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Longman Academic Writing #4

Writing Academic English, Level 4

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Now in its fourth edition, "Writing Academic English," by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue, is the essential writing text to prepare high-intermediate and advanced college or college-bound English language learners for academic success.

Features A step-by-step approach guides students through the process of writing paragraphs and essays. Clear models and varied practice help students to develop confidence and a mature writing style.

Examples with academic content prime students for college work. Appendices offer easy reference for key writing, grammar, and research information.

New to the Fourth Edition
- A chapter dedicated to each pattern of essay organization
- A chapter on argumentation and using material from outside sources
- Thought-provoking readings from authentic sources
- An expanded chapter on summary and paraphrase Instruction in the basics of research and documentation.

The Longman Academic Writing Series also includes:
Level 1 "Fundamentals of Academic Writing"
Level 2 "First Steps in Academic Writing, " Second Edition
Level 3 "Introduction to Academic Writing, " Third Edition

337 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

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February 3, 2015
This book is one of the best guides for writing clear, concise, coherent and cohesive English, Academic or otherwise. It is useful for both teachers and students. The information is presented logically and clearly.
The summaries at the back are especially helpful for students and can work as a checklist for their writing.
I recommend this book to everyone and it is even useful for high school students.
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July 25, 2012
This was a nice book to review writing skills, even though I have finished their college years of writing essays. There were a lot of pieces of information in this book about academic writing that I knew how to do, but didn't know exactly how to explain.

There are a lot of practice exercises in here that would be good for an ESL student to try. As for a native speaker, the exercises probably aren't that much of a challenge, though a practicing a couple of questions do provide a quick refresher.
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April 28, 2021
It's a perfect book to either learn how to write more polished and varietal or brush up on certain elements.
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May 9, 2021
Useful for people who use English as a second language to learn academic writing.
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July 19, 2023
A great book to anchor writing habits and introduce some variation into sentence and paragraph structure!
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February 27, 2017
it is inrteresting for me
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January 12, 2013
I hated it. There are too many excercises in this book. I felt like a child in the first grade while reading it. But the theory in the book is good and I've learned from it, which is always something :).
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September 1, 2015
As a reference for beginners in academic writing, this book is excellent. I did not even finish it, however, because I studied only certain kinds of essays this year. I would strongly recommend it to writing beginners.
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July 4, 2015
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May 6, 2016
it is a book that is good for our writing skills and one of recommended books at Northrise University
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