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Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students [Kõva köide]

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Stephen Bailey

Formaat: Hardback, 230 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm, kaal: 544 g, 93 Tables, color; 17 Line drawings, color
Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2015
Kirjastus: Routledge
ISBN-10: 1138885614
ISBN-13: 9781138885615

Teised raamatud teemal:

Technical writing
Higher & further education, tertiary education - (Hetkel poes: 5 nimetust)
Study & learning skills: general - (Hetkel poes: 8 nimetust)

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Formaat: Hardback, 230 pages, kõrgus x laius: 210x148 mm, kaal: 544 g, 93 Tables, color; 17 Line drawings, color
Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2015
Kirjastus: Routledge
ISBN-10: 1138885614
ISBN-13: 9781138885615

Teised raamatud teemal:

Technical writing
Higher & further education, tertiary education - (Hetkel poes: 5 nimetust)
Study & learning skills: general - (Hetkel poes: 8 nimetust)

Püsilink: https://www.kriso.ee/db/9781138885615.html

Märksõnad:

Most international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework, but writing good academic English is one of the most demanding tasks students face. The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students has been developed to help these students succeed in their assignmentsquickly!

This course has a clear, easy-to-follow structure. In the first part, Process and Skills, each stage of the writing process is demonstrated and practised, from selecting suitable sources, reading, note-making and planning through to re-writing and proof-reading.

Each unit contains examples, explanations and exercises, for use in the classroom or for self-study. The units are clearly organised to allow teachers and students find the help they need with writing tasks.

The second part of the book, Elements of Writing, deals with key areas for improving accuracy, such as academic vocabulary, using numbers and punctuation. This section can be linked with the first part or used for reference or self-study.

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

All elements of writing are clearly explained

Full range of practice exercises, with answer key included

Use of authentic academic texts and examples

Fully up-to-date, with sections on finding electronic sources and evaluating internet material

Acknowledgements

xii

Introduction

xiii

How Much Do You Know about Academic Writing?

Part 1 Process and Skills

(114)

1.1 Introduction to Writing

(6)

Why do we write?

(1)

Types of academic writing

(1)

The format of long and short writing tasks

(2)

The components of academic writing

(1)

Other common text features

(1)

Writing in paragraphs

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.2 Reading: Assessing Sources/Using Prefixes and Suffixes

(10)

Types of text

(1)

Finding suitable texts

(2)

Using reading lists

(1)

Using library catalogues

(2)

How prefixes and suffixes work

(1)

Prefixes

(2)

Practice A

(1)

Suffixes

(1)

Practice B

(1)

Progress check

(2)

1.3 Reading: Critical Approaches/Argument and Discussion

(12)

Reading methods

(1)

Titles, subtitles and text features

(1)

Reading abstracts

(1)

Assessing Internet sources critically

(1)

Critical thinking

(2)

Discussion vocabulary

(1)

The language of discussion

(1)

Organisation

(1)

Practice

(1)

Counterarguments

(1)

Progress check

(2)

1.4 Avoiding Plagiarism/Giving Examples

(9)

What is plagiarism?

(1)

Acknowledging sources

(1)

Degrees of plagiarism

(1)

Avoiding plagiarism by summarising and paraphrasing

(3)

Avoiding plagiarism by developing good study habits

(1)

Introducing examples

(1)

Phrases to introduce examples

(1)

Practice

(1)

Restatement

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.5 Understanding Titles and Essay Planning/Showing Cause and Effect

(8)

The planning process

(1)

Analysing essay titles

(1)

Practice A

(1)

Brainstorming

(1)

Essay length

(2)

Outlines/plans

(1)

The language of cause and effect

(1)

Practice B

(1)

Practice C

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.6 Finding Key Points and Note-Making/Using Abbreviations

(8)

Why make notes?

(1)

Note-making methods

(1)

Effective note-making

(1)

Finding relevant points

(2)

Practice A

(1)

Types of abbreviations

(1)

Common academic abbreviations

(1)

Abbreviations in writing

(1)

Practice B

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.7 Summarising and Paraphrasing/Finding Synonyms

(11)

Successful summarising

(1)

Practice A

(2)

Practice B

(1)

Practice C

(1)

Paraphrasing

(1)

Practice D

(1)

Techniques for paraphrasing

(1)

Practice E

(1)

How synonyms work

(1)

Common synonyms in academic writing

(1)

Practice F

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.8 References and Quotations/Using Verbs of Reference

(10)

Why give references?

