
The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students
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Split into two key areas, the first part explains and demonstrates every stage of essay writing, from choosing the best sources, reading and note-making, through to referencing and proofreading. The second part explores key areas such as academic vocabulary and punctuation and is organised alphabetically for easy reference. A progress check at the end of each part allows students to assess their learning. All units are fully cross-referenced, and a complete set of answers to the practice exercises is included. There is also additional online support material available including a full set of teaching notes, more challenging exercises, revision material and links to other sources as well as interactive quizzes and videos to help develop knowledge. Additional features of the book include:
Use of authentic academic texts from a wide range of disciplines
Designed for self-study as well as classroom use
Useful at both undergraduate and postgraduate level
Fully updated, with sections on using electronic sources
All international students wanting to maximise their academic potential will find this practical, concise and easy-to-use book an invaluable guide to writing in English for their degree courses.
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'This book offers an accessible and coherent guide to academic writing, with a clear and well-structured layout that makes it easy to follow. Although it is primarily aimed at international students, it holds significant value for non-international students as well, since academic writing remains a common weakness and can be the deciding factor between passing and failing. The inclusion of exercises provides useful opportunities to test learning and track progress, and one of the book's strengths is its flexibility-readers can dip in and out of specific sections according to their immediate needs.'Dr Jacqueline Harley, Former Assistant Professor, Health Systems, University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland.
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1.1 Writing Basics
1.2 Understanding Essay Questions and the Planning Process
1.3 Reading: Finding Suitable Sources
1.4 Reading: Developing Critical Approaches
1.5 Finding Key Points and Note-making
1.6 Summarising and Paraphrasing
1.7 References and Quotations
1.8 Avoiding Plagiarism
1.9 Contrasting Sources
1.10 Organising Paragraphs
1.11 Introductions and Conclusions
1.12 Editing and Proofreading
Part 2: Elements of Writing
2.1 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives
2.2 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs
2.3 Definite Articles
2.4 Generalisations
2.5 Comparisons
2.6 Numbers
2.7 Passives
2.8 Prepositions
2.9 Punctuation
2.10 Singular or plural?
2.11 Time markers
2.12 Visual information
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