English for academic purposes: A handbook for students

✍ Scribed by Andrew Graham

• Publisher: Critical Publishing
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 233
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title
Series Page
Acknowledgements
Meet the author
Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Glossary
Unit 01 – Academic writing overview
1.1 – What is academic writing?
1.2 – Features of academic writing
Unit 02 – Understanding the topic and planning
2.1 – Understanding assessment tasks
2.2 – Creating new ideas
2.3 – Planning an academic paper
Unit 03 – Academic arguments
3.1 – Arguments in writing
3.2 – Critical thinking
3.3 – Identifying fallacies
Unit 04 – Structure: introductions
4.1 – General statements
4.2 – Thesis statements and essay maps
Unit 05 – Structure: main body paragraphs
5.1 – Topic sentences
5.2 – Presenting your ideas
5.3 – Concluding sentences
5.4 – Cohesion
Unit 06 – Structure: conclusions
6.1 – Elements of a conclusion
6.2 – Final ideas
Unit 07 – Finding evidence
7.1 – Types of sources
7.2 – Types of evidence
7.3 – Conducting research
7.4 – Reliability
Unit 08 – Reading techniques
8.1 – Reading comprehension
8.2 – Skimming and scanning
8.3 – SQ3R
Unit 09 – Using others’ ideas
9.1 – Preparation
9.2 – Paraphrasing
9.3 – Summarising
9.4 – Translations
9.5 – Quotations
9.6 – Reporting verbs
Unit 10 – Referencing
10.1 – Understanding referencing
10.2 – Citations
10.3 – Reference lists
Unit 11 – Revision techniques
11.1 – Feedback
11.2 – Improving cohesion
11.3 – Proofreading
11.4 – Writing checklist
Unit 12 – Formatting
12.1 – Margins, font and spacing
12.2 – Cover page and appendices
Exercises
Unit 01 – Academic writing overview
Unit 02 – Understanding the topic and planning
Unit 03 – Academic arguments
Unit 04 – Structure: introductions
Unit 05 – Structure: main body paragraphs
Unit 06 – Structure: conclusion
Unit 07 – Finding evidence
Unit 08 – Reading techniques
Unit 09 – Using others’ ideas
Unit 10 – Referencing
Unit 11 – Revision techniques
Unit 12 – Formatting
References