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020			_a9781138778504
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	0		_a808.06
100	1		_91743 _aBailey, Stephen, _d1947-
245	1	0	_aAcademic writing : _ba handbook for international students / _cStephen Bailey.
260			_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bRoutledge, _c2015.
300			_axviii, 284 p. : _bill. b&w. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPt. 1. The Writing Process -- 1.1 Background to Writing -- 1.2 Reading: finding suitable sources -- 1.3 Reading: developing critical approaches -- 1.4 Avoiding Plagiarism -- 1.5 From Understanding Titles to Planning -- 1.6 Finding Key Points and Note-making -- 1.7 Paraphrasing and Summarising -- 1.8 References and Quotations -- 1.9 Combining Sources -- 1.10 Organising Paragraphs -- 1.11 Introductions and Conclusions -- 1.12 Re-writing and Proof-reading -- Pt. 2. Elements of Writing -- 2.1 Argument and Discussion -- 2.2 Cause and Effect -- 2.3 Cohesion -- 2.4 Comparison -- 2.5 Definite Articles -- 2.6 Definitions -- 2.7 Examples -- 2.8 Generalisations -- 2.9 Passives -- 2.10 Problems and Solutions -- 2.11 Punctuation -- 2.12 Singular or Plural? -- 2.13 Style -- 2.14 Visual Information -- Pt. 3. Vocabulary for Writing -- 3.1 Abbreviations to vocabulary -- 3.2 Abbreviations -- 3.3 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and adjectives -- 3.4 Academic vocabulary: Adverbs and verbs -- 3.5 Conjunctions -- 3.6 Numbers -- 3.7 Prefixes and Suffixes -- 3.8 Prepositions -- 3.9 Synonyms -- 3.10 Time Markers -- Pt. 4. Writing Models -- 4.1 Case Studies -- 4.2 Literature reviews and book reviews -- 4.3 Longer essays -- 4.4 Reports -- 4.5 Surveys.
520			_aMost international students need to write essays and reports for exams and coursework, but writing good academic English is one of the most demanding tasks students face. This new, fourth edition of Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students has been completely revised to help students reach this goal.
650		0	_9184 _aEnglish language _xRhetoric _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
650		0	_9312 _aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers
650		0	_9170 _aAcademic writing _vHandbooks, manuals, etc.
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