Services

    Editorial, Review & Submission Services

    We provide developmental feedback that helps you revise your work step by step. This service is designed to function like a Master’s-level learning process: your paper receives detailed editorial feedback and expert academic review.

    What this service includes (always included)

    1) Editorial feedback (language & composition)
    You receive:

    • an annotated manuscript, and

    • a separate editorial report
      Focus: clarity, grammar, academic style, structure, cohesion, and referencing basics.

    2) Submission processing
    We handle: screening, checklist checks, and file checks (Full + Anonymised Word files), and preparation for review and revision.

    3) One expert review (included by default)
    A faculty-level reviewer provides:

    • an annotated manuscript, and

    • a separate expert report, plus

    • a structured review form (quality, reasoning, methodology/argumentation, sources, and contribution).

    Important: GSJ does not sell publication and cannot guarantee acceptance. We support revision and improvement. Publication is possible only when the paper meets GSJ’s academic, ethical, and quality criteria.

    Word count rule

    Word count is calculated excluding references (and excluding appendices, if any).

    Expert review length limit (protects you)

    One expert review is designed for manuscripts up to 8,000 words.
    For manuscripts above 8,000 words, we may require an additional expert review or a long-manuscript arrangement, depending on the discipline and structure.

    How the process works

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    Mentorship Order – Paper Development

    When You Have a Topic but Not Yet a Paper

    Many writers have a strong interest in a subject, but they are not sure how to turn that interest into an academic paper. They may ask:

    • What should my research question be?
    • Which sources should I read first?
    • How do I structure the paper so the argument becomes clear?
    • How do I avoid weak reasoning and unsupported claims?

    GSJ Mentorship exists for this exact moment: before expert peer review, when you still need direction.

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