WRITING AT UNIVERSITY

"WRITING AT UNIVERSITY" IS AIMED AT UG AND PG STUDENTS AND COVERS ALL THE TYPES OF WRITING STUDENTS WILL NEED TO DO AT UNIVERSITY (EG ESSAYS, REPORT WRITING, JOURNALS, ELECTRONIC WRITING, DISSERTATION, USING THE INTERNET). IT OFFERS GUIDANCE ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS BY DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES YOU CAN TAKE TO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS IN A STRAIGHTFORWARD AND ACCESSIBLE WAY. THE AUTHORS OFFER SOME EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF ANALYSING ASSIGNMENTS AND SHOWING WHAT'S REQUIRED, AND THEY ALSO DISCUSS THE NOTE-TAKING, MIND-MAPPING, AND VARIOUS TYPES OF READING WHICH SHOULD GO INTO ANY PREPARATION.IN THIS THIRD EDITION, SOME PARTS OF THE BOOK HAVE BEEN REORDERED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CURRENT CONCERNS AND INTERESTS IN THE FIELD. IT INCLUDES MORE DETAILED CONSIDERATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AND FURTHER EXPLORATION OF MAKING AN ARGUMENT. IN CONSIDERING ARGUMENT IN CHAPTER 7, THE AUTHORS FOREGROUND THE DIALOGIC NATURE OF WRITING. IN CHAPTER 8, THEY EXPLORE PLAGIARISM AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF A MORE