Janene van Loon, Arnoud Thüss, Nicole Schmidt and Kevin Haines - Academic Writing in English

Contents

Introduction

11

1 Purpose 2 Method 3 Framework 4 Chapter guide

12 12 13 14 15 16 19

5 Coded practice tasks 6 Peer feedback

7 The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

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Introduction to academic writing

21

1.1 Orientation 1.2 Goal setting

22 22 23 26 27 29 33 37 40 46 48 52 57 57 58

1.3 Perspectives on the writing process 1.4 An introduction to academic style 1.5 Academic papers: circular organisation 1.6 Academic papers: the expository essay 1.7 Academic papers: the argumentative essay 1.8 Academic papers: the research report 1.9 Business texts: the investigative business report 1.10 Plagiarism and abused quotations

1.11 Academic vocabulary

1.12 Resources supporting academic vocabulary

1.13 Developing your text 1.14 Peer feedback

1.15 Evaluation

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Pre-writing and the rhetorical situation

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2.1 Orientation 2.2 Goal setting 2.3 Brainstorming 2.4 Defining scope

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2.5 Researching and active reading