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

By:

Swales, John [author]

Contributor(s):

Feak, Christine B [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Undetermined Series: Michigan series in English for academic & professional purposesPublisher: Michigan University of Michigan Press [2012]Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xiv, 418 pages, illustrations, 23 cmISBN:

9780472034758

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Genre/Form:

collection of exercises

DDC classification:

808.0428

LOC classification:

PE1408

Other classification:

18.04
17.62
02.13
HF 335
AK 39580
HD 232

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Summary: The second edition of this successful guide to writing for graduate-and undergraduate-students has been modified to include updates and replacements of older data sets; an increased range of disciplines with tasks such as nursing, marketing, and art history; discussions of discourse analysis; a broader discussion of e-mail use that includes current e-mail practices. Like its predecessor, this 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. helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities. The Commentary has also been revised and is available.

List(s) this item appears in: Scientific writing

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Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Library	8xx-2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		AT-ISTA#001272

Total holds: 0

bibliography: pages 407-414

The second edition of this successful guide to writing for graduate-and undergraduate-students has been modified to include updates and replacements of older data sets; an increased range of disciplines with tasks such as nursing, marketing, and art history; discussions of discourse analysis; a broader discussion of e-mail use that includes current e-mail practices. Like its predecessor, this 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. helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities. The Commentary has also been revised and is available.