(1)

Reference systems

(1)

Using quotations

(1)

Practice A

(1)

Secondary references

(1)

Organising the list of references

(1)

Reference verbs

(2)

Further referring verbs

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.9 Combining Sources/Providing Cohesion

(9)

Mentioning sources

(1)

Taking a critical approach

(3)

Practice A

(1)

Reference words

(1)

Practice B

(1)

Preventing confusion

(1)

Practice C

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.10 Organising Paragraphs/Using Conjunctions

(9)

Paragraph structure

(1)

Practice A

(1)

Development of ideas

(2)

Introducing paragraphs and linking them together

(1)

Practice B

(1)

Types of conjunctions

(1)

Practice C

(1)

Common conjunctions

(1)

Practice D

(1)

Conjunctions of opposition

(1)

Progress check

(1)

1.11 Introductions and Conclusions/Giving Definitions

(10)

Introduction contents

(2)

Introduction structure

(2)

Opening sentences

(1)

Conclusions

100

(1)

Practice A

101

(1)

Simple definitions

101

(1)

Complex definitions

102

(1)

Progress check

103

(2)

1.12 Rewriting and Proofreading/Academic Style

105

(10)

Rewriting

105

(2)

Practice A

107

(1)

Proofreading

107

(1)

Practice B

108

(1)

Components of academic style

109

(1)

Guidelines

110

(1)

Practice C

111

(1)

Varying sentence length

112

(1)

The use of caution

112

(1)

Using modifiers

113

(1)

Progress check

114

(1)

Part 2 Elements of Writing

115

(52)

2.1 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives

117

(6)

Introduction

117

(1)

Nouns

117

(2)

Using nouns and adjectives

119

(1)

Practice A

120

(1)

Academic adjectives

121

(1)

Practice B

122

(1)

2.2 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs

123

(5)

Understanding main verbs

123

(2)

Practice A

125

(1)

Using adverbs

126

(1)

Practice B

127

(1)

2.3 Making Comparisons

128

(5)

Comparison structures

128

(1)

Using superlatives (e.g. the largest/smallest)

129

(1)

Practice A

130

(1)

Practice B

131

(1)

Practice C

132

(1)

2.4 Numbers

133

(5)

The language of numbers

133

(1)

Percentages

134

(1)

Further numerical phrases

134

(2)

Practice A

136

(1)

Practice B

137

(1)

2.5 Passives

138

(4)

Active and passive

138

(1)

Structure

139

(1)

Using adverbs

139

(1)

Practice

140

(2)

2.6 Prepositions

142

(5)

Types of prepositions

142

(1)

Practice A

143

(1)

Prepositions and nouns

143

(1)

Prepositions in phrases

144

(1)

Prepositions of place and time

144

(1)

Verbs and prepositions

145

(1)

Practice B

146

(1)

2.7 Punctuation

147

(5)

Capital letters

147

(1)

Apostrophes (')

147

(1)

Semi-colons (;)

148

(1)

Colons (:)

148

(1)

Commas (,)

148

(1)

Quotation marks/inverted commas (" "/")

149

(1)

Full stops (.)

150

(1)

Others

150

(1)

Practice A

150

(1)

Practice B

151

(1)

2.8 Singular or Plural?

152

(4)

Five areas of difficulty

152

(1)

Group phrases

153

(1)

Uncountable nouns

153

(2)

Practice A

155

(1)

Practice B

155

(1)

2.9 Time Markers

156

(3)

How time markers are used

156

(1)

Tenses

157

(1)

Practice A

157

(1)

Practice B

157

(1)

Practice C

158

(1)

2.10 Visual Information

159

(8)

Types of visuals

159

(2)

The language of change

161

(1)

Describing visuals

162

(1)

Labelling

163

(1)

Practice A

164

(1)

Practice B

165

(2)

Part 3 Writing Models

167

(18)

3.1 Reports

169

(7)

Writing reports

169

(1)

Essays and reports

170

(1)

Survey report

171

(2)

Practice

173

(1)

Scientific reports

174

(2)

3.2 Longer Essays

176

(9)

Planning your work

176

(2)

Example essay

178

(5)

Revision

183

(2)

Test Your Progress

185

(2)

Answers

187

(42)

Index

229

Stephen Bailey is a freelance writer of materials for English for Academic Purposes. He has taught students in Barcelona, Tokyo, Johor Bahru and Prague, and more recently at Derby University and the University of Nottingham. His other books include Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students and Academic Writing for International Students of Business (Routledge).

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