Study Writing: A Course in Written English for Academic Purposes

by Liz Hamp - Lyons (Author), Ben Heasley (Author), Liz Hamp-Lyons (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $29.79

  Study Writing is an ideal reference book for EAP students who want to write better academic essays, projects, research articles or theses. The book helps students at intermediate level develop their academic writing skills and strategies by: * introducing key concepts in academic writing, such as the role of generalizations and definitions, and their application. * exploring the use of information structures, including those used to develop and present an argument. * familiarizing learners with the characteristics of academic genre and analysing the grammar and vocabulary associated with them. * encouraging students to seek feedback on their own writing and analyse expert writers' texts in order to become more reflective and effective writers. This second edition has been updated to reflect modern thinking in the teaching of writing. It includes more recent texts in the disciplines presented and takes into account new media and the growth of online resources.

• Used

  Paperback
  1987

  $7.11

  Study Writing is for learners who need to write complete texts in English as part of their studies or work. Part I presents and practises different principles of organising information in writing, such as classifying, defining, and describing sequences and cycles. Each unit focuses on a relevant aspect of grammar and provides learners with a range of comprehension and writing tasks. Part II explores one possible framework for handling complete texts: recognising a situation, defining the problem involved, presenting and evaluating solutions. Study Writing: - adopts an interactive approach emphasising the close relationship between writer and reader; - concentrates on writing as a process, with many opportunities for cooperative work in pairs and small groups; - enables learners to progress from producing short pieces of guided writing to creating longer texts with less guidance; - provides up to 40-60 hours of classwork, with opportunities for further writing as homework; - includes a detailed Teacher's Guide.