The Only Academic Phrasebook You'll Ever Need: 600 Examples of Academic Language - Softcover

Barros, Luiz Otavio

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539527751 ISBN 13: 9781539527756

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

11,000 COPIES SOLD (AS OF MARCH 2019)The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need is a short, no-nonsense, reader-friendly bank of academic sentence templates. It was written for both graduate and undergraduate students who already know the basics of academic writing but may still struggle to express their ideas using the right words.

The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need contains 600 sentence templates organized around the typical sections of an academic paper. Here are some examples:

1. Establishing a research territory: The last few years have seen an increased interest in ____.
2. Describing research gaps: To date, no study has looked specifically at ____.
3. Stating your aims: The aim of this study is to discuss the extent to which ____.
4. Describing the scope and organization of your paper: In chapter ____ , the concept of ____ is further explored.
5. General literature review: A number of scholars have attempted to identify ____.
6. Referencing: In his 1799 study, Smith argued that ____.
7. Sampling and data collection: Participants were randomly selected based on ____.
8. Data analysis and discussion: The data provide preliminary evidence that ____.

The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need also contains 80 grammar and vocabulary tips for both native and non-native speakers. For example:

1. What's the difference between "effect" and "affect"? “Imply” and “infer”? "They're", "their" and "there"?
2. Is "irregardless" correct?
3. Do you say "the criteria was" or "the criteria were"?

The Only Academic Phrasebook You’ll Ever Need is NOT a comprehensive academic writing textbook. It will NOT teach you key academic skills such as choosing the right research question, writing clear paragraphs, dealing with counter arguments and so on.

But it will help you find the best way to say what you want to say so you can ace that paper!

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About the Author

Luiz Otávio Barros (MA Hons) lives in São Paulo, Brazil, where he writes EFL (English as a foreign language) textbooks for a major international publisher, trains teachers, and tries to keep his blog - and his houseplants- alive. In his free time, ... Luiz Otávio Barros has no free time. You can reach him at: www.luizotaviobarros.com facebook/thinkELT @luizotavioELT

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1539527751
• ISBN 13: 9781539527756
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 81