Overview

An accessible guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to write successful essays and assignments on any HE course. This book will give the reader a sound grounding on what the whole business of academic writing is about, and will provide instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of planning, researching, writing, revising and referencing a successful essay.

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Author:   Bill Kirton
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780273743750

ISBN 10:   0273743759
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   23 December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

About the author Author's acknowledgements Publisher's acknowledgements Introduction: Do as we say, not as we do Part 1: Establishing the basics Chapter 1: Developing good writing skills Chapter 2: Giving markers what they want Chapter 3: Getting started with academic writing Part 2: The research phase Chapter 4: Learning how to read Chapter 5: Libraries are more than just books Chapter 6: Turning reading into notes Chapter 7: The importance of critical thinking Part 3: Getting ready to write Chapter 8: The bare bones of academic writing structures Chapter 9: How to create a plan Part 4: The writing phase Chapter 10: The conventions of academic writing Chapter 11: The basics of sentences and paragraphs Chapter 12: Good grammar Chapter 13: Punctuation matters Chapter 14: Spelling it right Chapter 15: Expanding your vocabulary Part 5: Editing and other essentials Chapter 16: The importance of the post-writing phases Chapter 17: Never ever plagiarise Chapter 18: Quotations, citations and references Part 6: Maximising your potential Chapter19: The elements and advantages of good presentation Chapter 20: Making the most of feedback Chapter 21: Essays in exams Conclusion: Take the advice but be yourself

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Bill Kirton is an experienced lecturer and writer who most recently held the post of Royal Literary Fund Writing fellow at the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews, where he specialised in helping students across all subjects in developing their literary and academic writing and research skills. Bill is also a published author and respected ghostwriter who specialises in making information accessible to specific audiences.

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