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El. knyga: Academic Writing for University Students

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(Taught English internationally and at the Univ of Nottingham & Derby Univ & has previously published with Routledge)
  • Formatas: 298 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 30-Dec-2021
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781000480221
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  • Formatas: 298 pages
  • Išleidimo metai: 30-Dec-2021
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • Kalba: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781000480221
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"Academic Writing for University Students is designed to help all students succeed in writing essays, reports and other papers for coursework and exams effectively. Academic writing is often the biggest challenge facing college and university students, but this book provides all the tools needed to master the necessary skills. The book is divided into four parts, to help teachers and students easily find the help they need, both in the classroom and for self-study: The Writing Process: From finding suitable sources, through to editing and proofreading, Writing Types: Practice with common assignments such as reports and cause-effect essays, Writing Tools: Skills such as making comparisons, definitions, punctuation and style, Lexis: Academic vocabulary, using synonyms, nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs This key handbook breaks down and practises every stage of essay writing. All units are fully cross-referenced, and a complete set of answers to the practice exercises is included. In addition, the companion website hosts comprehensive teaching notes as well as more challenging exercises, revision material and links to other sources. Designed for self-study as well as classroom use, this book uses authentic academic texts from a range of sources and provides models for common writing tasks such as case studies, while progress checks are included for each part to enable students to assess their learning. Academic Writing for University Students is an invaluable guide to all aspects of academic writing in English"--

Designed to help students succeed in writing university-level essays and reports, this book has been carefully designed for use both in the classroom and for self-study.

Designed to help students succeed in writing university-level essays and reports, this book has been carefully designed for use both in the classroom and for self-study. Covering three key areas: the writing process, elements of writing and writing models, it encourages critical writing and developing a voice. Academic Writing in the University provides all of the tools necessary to produce excellent written work. With progress checks, practical examples and self-testing units, this practical, user-friendly book covers all stages of the writing process and is an invaluable guide to academic writing in the university.

Recenzijos

This volume provides an accessible and thorough introduction to academic writing, with content relevant to students across a wide range of disciplines.

Benjamin Kooyman, The Australian National University, Australia.

