Commentary for Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 2d ed.: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) - Softcover

Swales, John M.; Feak, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472088572 ISBN 13: 9780472088577

Publisher: The University of Michigan Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472088572
• ISBN 13: 9780472088577
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 128