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Towards Improved Academic Writing Skills: A study guide for undergraduates: Учебное пособие по академическому письму на английском языке
The study guide “Towards Improved Academic Writing Skills” is aimed to refine student academic writing skills and to facilitate the teaching process within the discipline Academic Writing in English. 12 units constitute the contents of the book, which embrace the issues related to differences between academic and non-academic styles, peculiarities of APA style, conciseness and wordiness, an effective use of academic word lists by Averil Coxhead (AWL). Additionally, all sections of a research proposal are considered in terms of their logical structure and relevant academic vocabulary. Each of the book’s chapter enables an analysis of authentic student writing performance with regard to the issue under consideration. The book is supplemented with a glossary of academic writing terms, posters and other helpful appendices. The publication is intended for English teachers and undergraduates.