Acknowledgements xvii
Introduction for Tutors and Lecturers xviii
Introduction for Students xxi
Academic Writing Quiz xxiv
Part 1 The Writing Process 1(102)
1.1 Writing Basics
3(8)
1 The purposes of academic writing
3(1)
2 How is academic writing different from other writing genres?
4(1)
3 Common types of academic writing
4(1)
4 The format of written assignments
5(2)
5 Common text features
7(1)
6 Writing clear sentences
7(2)
7 Writing in paragraphs
9(1)
8 Practice
10(1)
1.2 Understanding Essay Questions and the Planning Process
11(8)
1 The planning process
11(1)
2 Analysing essay questions
12(1)
3 Practice: key words
13(1)
4 Evaluation criteria
13(2)
5 Brainstorming
15(1)
6 Essay length
15(1)
7 Outlines
16(1)
8 Practice
17(2)
1.3 Reading: Finding Suitable Sources
19(12)
1 Types of text
19(1)
2 Academic resources
19(1)
3 Assessing texts
20(2)
4 Using reading lists
22(1)
5 Searching library catalogues
23(2)
6 Using library websites to search journals and bibliographic databases
25(1)
7 Reading abstracts
26(1)
8 Practice: varying search terms
27(1)
9 Assessing text features
27(1)
10 Reading strategies
28(1)
11 Practice
29(2)
1.4 Reading: Developing Critical Approaches
31(8)
1 Critical thinking
31(1)
2 Fact and opinion
31(2)
3 Assessing internet sources critically
33(1)
4 Domain name suffixes
34(1)
5 Practice A
34(2)
6 Practice B
36(3)
1.5 Finding Key Points and Note-making
39(7)
1 Why make notes?
39(1)
2 Finding key points
39(1)
3 Finding relevant points
40(1)
4 Practice A
41(2)
5 Effective note-making
43(1)
6 Practice B
43(1)
7 Practice C
44(2)
1.6 Avoiding Plagiarism
46(7)
1 Acknowledging sources
46(1)
2 What is plagiarism?
47(1)
3 Basic plagiarism
48(1)
4 Degrees of plagiarism
48(1)
5 Avoiding plagiarism by summarising and paraphrasing
49(2)
6 Avoiding plagiarism by developing good study habits
51(1)
7 Practice A
51(1)
8 Practice B
52(1)
9 Research
52(1)
Progress Check A
53(4)
1.7 References and Quotations
57(10)
1 Why give references?
57(1)
2 Citations and references
58(1)
3 Reference verbs
58(1)
4 Practice A
59(1)
5 Referencing systems
60(1)
6 Using quotations
61(1)
7 Practice B
62(1)
8 Abbreviations in citations
63(1)
9 Secondary references
64(1)
10 Internet references
64(1)
11 Organising the list of references
64(3)
1.8 Summarising and Paraphrasing
67(9)
1 What makes a good summary?
67(1)
2 Stages of summarising
68(1)
3 Practice A
68(1)
4 Practice B
69(1)
5 Practice C
70(1)
6 Paraphrasing
71(1)
7 Practice D
72(1)
8 Techniques for paraphrasing
72(1)
9 Practice E
73(2)
10 Practice F
75(1)
1.9 Contrasting Sources
76(7)
1 Referring to sources
76(1)
2 Practice A
77(1)
3 Contrasting sources
77(3)
4 Balancing different sources
80(1)
5 Practice B
81(2)
1.10 Organising Paragraphs
83(6)
1 Paragraph structure
83(1)
2 Practice A
84(1)
3 Practice B
85(1)
4 Practice C
85(1)
5 Introducing paragraphs and linking them together
86(1)
6 Practice D
87(1)
7 Practice E
88(1)
1.11 Introductions and Conclusions
89(6)
1 Introduction components
89(1)
2 Introduction structure
90(2)
3 Opening sentences
92(1)
4 Conclusions
93(1)
5 Conclusion structure
94(1)
6 Practice
94(1)
1.12 Editing and Proofreading
95(6)
1 Editing
95(1)
2 Practice A
96(1)
3 Practice B
97(1)
4 Proofreading
97(1)
5 Practice C
97(1)
6 Practice D
98(1)
7 Practice E
99(1)
8 Practice F
99(1)
9 Summary
100(1)
Progress Check B
101(2)
Part 2 Writing Types 103(46)
2.1 Argument and Discussion
105(6)
1 Discussion vocabulary
105(1)
2 Organisation
106(1)
3 Practice A
107(1)
4 The language of discussion
107(1)
5 Argument and counter-argument
108(1)
6 Practice B
108(1)
7 Providing evidence
109(1)
8 Practice C
110(1)
9 Practice D
110(1)
2.2 Cause and Effect
111(5)
1 Causes and effects
111(1)
2 The language of cause and effect
112(1)
3 Practice A
113(1)
4 Practice B
114(1)
5 Practice C
114(1)
6 Practice D
115(1)
2.3 Problems and Solutions
116(4)
1 Vocabulary
116(1)
2 Paragraph structure
117(1)
3 Alternative structure
117(1)
4 Practice A
118(1)
5 Practice B
118(1)
6 Practice C
119(1)
7 Practice D
119(1)
2.4 Case Studies
120(5)
1 Using case studies
120(1)
2 Planning a case study
121(1)
3 Background research
121(1)
4 Model case study
122(3)
2.5 Literature Reviews
125(5)
