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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

TextSeries: Michigan series in English for academic & professional purposesPublication details: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, c2012Edition: Third editionDescription: xiv, 418 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN: 9780472034758Subject(s): ACADEMIC WRITING | ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- RHETORIC | ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ACADEMIC WRITING -- STUDY AND TEACHING | ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- RHETORIC -- STUDY AND TEACHING | ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- STUDY AND TEACHING (HIGHER) -- FOREIGN SPEAKERS | ENGLISH LANGUAGE -- STUDY AND TEACHING -- FOREIGN SPEAKERSLOC classification: PE 1408 .S93 2012 | NULIB000014139

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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	LRC - Graduate Studies	National University - Manila	Master in Physical Education	General Circulation	GC PE 1408 .S93 2012 (Browse shelf (Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000014139

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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