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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"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Writing basics
• Understanding essay questions and the planning process
• Reading: finding suitable sources
• Reading: developing critical approaches
• Finding key points and note-making
• Avoiding plagiarism
• References and quotations
• Summarising and paraphrasing
• Contrasting sources
• Organising paragraphs
• Introductions and conclusions
• Editing and proofreading
• Arugment and discussion
• Cause and effect
• Problems and solutions
• Case studies
• Literature reviews
• Writing longer papers
• Reports
• Reflective writing

• Cohesion
• Comparison
• Definitions
• Examples
• Generalisations
• Numbers and visual information
• Punctuation
• Style
• Approaches to vocabulary
• Academic vocabulary: nouns and adjectives
• Academic vocabulary: verbs and adverbs
• Prefixes and suffixes
• Synonyms.

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Author/Creator:

Bailey, Stephen, 1947- , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Academic writing for university students [by Bailey, S.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Academic writing for university students [by Bailey, S.] (London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 — ISBN 9781003010210; LCCN 2021026204; OCLC Number 1259297127)

Subjects:

Academic writing — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Report writing — Handbooks, manuals, etc.

English language — Rhetoric — Problems, exercises, etc.

Academic writing

Report writing

English language — Rhetoric

English language

Genres:

Handbooks and manuals

Problems and exercises

General Notes:

Includes index.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

LB2369 .B236 2022

ISBNs:

9780367445393 (paperback)
0367445395 (paperback)
9780367445386 (hardcover)
0367445387 (hardcover)
9781003010210 (ebook) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2021026203

OCLC Numbers:

1259292992