Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-248) and index.

"This text is specifically designed to help nonnative graduate students improve their academic writing in English. It consists of eight linked units plus three appendixes. The units start with writing at the paragraph level and conclude with the construction of a research paper. The genre-based approach allows detailed attention to the purposes, structures, and styles of particular kinds of texts. In addition, the approach is strategic; it assumes that graduate students need to write in ways that enhance their credibility in the eyes of their instructors. Academic Writing for Graduate Students does not neglect areas of academic grammar and vocabulary found to be troublesome for nonnative speakers of English. These are handled through "Language Focus" sections so placed in the text that they tie in with the wider rhetorical objectives.

In addition, Academic Writing for Graduate Students has several other special features:
It is based on the growing body of research literature deadling with the features of academic and research English.
It builds on the high-level analytic skills typical of its target audience. In particular, it helps students to learn to scrutinize texts from their own chosen fields so that they can come to recognize the discourse conventions operating in that field.
The activities are strongly and imaginatively task based.

It gives attention to certain writing situations not covered by previous textbooks; these include using electronic mail and producing critiques and conference abstracts." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS :

Introduction

UNIT ONE: An Approach to Academic Writing

Audience

Purpose and Strategy

Organization

Style
Language Focus: The Vocabulary Shift
Language Focus: Formal Grammar and Style

Flow
Language Focus: Linking Words and Phrases
Language Focus: this + Summary Word

Presentation

Positioning

UNIT TWO: Writing General-Specific Texts

Sentence Definitions
Language Focus: The Grammar of Definitions

Extended Definitions

Contrastive Definitions

Comparative Definitions

Generalizations

UNIT THREE: Problem, Process, and Solution

The Structure of Problem-Solution Texts Language Focus: Midposition Adverbs

Problem Statements

Procedures and Processes
Language Focus: Verbs and Agents in the Solution
Language Focus: -ing Clauses of Result
Language Focus: Indirect Questions

UNIT FOUR: Data Commentary

Strength of Claim

Structure of Data Commentary

Location Elements and Summaries
Language Focus: Verbs in Indicative and Informative Summaries
Language Focus: Linking as-Clauses

Highlighting Statements

Qualifications and Strength of Claim

Organization
Language Focus: Qualifying Comparisons

Concluding a Commentary
Language Focus: Deadling with "Problems"

Dealing with Graphs
Language Focus: Referring to Lines on Graphs

Dealing with Chronological Data
Language Focus: Prepositions of Time

UNIT FIVE: Writing Summaries

Writing an Assignment Summary
Language Focus: The First Sentence in a Summary
Language Focus: Nominal that-Clauses
Language Focus: Summary Reminder Phrases

Some Notes on Plagiarism

Comparative Summaries

UNIT SIX: Writing Critiques

Requirements for Writing Critiques
Language Focus: Unreal Conditionals
Language Focus: Evaluative Language

Critical Reading

Writing Critiques
Language Focus: Inversions
Language Focus: Special Verb Agreements

Reaction Papers
Language Focus: Scare Quotes

Reviews

A Final Look at the ESL Literature

UNIT SEVEN: Constructing a Research Paper I

Overview of the Research Paper

Methods
Language Focus: Imperatives in Research Papers

Writing Up a Methods Section

Methods Sections across Disciplines
Language Focus: Hyphens in Noun Phrases

Results

Commentary in Results Sections

UNIT EIGHT: Constructing a Research Paper II

Introduction Sections

Creating a Research Space
Language Focus: Claiming Centrality

Reviewing the Literature
Language Focus: Citation and Tense

Variation in Reviewing the Literature

Move 2 - Establishing a Niche
Language Focus: Negative Openings

Occupying the Niche
Language Focus: Tense and Purpose Statements

Completing and Introduction

Discussion Sections

Opening a Discussion Section
Language Focus: Levels of Generalization

Limitations in Discussions

Cycles of Moves

Acknowledgments

Titles

Abstracts
Language Focus: Linguistic Features of Abstracts

Appendixes
One: Articles in Academic Writing
Two: Academic English and Latin Phrases
Three: Electronic Mail

Selected References

Index