Academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills / John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak

By:

Swales, John M [author]

Contributor(s):

Feak, Christine B [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Ann Arbor, Michigan : The University of Michigan Press, c2012Edition: Third editionDescription: xiv, 418 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:

9780472034758

Subject(s):

ACADEMIC WRITING

LOC classification:

PE 1408 .S93 2012

Contents:

1. Approach to academic writing -- 2. General-specific and specific-general texts -- 3. Problem, process and solution -- 4. Data commentary -- 5. Writing summaries -- 6. Writing critiques -- 7. Constructing a research paper I -- 8. Constructing a research paper II -- Appendix 1. The grammar of definitions -- Appendix 2. Articles in academic writing -- Appendix 3. Academic English and Latin phrases.

Summary: 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.

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Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation	Master in Physical Education	GC PE 1408 .S93 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000014139

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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