A Writer's Reference

For more than 25 years, this bestselling handbook has allowed students to build confidence and take ownership of their college writing experience. Emphasizing critical reading and writing, this how-to manual provides quick-access to the key answers, which helps students target their needs and see their successes.
This is an ideal text for English Composition courses, foundation year modules, or English degree programmes.
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List of contents

Writing well.- COMPOSING AND REVISING.- ACADEMIC READING, WRITING, AND SPEAKING.- SENTENCE STYLE.- WORD CHOICE.- Writing correctly.- GRAMMATICAL SENTENCES.- MULTILINGUAL WRITERS AND ESL TOPICS.- PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS.- BASIC GRAMMAR.- Writing with sources.- RESEARCHING.- MLA Papers.- APA and CMS Papers.- INDEX.

Product details

• Authors: Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers
• Publisher: Macmillan Education
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2017
• EAN: 9781319057442
• ISBN: 978-1-319-05744-2
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 724 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries