ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|2 pages

The Writing Process

Student Introduction

chapter 1|1 pages

Background to writing Writing Foundations

chapter |2 pages

cross reference

chapter 2|3 pages

Developing Plans from Titles

chapter 3|3 pages

Evaluating a text Reading and Note-Making

chapter 4|3 pages

Understanding Purpose and Register

chapter 5|3 pages

Selecting Key Points

cross reference

chapter 6|1 pages

Note-Making

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cross reference

chapter 7|2 pages

Paraphrasing

chapter 8|2 pages

Summary Writing

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cross reference

chapter 9|3 pages

Combining Sources

cross reference

chapter 10|3 pages

Planning a text Writing Stages

chapter 11|2 pages

Organising Paragraphs

chapter |2 pages

cross reference

chapter 12|3 pages

Organising the Main Body

chapter 13|3 pages

Introductions

chapter 14|3 pages

Conclusions

chapter 15|3 pages

Re-reading and Re-writing

chapter 16|3 pages

Proof-Reading

cross reference

chapter 2|2 pages

Elements of Writing

Student Introduction

chapter 2|2 pages

Cohesion The former/the latter

cross reference

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cross reference

chapter 4|2 pages

Definitions An assignment is a task given to students …

cross reference

chapter 5|3 pages

Discussion Benefits and drawbacks

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chapter 8|1 pages

Numbers The figures in the report …

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cross reference

chapter 10|1 pages

Style It is generally agreed that …

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cross reference

chapter 11|2 pages

Synonyms Interpretation/explanation

cross reference

chapter 3|2 pages

Accuracy in Writing

Student Introduction

chapter 1|2 pages

Abbreviations i.e./WTO

chapter 2|2 pages

Adverbs currently/eventually

chapter 3|2 pages

Articles a/an/the

cross reference

chapter 4|1 pages

Caution Poor education tends to lead to crime

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chapter 5|3 pages

Conjunctions furthermore/however

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chapter 6|2 pages

Formality in verbs speed up/accelerate

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chapter 7|2 pages

Modal verbs may/could/should

chapter 8|2 pages

Nationality language Spain/Spanish

chapter 11|2 pages

Passives The gases were discovered

cross reference

chapter 13|2 pages

Prepositions The purpose of this paper …

cross reference

chapter 14|2 pages

Prepositions after verbs concentrate on

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chapter 15|2 pages

Punctuation ‘ ? :

chapter 16|2 pages

Referring verbs Martins (1975) claimed that …

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chapter 17|2 pages

Relative pronouns that/which

chapter 18|2 pages

Singular/ plural The team is/are

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chapter 4|2 pages

Writing Models

Student Introduction

chapter 1|2 pages

Formal letters Letter layout and letters of application

cross reference

chapter |1 pages

Writing Tests

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WRITING TEST 2 (Accuracy)

chapter |13 pages

Answers

chapter |9 pages

Part 2: Elements of Writing

chapter |17 pages

Part 3: Accuracy in Writing

chapter |6 pages

Part 4: Writing Models

chapter |2 pages

Sources