Writing at University: A Guide for Students

by Phyllis Creme, Mary R. Lea

Explores the complexity of the writing process, useful strategies and approaches by which students can gain more control over their academic writings, how they can build on their existing abilities as a writer, and how they can improve their writing in academic settings by applying a series of practical tasks to their own work. Includes such aspects of writing assignments as disciplinary diversity, the relationship between reading and writing, the use of the personal, and textual cohesion. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

152 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997