Writing Academic English

Longman Academic Writing #4

by Alice Oshima, Ann Hogue

Intermediate-Advanced 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. This text teaches academic writing skills such as simple outlining, parts of the basic essay, and patterns of organization. Other Books in the First Steps in Academic Writing, High-Beginning Level, and Introduction to Academic Writing, Intermediate 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.

Genres: Writing, Academic, Nonfiction, Language, Education, 20th Century, Reference

267 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Novi Bobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

It helped me back then in college. It helps me now when I have to teach writing.

[Michael Bayliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is one of the best guides for writing clear, concise, coherent and cohesive English, Academic or otherwise. It is useful for both teachers and students. The information is presented logically and clearly.
The summaries at the back are especially helpful for students and can work as a checklist for their writing.
I recommend this book to everyone and it is even useful for high school students.

[Sannie Hald · Rating 2 out of 5]

Written for stupid people. Should not be used at university level - more high school aimed... (told my teacher this!)

[Earl Grey Tea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice book to review writing skills, even though I have finished their college years of writing essays. There were a lot of pieces of information in this book about academic writing that I knew how to do, but didn't know exactly how to explain.

There are a lot of practice exercises in here that would be good for an ESL student to try. As for a native speaker, the exercises probably aren't that much of a challenge, though a practicing a couple of questions do provide a quick refresher.

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[Abdalkareem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a perfect book to either learn how to write more polished and varietal or brush up on certain elements.

[Heyyawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful for people who use English as a second language to learn academic writing.

[Mohammad Aboomar · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book to anchor writing habits and introduce some variation into sentence and paragraph structure!

[Trần Quỳnh · Rating 4 out of 5]

it is inrteresting for me

[Wren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed the structure and progression into writing. A good balance of pragmatics, motivations of the author, and and scope of influence and purpose.

[Anni · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hated it. There are too many excercises in this book. I felt like a child in the first grade while reading it. But the theory in the book is good and I've learned from it, which is always something :).

[Ghada · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a reference for beginners in academic writing, this book is excellent. I did not even finish it, however, because I studied only certain kinds of essays this year. I would strongly recommend it to writing beginners.

[Lunar Star · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent guide book for learning academic writing!

[Mahmoud · Rating 5 out of 5]

very good

[Afandi]

wonderful

[Indah Setiowati]

good

[Mimiyoo]

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[Sky Dark]

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[Khishigbaatar Umaakhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

useful

[Andy Huang]

good

[Kamiran · Rating 2 out of 5]

good

[Zeera Nicks · Rating 4 out of 5]

good

[Raihan Agy p]

it's a great book

[Xuân Hậu · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

[Stuhlky]

haha

[Chanikarn T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[HIEULE]

great

[El Bakir]

plw

[Wanga · Rating 2 out of 5]

it is a book that is good for our writing skills and one of recommended books at Northrise University