Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills

John M. Swales; Christine B. Feak

ISBN 10: 0472034758 / ISBN 13: 9780472034758

Published by University of Michigan Press ELT, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press ELT
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472034758
• ISBN 13: 9780472034758
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

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.

Among the many changes in the third edition:
*newer, longer, and more authentic texts and examples
*greater discipline variety in texts (added texts from hard sciences and engineering)
*more in-depth treatment of research articles
*greater emphasis on vocabulary issues
*revised flow-of-ideas section
*additional tasks that require students to do their own research
*more corpus-informed content
*binding that allows the book to lay flat when open.

The Commentary (teacher's notes and key) (978-0-472-03506-9) has been revised expanded.