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Developed by the research and Development team at Waseda University International, Tokyo
Advanced
American English
Academic Writing Skills is a three volume series that develops students’ abilities to compose college-level essays. Each volume walks students through the process of ensuring the information in their essays is logically organized, written in a suitable academic style, and free of plagiarism through structured integration and citation of properly written paraphrases, summaries, and quotes. As students progress through the series, fundamental structures are reinforced, new elements are introduced, and more complex writing demands are required. In all, the Academic Writing Skills series is a complete instructional resource for students wishing to write authentic academic essays.
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.
The skills emphasized in this volume include:
- Writing key sentences in an essay
- Organizing the sentences in a paragraph
- Organizing paragraphs in an essay
- Using language to show relationships between ideas
- Using outside sources to support a point
- Paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting information from outside sources
- Improving the quality of an essay following pre- and post-writing steps
Academic Writing Skills 2 takes students through the process of writing expository, argumentative, and compare and contrast essays. It is appropriate for students wishing to focus on specific essay types that require the use and integration of sources to complete academic writing tasks.
The skills emphasized in this volume include:
- Structuring the three essay types
- Enhancing introductions to attract and inform the reader
- Strengthening body paragraphs with structured supporting sentences
- Judging the quality of outside sources
- Citing information from outside sources
- Improving the academic tone of the language
- Editing language, punctuation and style
Academic Writing Skills 3 looks at the specific components of academic writing, such as avoiding logical fallacies, and synthesizing and improving the clarity of sentences. It is appropriate for advanced writing students needing to develop specific writing and analytical skills to complete academic writing tasks.
The skills emphasized in this volume include:
- Taking a position for different academic tasks
- Developing a logical sequence of ideas in paragraphs
- Effectively paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting outside sources
- Synthesizing and integrating outside sources
- Using different citation styles and in-text citation techniques
- Writing strong and descriptive sentences
- Using hedging and intensifiers, and transitional words and phrases