Academic Writing: An Introduction

Academic Writing has been widely acclaimed in all its editions as a superb textbook―and an important contribution to the pedagogy of introducing students to the conventions of academic writing. The book seeks to introduce student readers to the lively community of research and writing beyond the classroom, with its complex interactions, values, and goals. It presents writing from a range of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, cultivating students’ awareness of the subtle differences in genre.

This new edition has been revised throughout and contains many new exercises, updated examples, a new section on research proposals, and wider disciplinary coverage. The organization of the book has also been revised to better fit with the timeline of most teaching terms.

Janet Giltrow is a Professor of English and Associate Dean of Arts at the University of British Columbia.

Richard Gooding is an instructor in the Department of English at the University of British Columbia.

Daniel Burgoyne is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Vancouver Island University.

Marlene Sawatsky is a Senior Lecturer and teaches courses in Writing and Rhetoric in the English Department at Simon Fraser University.