ABSTRACT

Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework. Yet writing good academic English is a demanding task. This new edition of Academic Writing has been fully revised to help students reach this goal. Clearly organised, the course explains the writing process from start to finish. Each stage is demonstrated and practised, from selecting suitable sources, reading, note-making and planning through to re-writing and proofreading.

The book is divided into short sections which contain examples, explanations and exercises for use in the classroom or self-study. Cross-references allow easy access to relevant sections, and a full answer key is included.

The 3rd edition has been developed in response to suggestions from both students and teachers. Featuring a new website, there is increased coverage of plagiarism, argument, cause and effect, comparison, definitions and academic style. Different forms of writing, including reports and literature reviews, are also covered.

All international students wanting to maximise their academic potential will find this easy-to-use, practical book a valuable guide to writing in English for their degree courses.

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part |2 pages

Part 1 The writing process

chapter 1|8 pages

1 Background to writing

chapter 1|11 pages

2B Reading: developing critical approaches

chapter 1|6 pages

3 Avoiding plagiarism

chapter 1|7 pages

4 From understanding titles to planning

chapter 1|7 pages

5 Finding key points and note-making

chapter 1|6 pages

6 Paraphrasing

chapter 1|6 pages

7 Summarising

chapter 1|10 pages

8 References and quotations

chapter 1|5 pages

9 Combining sources

chapter 1|6 pages

10 Organising paragraphs

chapter 1|7 pages

11 Introductions and conclusions

chapter 1|9 pages

12 Re-writing and proof-reading

part |2 pages

Part 2 Elements of writing

chapter 2|8 pages

1 Argument and discussion

chapter 2|6 pages

2 Cause and effect

chapter 2|4 pages

3 Cohesion

chapter 2|7 pages

4 Comparisons

chapter 2|4 pages

5 Definitions

chapter 2|4 pages

6 Examples

chapter 2|5 pages

7 Generalisations

chapter 2|6 pages

8 Numbers

chapter 2|5 pages

9 Problems and solutions

chapter 2|8 pages

10 Style

chapter 2|8 pages

11 Visual information

chapter 2|7 pages

12 Working in groups

part |2 pages

Part 3 Accuracy in writing

chapter 3|4 pages

1 Abbreviations

chapter 3|5 pages

2 Academic vocabulary

chapter 3|4 pages

3 Articles

chapter 3|4 pages

4 Caution

chapter 3|6 pages

5 Conjunctions

chapter 3|5 pages

6 Nouns and adjectives

chapter 3|4 pages

7 Prefixes and suffixes

chapter 3|5 pages

8 Prepositions

chapter 3|5 pages

9 Punctuation

chapter 3|5 pages

10 Singular or plural?

chapter 3|4 pages

11 Synonyms

chapter 3|5 pages

12 Time words

chapter 3|5 pages

13 Verbs – passives

chapter 3|5 pages

14 Verbs of reference

chapter 3|6 pages

15 Verbs – tenses

part |2 pages

Part 4 Writing models

chapter 4|5 pages

1 Formal letters and emails

chapter 4|3 pages

2 Writing CVs

chapter 4|6 pages

4 Designing and reporting surveys

chapter 4|9 pages

5 Writing longer essays