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Commentary for Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 2d ed.: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) |  | Authors: John M. Swales, Christine B. Feak
Publisher: University of Michigan Press/ESL
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ISBN: 0472088572
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
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Publication Date: March 26, 2004
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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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 academic writing for graduate studies January 29, 2007
Luis Bastidas (N Wilkesboro)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book is a great tool for both experienced and novice writers in college matters. It introduces basic information about sentence structure, style, tone and other features you need to consider when writing a scholar papers. It also provides lots of practice to reinforce the concepts introduced and put them into practice.
Excellent primer for writing instructors - and international graduate students May 30, 2008
Eric H. Roth (Venice Beach, CA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
How do international students develop the appropriate vocabulary, register, and practice for writing their research projects in English? What reading and writing strategies and techniques do ESL students need to master to successfully write summaries, create annotated bibliographies, and convey their ideas to their academic peers and professors?
This commentary to the second edition of the acclaimed Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills answers these vital questions. A concise summary opens each unit before revealing the task answers. Mirroring the popular ESL book's structure, the reader can
quickly determine the essential teaching point of each task.
This commentary dramatically enhances the core text, giving both the novice and experienced writing instructor practical tips on complicated material. The authors acknowledge disagreements between disciplines, provide lively responses, and maintain a nuanced, fair tone. They also freely admit where they have responded to, or incorporated, criticisms of the first edition. Naturally, ambitious and curious graduate students can benefit from this thin instructor's guide as well.
In short, this excellent primer illuminates the definitive guide to academic writing for international students.
Academic Writing for Graduate Students February 19, 2009
D. James-taylor (Charlotte, NC)
I started reading this book and it has so much information that a graduate student would need to improve
Great book for academic writing November 4, 2009
DoreMan
This book is a wonderful companion for graduate students and will serve as a good reference material for any else who will write for the academia. It is quite comprehensive in dealing with several writing cases and will be useful throughout one's career. Is worth the price you pay. In short, if you plan to write, buy this book and read it.
 Good but not great November 16, 2009
Quan Minh Pham (Twin City, MN USA)
It's good when you have to learn and practice on your own. Don't buy it if you have someone to go over with you around 90% of all the question. The book gives you somethings to compare against or to test for your understanding of the topic. Yet, it fails to address these questions fully as part of some question are left out. And there is not much explanation or argument available for many questions. So you have to blindly accept the answer. I ordered it by mistake - didn't see the word "commentary". Since I study and ready it for understanding, it is good book to have. Without it, I have no answer for some questions. So having the book becomes much better than nothing.
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