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Contents
Introduction vi
Part 1: The Writing Process 1
Student introduction 1
1. Background to writing Writing Foundations 3
2. Developing plans from titles 6
3. Evaluating a text Reading and Note-Making 9
4. Understanding purpose and register 12
5. Selecting key points 15
6. Note-making 18
7. Paraphrasing 21
8. Summary writing 23
9. Combining sources 26
10. Planning a text Writing Stages 29
11. Organising paragraphs 32
12. Organising the main body 36
13. Introductions 39
14. Conclusions 42
15. Re-reading and re-writing 45
16. Proof-reading 48
Part 2: Elements of Writing 51
Student introduction 51
1. Cause and effect Flooding results from heavy rain 53
2. Cohesion The former/the latter 55
3. Comparisons His work is more interesting than hers 57
4. Definitions An assignment is a task given to students … 60
5. Discussion Benefits and drawbacks 62
6. Examples Many departments, for instance medicine, 65
7. Generalisations Computers are useful machines 67
8. Numbers The figures in the report … 70
9. References and quotations As Donner (1997) pointed out 73
10. Style It is generally agreed that … 76
11. Synonyms Interpretation/explanation 79
12. Visual information Graphs, charts and tables 81

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Publication Information: Book Title: Academic Writing: A Practical Guide for Students. Contributors: Stephen Bailey - author. Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer. Place of Publication: London. Publication Year: 2003. Page Number: v.
    
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