Academic writing: a handbook for international students / Stephen Bailey.
Material type: TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xviii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9781138778504
- PE1413 .B28 2015
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Previous edition: 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. The writing process -- Background to writing -- Reading: finding suitable sources -- Reading: developing critical approaches -- Avoiding plagiarism -- From understanding titles to planning -- Finding key points and note-making -- Summarising and paraphrasing -- References and quotations -- Combining sources -- Organising paragraphs -- Introductions and conclusions -- Rewriting and proofreading -- pt. 2. Elements of writing -- Argument and discussion -- Cause and effect -- Cohesion -- Comparisons -- Definite articles -- Definitions -- Examples -- Generalisations -- Passives -- Problems and solutions -- Punctuation -- Singular or plural? -- Style -- Visual information -- pt. 3. Vocabulary for writing -- Approaches to vocabulary -- Abbreviations -- Academic vocabulary: nouns and adjectives -- Academic vocabulary: adverbs and verbs -- Conjunctions -- Numbers -- Prefixes and suffixes -- Prepositions -- Synonyms -- Time markers -- pt. 4. Writing models -- Case studies -- Literature review and book reviews -- Writing longer essays -- Reports -- Surveys.
This book aims to help international students reach their goal of writing good quality academic essays and reports for exams and coursework, with a special focus on academic vocabulary. The four main parts are: the writing process, elements of writing, vocabulary writing, writing models. Each part is divided into units which contain examples, explanations, and exercises, for use in the classroom and self-study.
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