Academic writing : Exploring processes and strategies /
Ilona Leki
- 1a. ed.
- New York Cambridge University Press 1998
- 433 p.
OVERVIEW OF WRITING PROCESSES. Getting started. Writing from observation and experience. Getting to draft one. GETTING IDEAS AND STARTING TO WRITE. Preparing for a draft. Writing a first draft and getting feedback. Working with a draft. FOCUSING ON MAIN IDEAS. Developing and shaping ideas. Beginning and ending drafts. Reworking the draft. REVISING. Polishing revised drafts. Applying writing processes for academic purposes: analyzing, evaluating, and arguing. Using published sources. SUMMARING, PARAPHRASING, AND QUOTING SOURCES. Academic writing tasks. Analyzing issues. Responding to written arguments. ARGUING FROM WRITTEN MATERIAL. Essay esams: some strategies. Preparing for an essay exam. Practicing taking essay exams. POSTSCRIPT.