Includes an index.

Part 1 GETTING STARTED

CHAPTER 1 The Writing Process
THEME: Academic Writing in English
Reading and Critical Analysis: Six stages of the writing process -- Journal article on first-year students' academic writing
Vocabulary: Four strategies for learning vocabulary
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Articles and noun phrases -- Grammar diagnostic: Handbook Unit 1
Writing with Style: Parallel structure
Writing Task: Personal writing (up to one page) on strengths and weaknesses as a writer

CHAPTER 2 Making Time Connections in Writing
THEME: Cars of the future Reading and Critical Analysis: Book excerpts on fuel cell vehicles -- What is critical thinking? -- Assessing the reliability of sources
Vocabulary: Review of four learning strategies
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Past, present, and future tenses -- Handbook Unit 2
Writing with Style: Formal and informal language
Writing Task: Personal writing: three paragraphs in different tenses

Part 2 DEVELOPING ARGUMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS

CHAPTER 3 Develop Your Arguments
THEME: Tuition fees in higher education
Reading and Critical Analysis: Developing arguments: model paragraphs -- Inference: book excerpt on participation in higher education
Vocabulary: Language of opinions, arguments, and concession
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Independent and dependent clauses -- Handbook Unit 3
Writing with Style: Incorporating in-text citations (APA and MLA styles)
Writing Task: Two argumentative paragraphs on (1) academic writing courses and (20 studying abroad

CHAPTER 4 Paragraphs: Topic Sentences and Unity
THEME: Genetics
Reading and Critical Analysis: Topic sentence and unity: model paragraphs -- Active reading skills: news article on DNA changes caused by space travel -- Logical fallacies of cause and effect
Vocabulary: Synonyms and antonyms Grammar and Sentence Structure: Simple, compound, and complex sentences -- Handbook Unit 4
Writing with Style: Latinate verbs in academic writing
Writing Task: Rewriting a paragraph on genetic ancestry tests to improve the argumentation

CHAPTER 5 Paragraphs: Coherence, Cohesion, and Concluding Sentences
THEME: Plastic pollution
Reading and Critical Analysis: Coherence, cohesion, and concluding sentences: model paragraphs -- Logical fallacies based on generalization
Vocabulary: Conjunctive adverbs and reference words Grammar and Sentence Structure: Relative clauses and participle phrases -- Handbook Unit 5
Writing with Style: Shifting style (from informal to formal)
Writing Task: Two paragraphs on the pros and cons of plastic products -- Peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 6 Incorporating Others' ideas
THEME: Variety of previous themes
Reading and Critical Analysis: Academic integrity (avoiding plagiarism) -- Model paragraphs -- Logical fallacies based on misrepresentation
Vocabulary: Language of attribution -- Reporting verbs
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Passive voice -- Handbook Unit 6
Writing with Style: Paraphrasing -- Direct quotations
Writing Task: Adding citations and references to the paragraphs from Chapter 5

Part 3 WRITING ESSAYS

CHAPTER 7 Introductions
THEME: English as a world language
Reading and Critical Analysis: Features of introductions: model introduction -- Logical fallacies based on weak logic
Vocabulary: Coordinators and subordinators
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Punctuation: commas, semicolons, colons, and apostrophes -- Handbook Unit 7
Writing with Style: Avoiding gender-exclusive language
Writing Task: Rewriting an introduction on world languages, including corrections of argumentation, vocabulary, gender-exclusive language, and punctuation

CHAPTER 8 Conclusions
THEME: English as a world language
Reading and Critical Analysis: Features of conclusions: model conclusion
Vocabulary: Extending vocabulary with synonyms and antonyms -- Collocations
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Modal auxiliary verbs of likelihood and obligation -- Handbook Unit 8
Writing with Style: Avoiding repetitive vocabulary and sentence structure
Writing Task: 500-word essay including an introduction, body paragraphs, a conclusion, citations, and references -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 9 Processes and Statistics
THEME: Coffee production, life expectancy
Reading and Critical Analysis: Description of coffee production: infographic -- Description of statistics on life expectancy: bar charts and line graphs
Vocabulary: Representing statistics accurately
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Conditional sentences -- Handbook Unit 9
Writing with Style: Adding emphasis
Writing Task: A paragraph describing the coffee production process -- A paragraph describing statistical data (line graph) on life expectancy

