Summarizing a book
Title: Academic Writing a Handbook for International Students
Author: Stephen Bailey
Publisher: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group London and New York
Edition: First edition published 2003
Second edition published 2006
This edition published 2011
Pages: 291
Academic Writing
by
Stephen Bailey
This book provides international students with an useful introduction to the basic practices
in reading and writing for academic purposes. It includes topics such as the typical content of
article abstracts, the mechanics of citation and referencing, and some uses of sources in writing –
topics that will help international students, studying in an English medium university for the first
time, to meet their tutors’ expectations in reading and writing assignments. The chapter on reading
advises a critical attitude to internet resources, advice most relevant to students today.
The book also discusses how to properly design and organize academic writing. Writers
must understand how to organize writing to reflect the logic and flow of ideas, and use the right
trigger points to convey the desired message. Overall, "Academic Writing" by Stephen Bailey is a
comprehensive and useful book to help students develop their academic writing skills. The book
addresses various important aspects of academic writing and provides practical guidelines that can
be applied by writers with different levels of experience and backgrounds.
Title: Academic Writing a Handbook for International Students
Author: Stephen Bailey
Publisher: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group London and New York
Edition: First edition published 2003
Second edition published 2006
This edition published 2011
Pages: 291
Academic Writing
by
Stephen Bailey
This book provides international students with an useful introduction to the basic practices
in reading and writing for academic purposes. It includes topics such as the typical content of
article abstracts, the mechanics of citation and referencing, and some uses of sources in writing –
topics that will help international students, studying in an English medium university for the first
time, to meet their tutors’ expectations in reading and writing assignments. The chapter on reading
advises a critical attitude to internet resources, advice most relevant to students today.
The book also discusses how to properly design and organize academic writing. Writers
must understand how to organize writing to reflect the logic and flow of ideas, and use the right
trigger points to convey the desired message. Overall, "Academic Writing" by Stephen Bailey is a
comprehensive and useful book to help students develop their academic writing skills. The book
addresses various important aspects of academic writing and provides practical guidelines that can
be applied by writers with different levels of experience and backgrounds.
