Commentary for academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills

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Commentary for academic writing for graduate students : essential tasks and skills

John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak

(Michigan series in English for academic and professional purposes)

University of Michigan Press, c2004

2nd ed

  • : pbk

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Academic writing for graduate students

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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.

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