1 What is a literature review?
125(1)
2 Examples of literature reviews
126(1)
3 Writing a literature review
127(1)
4 Model literature review
127(3)
2.6 Writing Longer Papers
130(4)
1 Introduction
130(1)
2 Planning your work
130(2)
3 Formatting the paper
132(2)
2.7 Reports
134(7)
1 Essays and reports
134(1)
2 Writing reports
134(2)
3 Scientific reports
136(1)
4 Practice
137(4)
2.8 Reflective Writing
141(4)
1 The purpose of reflective writing
141(1)
2 Example
142(1)
3 Structure
143(1)
4 Style
143(1)
5 Practice A
144(1)
6 Practice B
144(1)
Progress Check C
145(4)
Part 3 Writing Tools 149(52)
3.1 Cohesion
151(5)
1 Reference words
151(1)
2 Practice A
152(1)
3 Preventing confusion
152(1)
4 Practice B
153(1)
5 Implied language
153(1)
6 Practice C
154(1)
7 Practice D
154(1)
8 Practice E
154(2)
3.2 Comparison
156(6)
1 Comparison structures
156(1)
2 Practice A
157(1)
3 Using superlatives (e.g. the largest/smallest)
158(1)
4 Practice B
158(1)
5 Forms of comparison
159(1)
6 Practice C
159(1)
7 Practice D
160(1)
8 Practice E
160(1)
9 Practice F
161(1)
3.3 Definitions
162(4)
1 Simple definitions
162(1)
2 Category words
162(2)
3 Complex definitions
164(1)
4 Practice A
164(1)
5 Practice B
165(1)
3.4 Examples
166(5)
1 Using examples
166(1)
2 Phrases to introduce examples
167(1)
3 Practice A
168(1)
4 Practice B
169(1)
5 Restatement
169(2)
3.5 Generalisations
171(4)
1 Using generalisations
171(1)
2 Structure
172(1)
3 Practice A
172(1)
4 Practice B
172(1)
5 Building on generalisations
173(1)
6 Practice C
173(2)
3.6 Numbers and Visual Information
175(11)
1 The language of numbers
175(1)
2 Percentages
176(1)
3 Simplification
176(1)
4 Further numerical phrases
177(2)
5 Practice A
179(1)
6 Visual information: Types of visuals
179(3)
7 The language of change
182(1)
8 Describing visuals
183(1)
9 Labelling visuals
184(1)
10 Practice B
184(1)
11 Practice C
185(1)
3.7 Punctuation
186(6)
1 Capital letters
186(1)
2 Full stops (.) [ US: period]
187(1)
3 Commas (,)
187(1)
4 Apostrophes (')
188(1)
5 Semi-colons (;)
188(1)
6 Colons (:)
189(1)
7 Quotation marks/inverted commas (" "/' ')
189(1)
8 Others
190(1)
9 Practice A
190(1)
10 Practice B
191(1)
3.8 Style
192(7)
1 Developing an academic style
192(1)
2 Guidelines
193(2)
3 Practice A
195(1)
4 Avoiding repetition and redundancy
195(1)
5 Varying sentence length
196(1)
6 The use of caution
197(1)
7 Using modifiers
198(1)
8 Practice B
198(1)
Progress Check D
199(2)
Part 4 Lexis 201(34)
4.1 Approaches to Vocabulary
203(9)
1 Vocabulary issues
203(1)
2 Dealing with new vocabulary
204(1)
3 Language features
205(1)
4 Confusing pairs
206(1)
5 Words and phrases from other languages
207(1)
6 Practice A
208(1)
7 Abbreviations
208(1)
8 Common abbreviations
209(1)
9 Punctuation
209(1)
10 Duplicate abbreviations
210(1)
11 Abbreviations only found in writing
210(1)
12 Practice B
210(2)
4.2 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives
212(5)
1 Introduction
212(1)
2 Nouns
212(2)
3 Nouns and adjectives
214(1)
4 Similar adjectives
215(1)
5 Academic adjectives
215(1)
6 Practice A
216(1)
7 Practice B
216(1)
4.3 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs
217(6)
1 Understanding main verbs
217(1)
2 Common academic verbs
218(2)
3 Using adverbs
220(1)
4 Practice A
221(1)
5 Practice B
221(2)
4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
223(5)
1 How prefixes and suffixes work
223(1)
2 Prefixes
224(1)
3 Practice A
225(1)
4 Suffixes
226(1)
5 Practice B
227(1)
4.5 Synonyms
228(4)
1 How synonyms work
228(2)
2 Common synonyms in academic writing
230(1)
3 Practice A
230(1)
4 Practice B
231(1)
5 Practice C
231(1)
Progress Check E
232(3)
Written British and American English - A Short Guide 235(3)
Glossary 238(4)
Answers 242(54)
Index 296
Stephen Bailey taught English for Academic Purposes at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Previously he taught in Barcelona, Tokyo, Johor Bahru and Prague. His other books include Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students, Academic Writing for International Students of Business and Economics and The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students, all published by Routledge.
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