Effective writing in English A resource guide
We learn to speak and understand our native language without any great effort, for these are natural aspects of the maturation of every human being. The skills of reading and writing, by contrast, have to be learned, usually in an educational context. Now, when it comes to a foreign language, all th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The three processes of writing
- I Planning
- 2 Writing proper
- 3 Editing
- 2 Organizing the text
- 4 The title and the introduction
- 5 The body
- 6 The conclusion
- 3 Constructing effective sentences
- 7 Clause combining
- 8 The order of information in the clause
- 9 Textual Cohesion
- 10 Punctuation
- 4 Getting the details right
- 11 Matters of usage
- 12 Point of view
- 13 Forceful argumentation
- 14 Spelling guidelines
- 15 Usage notes for connectives
- 16 Referring to other texts
- 17 A checklist for revising and correcting
- Keys to exercises
- Information on the authors