Stephen Bailey taught English for Academic Purposes at the University of Nottingham in the UK. Previously he taught in Barcelona, Tokyo, Johor Bahru and Prague. His other books include Academic Writing, A Handbook for International Students, Academic Writing for International Students of Business and Economics and The Essentials of Academic Writing for International Students,all published by Routledge.

Academic Writing for University Students - Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction for Tutors and Lecturers
Introduction for Students
Academic Writing Quiz

Part 1

The Writing Process1.1 Writing Basics
1.2 Understanding Essay Questions and the Planning Process
1.3 Reading: Finding Suitable Sources
1.4 Reading: Developing Critical Approaches
1.5 Finding Key Points and Note-making
1.6 Avoiding Plagiarism
Progress Check A
1.7 References and Quotations
1.8 Summarising and Paraphrasing
1.9 Contrasting Sources
1.10 Organising Paragraphs
1.11 Introductions and Conclusions
1.12 Editing and Proofreading
Progress Check B

Part 2

Writing Types2.1 Argument and Discussion
2.2 Cause and Effect
2.3 Problems and Solutions
2.4 Case Studies
2.5 Literature reviews
2.6 Writing Longer Papers
2.7 Reports
2.8 Reflective Writing
Progress Check C

Part 3

Writing Tools3.1 Cohesion
3.2 Comparison
3.3 Definitions
3.4 Examples
3.5 Generalisations
3.6 Numbers and Visual Information
3.7 Punctuation
3.8 Style
Progress Check D

Part 4

Lexis4.1 Approaches to Vocabulary
4.2 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives
4.3 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs
4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes
4.5 Synonyms
Progress Check E

Answers
Written British and American English: A short guide
Glossary
Index