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E-raamat: Academic Writing Skills for International Students

(University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
  • Formaat: 216 pages
  • Sari: Bloomsbury Study Skills
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Feb-2024
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781350427907
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  • Formaat: 216 pages
  • Sari: Bloomsbury Study Skills
  • Ilmumisaeg: 22-Feb-2024
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781350427907

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Are you a non-native English speaker studying or preparing to study at an English-language university?

If so, this book is for you. This engaging guide equips students with the tools and confidence to respond effectively and appropriately to written assignments at university. It will help you to develop essential writing skills, such as structuring paragraphs and building an argument, and provides practical guidance on adhering to the conventions of academic writing. It guides the reader systematically through a series of text analyses which bring out key linguistic and rhetorical features, making complex textual issues manageable and understandable for learners of all abilities.

Reorganised to allow for easier navigability and revised for greater accessibility, the new edition now includes:

- An expanded introduction to show students how to use the book successfully
- A writing checklist to review the key principles of skills covered in the book
- A broader range of examples
- More practical activities
- More on plagiarism

This is an ideal self-study aid for non-native English speakers, both on pre-sessional language courses and on degree programmes, who need to get to grips with the conventions of academic writing.

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Expands on the excellent features of the first edition, with helpful explanations and useful practice activities, all based on real examples of effective university assignment writing. Highly recommended for all students who want to improve their academic writing at the tertiary level. -- Neil Matheson * University of Auckland, New Zealand * A systematic, logical and clear guide to academic writing, with opportunities to practise the different skills. One of the most helpful features is that the practice examples are taken from different disciplines, which makes them meaningful to a range of students. I would strongly recommend the book to both students and teachers. -- Rosalind Gallacher * University of Strathclyde, UK *

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This engaging guide equips students who are non-native speakers of English with the tools to respond effectively and appropriately to written assignments at university. It develops essential writing skills and gives practical guidance on adhering to the conventions of academic writing.

Introduction

PART I: ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF ACADEMIC WRITING
Unit 1 Appropriate writing style
Unit 2 Correct conventions for using sources
Unit 3 Formal structure, organisation and layout
Unit 4 Coherent flow of ideas
Unit 5 Accurate use of language

PART II: TYPES OF UNIVERSITY WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS
Unit 1: Essays
Unit 2: Case studies
Unit 3: Literature reviews
Unit 4: Reports
Unit 5: Research proposals

PART III: THE WRITING PROCESS
Unit 1: Planning your essay
Unit 2: Organising your ideas
Unit 3: Developing your essay

PART IV: TECHNIQUES FOR DEVELOPING IDEAS
Unit 1: Using examples
Unit 2: Giving evidence
Unit 3: Writing extended definitions
Unit 4: Providing explanation

PART V: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Essay 1: Analysis
Essay 2: Argument (thesis-led)
Essay 3: Argument (discussion-led)
Essay 4: Discussion
Essay 5: Comparison and contrast (analysis)
Essay 6: Comparison and contrast

Appendix A: Answers to practice activities
Appendix B: Language charts
Appendix C: A glossary of grammatical terms and other words used in the book

Index

Siew Hean Read has had a long career in education, particularly in academic writing, and has worked in the secondary school and tertiary sectors both in New Zealand and overseas. Prior to retiring, Siew worked at the University of Auckland as an English language consultant and learning adviser.