English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises

by Adrian Wallwork

Overview

This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.).

The exercises in this new edition are organized into twelve chapters on:

• punctuation and spelling
• word order
• writing short sentences and paragraphs
• link words - connecting phrases and sentences together
• being concise and removing redundancy
• ambiguity and political correctness
• paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
• defining, comparing, evaluating and highlighting
• anticipating possible objections, indicating level of certainty, discussing limitations, hedging, future work
• using Large Language Models for writing papers, emails and presentation scripts

Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options. In those exercises where extended writing is required, model answers are given.

The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes.

The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:

English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research Papers
English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises

English for Academic Research: Teacher’s Guide

Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783031531736
Publisher:	Springer Nature Switzerland
Publication date:	05/24/2024
Series:	English for Academic Research
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2024
Pages:	262
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.

Table of Contents

1. Punctuation and Spelling.- 2. Word Order.- 3. Writing Short Sentences and Paragraphs.- 4. Link Words: Connecting Phrases and Sentences Together.- 5. Being Concise and Removing Redundancy.- 6. Ambiguity and Political Correctness.- 7. Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism.- 8. Defining, Comparing, Evaluating, and Highlighting.- 9. Anticipating Possible Objections, Indicating Level of Certainty, Discussing Limitations, Hedging, Future Work.- 10. Writing Each Section of a Paper.- 11. Using AI as an aid for writing papers.- 12. Using Large Language Models for writing emails and presentation scripts.- Acknowledgements.- About the Author.- Editing Service for non-native researchers / Mentorship for EAP and EFL teachers.- Index.

Editorial Reviews

English for Academic Research: Writing Exercises is intended for non-English-speaking graduate and doctoral students, and researchers. … The volume introduces and illustrates all the writing skills that will contribute to improving research manuscripts and enhancing the likelihood of their acceptance. … teaches numerous points in a self-study manner that makes it a very useful addition to the toolkit of anyone with a good command of English and a keen interest to publish his/her research in a professional journal.” (Is’haaq Akbarian, TESL Reporter, Vol. 48 (1), May, 2015)

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