Academic writing : from paragraph to essay
Zemach, Dorothy E.2005
Book
This book has been written for intermediate level students who are preparing to study, or are already studying, in an academic environment and need to improve their writing skills. It provides students with: a variety of group, pair and individual planning and writing tasks ; plenty of practice to help with each stage of the writing process ; models of writing that are based on real assignments. 'Academic Writing' takes students from paragraph structuring to essay writing through a process approach. It teaches learners how to order and link paragraphs into cohesive and coherent essays and to create the various paragraph types that are used in written assignments. 'Academic Writing' includes work on how to generate ideas, organis material, draft, review, amd revise written work. There are extra sample and reference materials at the back of the book, including models of essay development and a punctuation guide, to help students learn to evaluate their own work, includes a complete answer key, and can be used in class or as a self-study book.
Main title:
Academic writing : from paragraph to essay / Dorothy E. Zemach, Lisa A. Rumisek.
Imprint:
Oxford : Macmillan Education, 2005.
Collation:
v, 131 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 28 cm
Notes:
First published 2003.
Contents:
Incomplete contents: Introduction: process writing -- 1. Pre-writing: getting ready to write -- 2. The structure of a paragraph -- 3. The development of a paragraph -- 4. Descriptive and process paragraphs -- 5. Opinion paragraphs -- 6. Comparison / contrast paragraphs -- 7. Problem / solution paragraph -- 8. The structure of an essay -- 9. Outling an essay -- 10. Introductions and conclusions -- 11. Unity and coherence -- 12. Essays for examinations -- Additional materials -- Answer key -- Photocopiable materials.
ISBN:
9781405086066 (pbk)1405086068
Dewey class:
808.042
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
24091
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Learn English Academic Writing | ESL ACAD Z | Available |
| North Melbourne Library | Learn English Academic Writing | ESL ACAD Z | Available |
| Southbank Library | Learn English Academic Writing | ESL ACAD Z | Available |