Introduction
Writing essays and dissertations can be a significant challenge for many international students studying at English-language universities. To help instructors support their students in this demanding task, we have put together some key chapters from leading titles in the field of Academic Writing for non-native English speakers.
The first three chapters, by Stephen Bailey, give a brief overview of the basics of Academic Writing and explain to international students how to create well-structured paragraphs and write effective introductions and clear conclusions. The next chapter, by Jane Bottomley, explores the main features of academic scientific style and the notion of good academic practice in relation to the use of sources. It also presents some strategies for paraphrasing and summarizing which will help students to use academic sources in a positive way.
Chapters five, six, and seven, again written by Stephen Bailey, provide international Business and Economics students some handy tips that will help them to succeed in writing their case studies, essays, reports, and executive summaries. The final chapter by Brian Paltridge and Sue Starfield discusses four clusters of issues that can directly impact second language speakers writing a thesis or dissertation in English and provide some useful tips to overcome them. We hope you enjoy reading through these selected chapters, be sure to click through and learn more about each title. Each chapter is just a small sample of our content, visit our website to find out more about the books these are excerpted from and to browse our full selection of books in this area.
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