- Part Academic Writing Quiz xvii
- The Writing Process
- 1.1 Background to Writing
- Common types of academic writing
- The format of academic writing
- Simple and longer sentences
- Writing in paragraphs
- 1.2 Critical Reading
- Academic texts
- Using reading lists
- Using library catalogues
- Reading methods
- Assessing texts critically
- 1.3 Avoiding Plagiarism
- What is plagiarism?
- Degrees of plagiarism
- Avoiding plagiarism by summarising and paraphrasing
- 1.4 From Understanding Titles to Planning
- Analysing essay titles
- Essay length
- Outlines
- 1.5 Finding Key Points and Note-making
- Finding key points
- Effective note-making
- 1.6 Summarising and Paraphrasing
- Stages of summarising
- Paraphrasing
- Techniques for paraphrasing
- 1.7 References and Quotations
- Reference verbs and systems
- Using quotations
- Organising the list of references
- 1.8 Combining Sources
- Mentioning sources
- Taking a critical approach
- 1.9 Organising Paragraphs
- Paragraph structure
- Development of ideas
- 1.10 Introductions and Conclusions
- Introduction contents
- Introduction structure
- Opening sentences
- Conclusions
- 1.11 Rewriting and Proofreading
- Rewriting
- Proofreading
- 1.12 Working in Groups
- Making group work successful
- Dealing with problems
- Revision Exercise: The Writing Process
- Part
- Elements of Writing
- 2.1 Argument and Discussion
- Organisation
- Language of discussion
- Providing evidence
- 2.2 Cause and Effect
- The language of cause and effect
- Practice exercises
- 2.3 Cohesion
- Reference words
- Practice exercises
- 2.4 Comparisons
- Comparison structures
- Practice exercises
- 2.5 Definite Articles
- Guidelines
- Practice exercises
- 2.6 Definitions
- Simple definitions
- Complex definitions
- 2.7 Examples
- Phrases to introduce examples
- Restatement
- 2.8 Generalisations
- Structure
- Overgeneralising
- Building on generalisations
- 2.9 Passives
- Active and passive
- Using adverbs
- 2.10 Problems and Solutions
- Paragraph structure
- Practice exercises
- 2.11 Punctuation
- and quotation marks The use of capital letters, apostrophes, semicolons, colons, commas
- 2.12 Singular or Plural?
- Five areas of difficulty
- Uncountable nouns
- 2.13 Style
- Components of academic style
- Guidelines
- Avoiding repetition and redundancy
- Varying sentence length
- The use of caution
- 2.14 Visual Information
- Types of visuals
- The language of change
- Describing visuals
- Revision Exercise: Elements of Writing
- Part
- Vocabulary for Writing
- 3.1 Approaches to Vocabulary
- Language features
- Confusing pairs
- Words and phrases from other languages
- 3.2 Abbreviations
- Types of abbreviations
- Business abbreviations
- 3.3 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives
- Using nouns and adjectives
- Practice exercises
- 3.4 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs
- Understanding main verbs
- Using verbs of reference
- Using adverbs
- 3.5 Conjunctions
- Types of conjunctions
- Conjunctions of opposition
- 3.6 Numbers
- The language of numbers
- Simplification
- Further numerical phrases
- 3.7 Prefixes and Suffixes
- Common prefixes of meaning
- Suffixes
- 3.8 Prepositions
- Using prepositions
- Verbs and prepositions
- 3.9 Synonyms
- How synonyms work
- Common synonyms in academic writing
- 3.10 Time Markers
- How time markers are used
- Tenses
- Part
- Writing Models
- 4.1 Case Studies
- Using case studies
- Model case study
- 4.2 Formal Letters and Emails
- The style and layout of letters
- The language of emails
- 4.3 Literature Reviews
- Example literature review
- 4.4 Longer Essays
- with an example The process of researching and writing a longer essay (2,000–5,000 words),
- 4.5 Reports
- Writing reports
- Essays and reports
- 4.6 Surveys
- Questionnaire design
- Survey language
- Revision Exercise: Taking Ideas from Sources
- Answers
- Glossary
- Index
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