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020			_a083847893X (Student Book)
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100			_aHolten, Christine
110			_aUniversity of California at Los Angeles
245			_aLooking Ahead 4 : Mastering Academic Writing / _cChristine Holten and Judith Marasco ; Joy M. Reid and Patricia Byrd (Series Editors).
260			_aToronto : _bHeinle & Heinle, _c1998.
300			_axiii, 376 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
440			_aLooking Ahead
505			_a"Looking Ahead: Mastering Academic Writing is an advanced level writing and grammar textbook for ESL students. The book is divided into following sections.
505			_aGetting Ready: This section prepares students to handle each type of writing assignment with the following activities: _tWarm-up Writing and Activities: These orient students to the writing and thinking strategies required to complete the type of writing in the chapter. _tThe Basics of Writing: This section thoroughly explains the components of each type of writing assignments. It shows students, step-by-step, how to approach the particular writing task. _tStudent and Professional Writing Samples: The Basics of Writing contains authentic samples of each type of writing, some produced by students, others produced by professionals. _tWriting Activities: These activities encourage students to practice what they have learned in the Basics of Writing and prepare them for the final writing assignment.
505			_aFocusing: This section immerses students in authentic readings that mirror the writing focus of each chapter, provide rich content from which to write their own essays, and serve as a resource for learning about how grammar and vocabulary work in the given type of writing. _tReading for Writing Activities: These activities not only help students understanding the key ideas in each reading, but help them approach the reading from a writer's perspective. They read not only for content, but learn to understand the decisions that the authors made about content and organization to meet their audience and purpose. _tVocabulary Activities: The focus of these exercises is on helping students expand their vocabulary for academic writing. _tGrammar Activities: Key grammar features found in academic writing are presented to help students complete each writing assignment.
505			_aPutting It All Together: This final section asks students to implement what they have learned in previous sections and chapters. It takes students through the steps of producing the final writing assignment from the stage of gathering information for a specific audience and purpose to organizing the piece of writing to self-editing, peer response, and revision. _tThe Final 2-3 page Writing Assignments: Cumulative writing tasks that build on what students have learned through the authentic reading and the Basics of Writing. _tPlanning/Drafting Activities and Peer Response/Self-Editing Activities: These activities walk students through the writing process for each writing task. _tSpecial Features of the Book: The book contains the following resources to help students master the writing strategies, grammar, and vocabulary of academic writing. _tLooking Ahead and Authentic Writing Assignments: This real academic assignment from a college course allows students to strategize about how to use what they have learned in the chapter to complete real college writing tasks.
505			_aGrammar and Language Reference: The GLR contains writer-based explanations and authentic examples of grammatical structures common to all types of academic writing. The GLR also contains Steps for Self-Editing to help students edit their own writing.
505			_aLearner's Notebook: This writing and language-learning journal gives students the opportunity to record personal experiences and insights related to chapter content, prepare for writing assignments, and reflect on their learning.
505			_aWriting and Vocabulary Appendices: These review the "basics" of any piece of academic writing including introductions, conclusions, transition sentences, and paragraph development. They also provide lists and guidelines for how to learn and use essential academic vocabulary." (To the Teacher, xix-xx)
505			_aCONTENTS
505			_aTo the teacher
505			_aTo the student
505			_aAcknowledgments
505			_aChapter 1: Academic Reading and Writing
505			_aChapter 2: Reporting
505			_aChapter 3: Investigating
505			_aChapter 4: Evaluating
505			_aChapter 5: Analyzing Causes, Reasons, and Factors
505			_aChapter 7: Synthesizing
650			_aEnglish language _vTextbooks for foreign speakers.
650			_aEnglish language _vRhetoric _xProblems, exercises, etc.
650			_aEnglish language _vGrammar _xProblems, exercises, etc.
650			_aAcademic writing _xProblems, exercises, etc.
700			_aMarasco, Judith
700			_aByrd, Patricia
700			_aReid, Joy M.
710			_aUniversity of California at Los Angeles, _bSanta Monica College at Santa Monica
710			_aGeorgia State University
710			_aUniversity of Wyoming
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