Academic Writing Skills 1 Student's Book

A three-volume essay writing course for students in American English.

Peter Chin (Author), Yusa Koizumi (Author), Samuel Reid (Author), Sean Wray (Author), Yoko Yamazaki (Author)

9781107636224, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 December 2011

128 pages
29.8 x 21.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.36 kg

A three-volume essay writing course for students in American English. Academic Writing Skills 1 takes students through a step-by-step process from writing a paragraph to essays. It is appropriate for students new to academic writing who need general training in essay writing skills.

Unit I. Writing a Paragraph: 1. Getting ready to write
2. Writing a paragraph
3. Writing a coherent paragraph
4. Editing a paragraph
Unit II. Writing an Essay: 1. From a paragraph to an essay
2. Writing an essay
3. Editing an essay
Unit III. Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Citing Information: 1. Paraphrasing and summarizing
2. Citing the sources of information
Unit IV. Writing a Research Essay: 1. Developing and organizing a research essay
2. Supporting arguments
3. Editing a research essay.

Subject Areas: ELT: English for academic purposes [ESF]