Resources
On this page, we have gathered useful resources for written and oral communication that we recommend and that you can use on your own. These resources can be dictionaries, phrase banks and writing guidelines.
Dictionaries
- We recommend the dictionaries of Svenska Akademien for looking up Swedish word meanings and inflections.
- In English, you can use Oxford Dictionaries, Cambridge Dictionary, and the Swedish Council for Higher Education’s dictionary.
- KTH’s Swedish-English dictionary for terminology related to higher education
Spelling, grammar and punctuation guides
- Perfect English Grammar
- Cambridge grammar guide
- Purdue OWL punctuation guide
- Spelling aids provided by KTH
Phrase banks
Writing in an academic style can sometimes feel unfamiliar. Phrase banks can be helpful, as they provide examples of sentences and academic expressions that you can use or adapt to fit your own text.
- In Swedish, you can use Frasbanken from Karolinska Institutet
- In English, you can use the Manchester Academic Phrasebank
Term banks
As an engineer, it’s important to know the correct terms in different languages—especially in English. Here, you can make use of the official term banks available in Sweden and across Europe:
Academic writing guides
- The KTH guide to scientific writing
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab (covers all parts of academic writing)
- Academic Writing in English (Lund University)
- Writing as an Engineer or Scientist
- Tenses in scientific reports
Guides to referencing
Tools and platforms
- SpellRight - a spellchecker designed specifically for Scandinavian speakers
- Thesis Writer - a writing platform for support throughout the writing process
- Scribo - Research Question and Literature Search Tool
- SWAN - Scientific Writing Assistant
