Essential reading for all international students studying for a British qualification at university, providing a clear guide to researching and producing a well presented and cohesive piece of academic writing.
Useful as a course book or as a self-study guide, this text is essential reading for all international students studying for a British qualification at university. It provides a clear guide to the areas that need to be considered in order to research and produce a well presented and cohesive piece of academic writing. The steps outlined, and the language used, are accessible, and graded to a level that steadily introduces new writing concepts to students studying for a degree in a second or additional language. In particular it covers planning, conducting research, critical thinking, structuring an essay, use of sources and referencing, and feedback and revision.
Foreword Introduction
1. Academic Writing Overview Unit 1.1 What is
Academic Writing? Unit 1.2 Features of Academic Writing
2. Understanding
the Topic & Planning Unit 2.1 Understanding Assessment Tasks Unit 2.2
Creating New Ideas Unit 2.3 Planning an Academic Paper
3. Academic
Arguments Unit 3.1 Arguments in Writing Unit 3.2 Critical Thinking Unit
3.3 Identifying Fallacies
4. Structure: Introductions Unit 4.1 General
Statements Unit 4.2 Thesis Statements & Essay Maps
5. Structure: Main Body
Paragraphs Unit 5.1 Topic Sentences Unit 5.2 Presenting Your Ideas Unit
5.3 Concluding Sentences Unit 5.4 Cohesion
6. Structure: Conclusions Unit
6.1 Elements of a Conclusion Unit 6.2 Final Ideas
7. Finding Evidence
Unit 7.1 Types of Sources Unit 7.2 Types of Evidence Unit 7.3
Conducting Research Unit 7.4 Reliability
8. Reading Techniques Unit 8.1
Reading Comprehension Unit 8.2 Skimming & Scanning Unit 8.3 SQ3R and KWL
9. Using Others Ideas Unit 9.1 Preparation Unit 9.2 Paraphrasing Unit
9.3 Summarising Unit 9.4 Translations Unit 9.5 Quotations Unit 9.6
Reporting Verbs
10. Referencing Unit 10.1 Understanding Referencing Unit
10.2 Citations Unit 10.3 Reference Lists
11. Revision Techniques Unit
11.1 Feedback Unit 11.2 Revising Paragraphs
12. Proofreading Unit 12.1
Spelling & Grammar Unit 12.2 Formatting Unit 12.3 Writing Checklists Unit
12.4 What Not to Write Exercises
Andrew Graham is the award leader for an International Foundation Programme (IFP) run in collaboration between Chengdu University of Technology, China and Oxford Brookes University, UK. Andrew has worked closely with ESL students for over 8 years, teaching a range of modules that centre around academic research and writing, group-work, presentation skills, and critical thinking. He has worked on syllabus design across these modules and created a variety of resources that are appropriate for international students studying for a British qualification.
