Overview

Ideal for overseas students studying at English-medium colleges and universities, this practical writing course enables international students to meet the required standard of writing and use an appropriate style for essays, exams and dissertations. Newly revised and updated to include extra exercises and material suggested by teachers and students, Academic Writing explains and demonstrates all the key writing skills and is ideal for use in the classroom or for independent study. Useful at every stage of an academic career and beyond, this indispensable book features: different styles and formats from CVs and letters to formal essays a focus on accuracy coverage of all stages of writing, from understanding titles to checking your work essential academic writing skills such as proper referencing, summarising and paraphrasing diagrams and practice exercises, complete with answers.

Full Product Details

Author:   Stephen Bailey (Freelance writer of materials for English for Academic Purposes)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.635kg
ISBN:  

9780415384193

ISBN 10:   0415384192
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   09 March 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Replaced By:   9780415595803
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Writing Process 1.0 Writing Foundations 1.1 Background to Writing 1.2 Avoiding Plagiarism 1.3 From Titles to Outlines 1.4 Evaluating Texts 1.5 Understanding Purpose & Register 1.6 Selecting Key Points 1.7 Note-Making 1.8 Paraphrasing 1.9 Summary Writing 1.10 Combining Sources Reading and Note Making 1.11 Planning Essays 1.12 Organising Paragraphs 1.13 Organising the Main Body 1.14 Introductions 1.15 Conclusions 1.16 Re-writing & Proof Reading Writing Stages Part 2: Elements of Writing 2.0 Student Introduction 2.1 Argument 2.2 Cause & Effect 2.3 Cohesion 2.4 Comparison 2.5 Definitions 2.6 Discussion 2.7 Examples 2.8 Generalisations 2.9 Numbers 2.10 Opening Paragraphs 2.11 References & Quotations 2.12 Restatement & repetition 2.13 Style 2.14. Synonyms 2.15 Variation in Sentence Length 2.16 Visual Information Part 3: Accuracy in Writing 3.0 Student Introduction 3.1 Abbreviations 3.2 Academic Vocabulary 3.3 Adverbs 3.4 Articles 3.5 Caution 3.6 Confusing Pairs 3.7 Conjunctions 3.8 Nationality Language 3.9 Nouns & Adjectives 3.10 Nouns - Countable & Uncountable 3.11 Nouns - Umbrella 3.12 Prefixes & Suffixes 3.13 Prepositions 3.14 Punctuation 3.15 Relative Pronouns 3.16 Singular or Plural? 3.17 Time Words & Phrases 3.18 Verbs - Formality 3.19 Verbs - Modal 3.20 Verbs - Passives 3.21 Verbs & Prepositions 3.22 Verbs of Reference 3.23 Verbs - Tenses Part 4: Writing Models 4.1 Formal Letters 4.2 CVs 4.3 Reporting & Designing Surveys 4.4 Taking Ideas from Sources 4.5 Comparison Essay 4.6 Discussion Essay Writing Tests Answers Sources

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