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50 STEPS to improving your academic writing Study Book The UK’s leading independent ELT publisher ‘an extremely useful book … answers all those questions other textbooks leave unanswered’ Anne Marie Bradley, Lecturer in EFL, University of the West of Scotland

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50STEPSto improving your

academic writing

Study Book

The UK’s leading independent ELT publisher

‘an extremely useful book … answers all those questions othertextbooks leave unanswered’Anne Marie Bradley, Lecturer in EFL, University of the West of Scotland

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The UK’s leading independent ELT publisher

Help yourstudents getbetter marks50 Steps to Improving Your Academic Writing addressesthe challenges facing every International student beginning aprogram of academic study. This comprehensive guide provideseverything students need to write well-constructed academicessays in higher education. It is packed full of information that iscritical to getting better marks, including:

• how to apply critical thinking skills• how to include proper referencing• how to strengthen arguments• how to avoid plagiarism

50 Steps is arranged in an order that mirrors best practice inacademic essay writing: researching, planning, writing and thenproofreading an essay. The book is designed so that students caneither work through the entire book from beginning to end or justfocus on known areas of weakness. Each of the steps should takestudents approximately one hour to complete.

Structure ofeach stepEach of the 50 steps has the same six parts, which are as follows:

• Reflection: Evaluation of existing understanding of the topicthrough targeted questions.

• Contextualization: Demonstration of the importance andrelevance of the topic through presentation of the learning pointin context.

• Analysis: Explanation of the topic, delivered by answering thespecific questions posed in ‘contextualization’.

• Activation: Application of what students have learnt through arange of test activities.

• Personalization: Provision of practical strategies which can be used to apply what has been learnt to academic writing.

• Extension: Indication of other steps in the book which mayprovide additional support. This also refers to the resourcematerials to be found at the back of the book.

50STEPS

1. How is writing different from speaking?2. How is academic writing different from other

forms of writing?3. What is plagiarism?4. How can I use other people’s ideas in my writing?5. How can I reference properly?6. How do I choose my source material? 7. How should I use the Internet for research?8. What critical thinking skills do I need to develop?9. How can I read more efficiently? 10. How can I take notes effectively?11. How does my mother tongue affect my writing?12. How can I manage my time effectively?13. How can I understand my title?14. How can I brainstorm ideas and develop an

outline?15. What is a thesis statement and how do I

write one?16. What different types of academic writing are

there?17. How is text organized in academic writing?18. What are the characteristics of a good paragraph?19. What should be included in my introduction?20. What should be included in my conclusion?21. How can I make my essays more formal?22. Should I use I in my writing?23. When should I use cautious or tentative

language?24. How can I make my writing more complex?25. How can I strengthen my argument?26. How can I write a good sentence?27. How can I make my writing more emphatic?28. How can I make my writing more coherent?29. How can I make my writing more cohesive?30. What kind of linking devices can I use in my

academic writing?31. What is the best way of reporting others’ words?32. How can I show cause and effect?33. How should I define unfamiliar words and

phrases?34. How can I compare and contrast different ideas?35. What language should I use to interpret tables

and graphs?36. How can I stop repeating the same language?37. How can I avoid using vague and unnecessary

words?38. What are collocations and how can I use them?39. What phrases are commonly used in academic

writing? 40. How can I use prepositions effectively?41. What tenses should I use in academic writing?42. How can I use modal verbs correctly?43. How can I punctuate properly?44. How can I use articles?45. How can I use adverbs effectively and accurately?46. Why is proofreading important? 47. What proofreading strategies can improve my

final draft?48. What language/grammar mistakes are

particularly common?49. How do I write a good abstract?50. What final checks do I need to make?

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