TY - BOOK AU - Weyers, Jonathan, AU - McMillan, Kathleen, TI - How to write for university SN - 9781292001500 PY - 2014/// CY - PB - Pearson Education KW - LB - Theory and practice of education KW - Academic writing KW - Academic Literature KW - HOW TO WRITE ACADEMIC PAPERS IN ENGLISH N1 - 1. The importance of writing at university --; Essentials for getting started ----; how to gather and record relevant information ----; 2. University writing in context ----; 3. Lectures, listening and academic writing ----; 4. Researching information for writing assignments ----; 5. Reading effectively ----; 6. Notes from lectures and reading ----; 7. Speaking, thinking and academic writing ----; Understanding the contexts and practices relating to academic writing ----; how to meet the standards ----; 8. Organizing yourself for writing ----; 9. The format of academic writing ----; 10. Following the expected academic style in your writing ----; 11. Information-processing and critical thinking for writing ----; 12. Referring to source material in your writing ----; 13. Presentation of academic assignments ----; 14. What markers look for when assessing written work ----; Writing technique ----; how to plan and write for assessment ----; 15. Planning you writing assignments ----; 16. Writing a first draft ----; 17. Reviewing, editing and proof-reading your writing ----; Developing future academic writing ----; how to build on markers' advice for good results ----; 18. Acting on the feedback on your coursework ----; 19. Academic writing in exams.-- N2 - Undertaking a writing project for assessment can be a challenging prospect for students of all disciplines and especially those new to academic writing in higher education. The unique 12-step approach in this book leads you through the different stages that apply to any form of academic writing - gathering relevant information, processing that information through effective planning, creating the text and developing your writing for future assignments including exam writing ER -