| Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills Contributor(s): Swales, John M. (Author), Feak, Christine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472034758 ISBN-13: 9780472034758 Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT OUR PRICE: $26.73 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing - General |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| Series: Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.50 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Like its predecessor, the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features Language Focus sections that address linguistic elements as they affect the wider rhetorical objectives; and helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities. Among the many changes in the third edition: *newer, longer, and more authentic texts and examples *greater discipline variety in texts (added texts from hard sciences and engineering) *more in-depth treatment of research articles *greater emphasis on vocabulary issues *revised flow-of-ideas section *additional tasks that require students to do their own research *more corpus-informed content *binding that allows the book to lay flat when open. The Commentary (teacher's notes and key) (978-0-472-03506-9) has been revised expanded. |