Introduction to Academic Writing, Second Edition (The Longman Academic Writing Series)

Intermediate Level. This best-selling series takes the mystery out of the composition process as it helps college-bound and college-level ESL students quickly improve their ability to write effectively in English. Addressing organization, rhetoric, grammar and mechanics, and sentence structure, these texts offer clear steps, numerous models, and many opportunities for writing practice. In this new edition of Introduction to Academic Writings students are taken from prewriting through all the steps of the writing process. Teaches paragraph and essay forms in simple, learnable steps through extensive models and writing practice. Other Books in the Series: First Steps in Academic Writing, High-Beginning Level, and Writing Academic English, Intermediate-Advanced Level. @BREAKER= FEATURES/BENEFITS *Extensive practice in prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. *Clear, step-by-step approach to the conventions of paragraph and essay organization and rhetorical expression. *Rigorous development of sentence structure, grammar, and mechanical skills. *Extensive appendices with relevant reference materials for students and teachers.