50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing: 1 - Softcover

Chris Sowton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1859646557 ISBN 13: 9781859646557

Publisher: Garnet Education, 2012

Synopsis

50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing addresses the challenges facing every student beginning a program of academic study. This comprehensive guide gives you everything you need to write well-constructed academic essays. It is packed full of information that is critical to attaining better marks, including: -how to apply critical thinking skills -how to strengthen your arguments -how to include paper referencing -how to avoid plagiarism 50 Steps has been developed to mirror best practice in academic essay writing: researching, planning, writing and then proofreading an essay. Multiple entry points allow you either to work through the book in chronological order or to dip in and out depending on your needs. The book contains a detailed answer key, a full glossary of terms, plus comprehensive reference material that provides study templates and useful hyperlinks, as well as additional examples and information about academic writing *Contents: *Introduction *Understanding Academic Convention *Researching your Essay *Preparing to Write *Organizing your Text *Making your Writing more 'Academic' *Developing your Writing Style *Using Functional Language in your Writing *Enriching your Vocabulary *Improving your Grammar *Finalising your Writing *Answers *Glossary

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About the Author

Chris Sowton teaches English for academic purposes at King's College London. He previously worked in a similar role at the University of Cambridge, where he was involved in online projects. He has also taught English as a second and foreign language and has developed and run teacher-training courses in Nepal. He has a Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults from University College London and an MA from the University of East Anglia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Garnet Education
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859646557
• ISBN 13: 9781859646557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237