Commentary for Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series In English For Academic & Professional Purposes) - Softcover

Swales, John M.; Feak, Christine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472088572 ISBN 13: 9780472088577

Verlag: The University of Michigan Press, 2004

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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THIS BOOK IS THE COMMENTARY FOR THE 2ND EDITION OF ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS, ISBN 9780472088560.DESCRIPTION FOR ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS: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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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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• Verlag: The University of Michigan Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0472088572
• ISBN 13: 9780472088577
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128