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.
Author(s): Stephen Bailey
Edition: 2
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 272
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
1 The Writing Process......Page 12
1.1 Background to Writing......Page 14
1.2 Avoiding Plagiarism......Page 18
1.3 From Titles to Outlines......Page 20
1.4 Evaluating Texts......Page 24
1.5 Understanding Purpose and Register......Page 28
1.6 Selecting Key Points......Page 32
1.7 Note-making......Page 36
1.8 Paraphrasing......Page 40
1.9 Summary Writing......Page 43
1.10 Combining Sources......Page 47
1.11 Planning Essays......Page 50
1.12 Organising Paragraphs......Page 54
1.13 Organising the Main Body......Page 59
1.14 Introductions......Page 63
1.15 Conclusions......Page 67
1.16 Rewriting and Proof-reading......Page 71
2. Elements of Writing......Page 76
2.1 Argument......Page 78
2.2 Cause and Effect......Page 81
2.3 Cohesion......Page 84
2.4 Comparison......Page 86
2.5 Definitions......Page 90
2.6 Discussion......Page 93
2.7 Examples......Page 97
2.8 Generalisations......Page 100
2.9 Numbers......Page 103
2.10 Opening Paragraphs......Page 107
2.11 References and Quotations......Page 110
2.12 Restatement and Repetition......Page 114
2.13 Style......Page 116
2.14 Synonyms......Page 120
2.15 Variation in Sentence Length......Page 123
2.16 Visual Information......Page 125
3. Accuracy in Writing......Page 130
3.1 Abbreviations......Page 132
3.2 Academic Vocabulary......Page 135
3.3 Adverbs......Page 138
3.4 Articles......Page 141
3.5 Caution......Page 144
3.6 Confusing Pairs......Page 147
3.7 Conjuctions......Page 149
3.8 Nationality Language......Page 153
3.9 Nouns and Adjectives......Page 155
3.10 Nouns – Countable and Uncountable......Page 158
3.11 Nouns – Umbrella......Page 161
3.12 Prefixes and Suffixes......Page 163
3.13 Prepositions......Page 166
3.14 Punctuation......Page 169
3.15 Relative Pronouns......Page 172
3.16 Singular or Plural?......Page 175
3.17 Time Words and Phrases......Page 177
3.18 Verbs – Formality......Page 180
3.19 Verbs – Modal......Page 183
3.20 Verbs – Passives......Page 186
3.21 Verbs and Prepositions......Page 189
3.22 Verbs of Reference......Page 191
3.23 Verbs – Tenses......Page 193
4. Writing Models......Page 196
4.1 Formal Letters......Page 198
4.2 CVs......Page 200
4.3 Reporting and Designing Surveys......Page 202
4.4 Taking Ideas from Sources......Page 205
4.5 Comparison Essay......Page 208
4.6 Discussion Essay......Page 210
Writing Tests......Page 212
Answers......Page 215
Sources......Page 270