CHAPTER 10 Defining and Exemplifying
THEME: Artificial intelligence
Reading and Critical Analysis: How to write a definition: model definitions -- Components of a definition (including exemplification) -- News article on artificial intelligence
Vocabulary: Representing statistics accurately
Grammar and Sentence Structure: Sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences -- Handbook Unit 10
Writing with Style: Review of shifting style (from informal to formal)
Writing Task: A paragraph describing statistical data (bar chart) on the artificial intelligence market

PART 4 Six Common Writing Assignments

CHAPTER 11 How to Write a Summary
THEME: Business ethics Reading and Writing: Five stages of writing a summary -- Book excerpt on business ethics -- Paraphrasing practice -- Model summary with related questions
Vocabulary: Attribution practice
Writing Task: 200-word summary of the book excerpt in the chapter -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 12 How to Write a Response Paper
THEME: E-cigarettes
Reading and Writing: Five stages of writing a response paper -- News article on the effects of e-cigarettes -- Paraphrasing practice -- Model response paper with related questions
Vocabulary: Attribution practice
Writing task: 200-word response to the news article in the chapter -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 13 How to Write an Argumentative Essay
THEME: Free higher education
Reading and Writing: Six stages of writing an argumentative essay -- Two types of outlines for comparative essays -- Model comparative essay with related questions
Vocabulary: Review of language of opinions, arguments, and concession
Writing Task: 700-word argumentative essay on free higher education for all -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 14 How to Write a Comparative Essay
THEME: English as a world language
Reading and Writing: Six stages of writing a comparative essay -- Two types of outlines for comparative essays -- Model comparative essay with related questions
Vocabulary: Language of comparison
Writing Task: 700-word comparative essay on the global impact of English and one other major language -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 15 How to Write a Problem-Solution Essay
THEME: Plastic pollution
Reading and Writing: Six stages of writing a problem-solution essay -- Example of an outline for a problem-solution essay -- Model problem-solution essay with related questions
Vocabulary: Language of problems, solutions, and evaluation
Writing Task: 700-word problem-solution essay on plastic pollution -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

CHAPTER 16 How to Write a Cause and Effect Essay
THEME: Life expectancy
Reading and Writing: Six stages of writing a cause and effect essay -- Example of an outline for a cause and effect essay -- Model cause and effect essay with related questions
Vocabulary: Language of cause and effect
Writing Task: 700-word cause and effect essay on increased life expectancy in a country -- Self- and peer review (with review sheet)

PART 5 Grammar and Sentence Structure Handbook
Unit 1 Articles and Noun Phrases
Unit 2 Past, Present, and Future Tenses
Unit 3 Independent and Dependent Clauses
Unit 4 Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Unit 5 Relative Clauses and Participle Phrases
Unit 6 The Passive Voice
Unit 7 Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons, Colons, and Apostrophes
Unit 8 Modal Auxiliary Verbs of Likelihood and Obligation
Unit 9 Conditional Sentences
Unit 10 Sentence Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-On Sentences

APPENDICES
Appendix 1 Linking Words in Academic Writing
Appendix 2 APA Citation Style
Appendix 3 MLA Citation Style
Appendix 4 25 Mistakes to Avoid in Academic Writing

Index

Credits

"Advance in Academic Writing 1 has been written to help students become successful writers at college and university. Each chapter contains texts and tasks that allow students to improve the following essential skills: critical thinking, active and critical reading, academic grammar and sentence structure, academic vocabulary, appropriate writing style, and effective essay writing. The first 10 chapters in Advance in Academic Writing 1 contain carefully selected authentic texts on topics of scientific, social, business, and educational interest. The tasks in the chapters are linked directly to the texts, allowing students to develop essential skills and to learn how expert authors employ these skills in their writing. At the end of each chapter, students apply what they have learned in a short writing task. Following are six shorter stand-alone chapters that instructors and students can do selectively depending on the course context. Students are guided through the processes of completing the following six common writing assignments: a summary, a response paper, an argumentative essay, a comparative essay, a problem-solution essay, and a cause and effect essay. Students learn valuable study skills and writing techniques for each type of essay as they analyze questions, generate ideas, search for sources, create outlines, edit their work, and review the work of peers. The also review content from earlier chapters, such as paraphrasing and APA and MLA citation styles. Advance in Academic Writing 1 also contains 10 concise units on essential grammar and sentence structure that correspond numerically with the chapters but are grouped together in a Handbook. The units can be studied after the corresponding chapters to consolidate learning or before the chapters if instructors want to pre-teach key content or assign it for self-study." (Introduction, p. iii)