Introduction to Academic Writing

Introduction to Academic Writing

Author: Alice Oshima

Publisher: Longman Publishing Group

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 9780132410281

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This book helps "students to master the standard organizational patterns of the paragraph and the basic concepts of essay writing. The text's time-proven approach integrates the study of rhetorical patterns and the writing process with extensive practice in sentence structure and mechanics." - product description.


Teaching Academic Writing

Teaching Academic Writing

Author: Brian Paltridge

Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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"Chapters address a full range of critical topics, including the context and process of academic writing, needs analysis, teaching approaches, the interrelationship between writing and vocabulary, intercultural perspectives, feedback and assessment. Each chapter includes Classroom Implications, tasks and techniques for teaching, and some possible exercises to use with students. Chapters begin with thought-provoking questions and end with a section designed to help users consider their own beliefs and classroom practices." -- Back cover.


Academic Writing: An Introduction - Third Edition

Academic Writing: An Introduction - Third Edition

Author: Janet Giltrow

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2014-09-03

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 1770485082

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Academic Writing has been widely acclaimed in all its editions as a superb textbook—and an important contribution to the pedagogy of introducing students to the conventions of academic writing. The book seeks to introduce student readers to the lively community of research and writing beyond the classroom, with its complex interactions, values, and goals. It presents writing from a range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, cultivating students’ awareness of the subtle differences in genre. This new edition has been revised throughout and contains many new exercises, updated examples, a new section on research proposals, and wider disciplinary coverage. The organization of the book has also been revised to better fit with the timeline of most teaching terms.


Academic Writing: An Introduction - Fourth Edition

Academic Writing: An Introduction - Fourth Edition

Author: Janet Giltrow

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2021-03-18

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 1770488057

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Academic Writing has been widely acclaimed in all its editions as a superb textbook—and an important contribution to the pedagogy of introducing students to the conventions of academic writing. The book seeks to introduce student readers to the lively community of research and writing beyond the classroom, with its complex interactions, values, and goals. It presents writing from a range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, cultivating students’ awareness of the subtle differences in genre. The fourth edition has been revised throughout and includes a new chapter on visual rhetoric, a new section on the academic peer review system, updated examples, expanded exercises, and new glossary entries.


Introduction to Academic Writing

Introduction to Academic Writing

Author: Alice Oshima

Publisher: LONGMAN

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780201695090

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The book will help students master the standard organizational patterns for paragraphs and essays. The text's approach integrates the study of rhetorical patterns and the writing process with extensive practice in grammar, mechanics, and sentence structure.


Academic research and writing

Academic research and writing

Author: Christian Decker

Publisher: Icademicus

Published: 2016-06-01

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9783981558616

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This book forms part of an integrated methodical-didactic concept developed on the basis of the authors' experience with academic texts and their work with students. The objective is to provide an introduction into the field of academic research and writing, which is easily applicable, yet theoretically profound and can be understood without additional literature. Each chapter starts with a structured overview explaining the chapter’s context und relevance, from which learning objectives are derived. As supporting elements, examples and sample cases are used throughout the book. End of chapter questions and problems deepen the understanding of the chapter’s contents. The book stresses fundamental aspects in order to provide the beginner and the intermediate student with a solid basis for working on assignments, term papers as well as undergraduate and graduate thesis projects. Furthermore, the authors aim at combining the advantages of new media formats for learning and teaching with the advantages of classic textbook contents. The book can be used either separately or in combination with e-learning tutorials, which allow for the media based reception of the contents. E-learning and further materials are available for free at: https://academic-research-and-writing.org


Introduction to College Writing

Introduction to College Writing

Author: Jean Reynolds

Publisher: Pearson

Published: 2000-11

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780130803283

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Using a step-by-step approach to writing, this book reminds its readers (and writers) that every professional person is a professional writer. It motivates them to learn about writing, challenges them to find something interesting to write about, and offers guidance while developing ideas into paragraphs and essays. Collaborative activities, extensive coverage of the writing process, a thorough usage review, and in-depth, practical instruction in rhetorical, are just some of the effective teaching tools in this guide to producing better writing. It also features quotations and anecdotes about writing from such experts and successful authors as Ernest Hemingway, Susan Sontag, Ellen Goodman, Ken Macrorie, and more. Other reading selections include diverse topics and works by Maya Angelou, Anne Frank, Colin Powell, Alex Haley, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Gwendolyn Brooks. For preparation in the professional world of writing -- letters, reports, proposals, evaluations, presentations, and speeches.


Writing Programs Worldwide

Writing Programs Worldwide

Author: Chris Thaiss

Publisher: Parlor Press LLC

Published: 2012-07-30

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 160235345X

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WRITING PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE offers an important global perspective to the growing research literature in the shaping of writing programs. The authors of its program profiles show how innovators at a diverse range of universities on six continents have dealt creatively over many years with day-to-day and long-range issues affecting how students across disciplines and languages grow as communicators and learners.