Clarity and Coherence in Academic Writing

This book presents a lively, rich, and concise introduction to the key concepts and tools for developing clarity and coherence in academic writing. Well-known authors and linguists David Nunan and Julie Choi argue that becoming an accomplished writer is a career-long endeavor.

Autorentext

David Nunan is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong Kong; and President Emeritus, Distinguished Research Professor, and Director of the David Nunan Institute, Anaheim University. He is also a former president of TESOL International. He is well-known internationally through his many academic and English Language Teaching textbook publications.

Julie Choi is Senior Lecturer of Education at Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Australia. She is the author of Creating a Multilingual Self: Autoethnography as Method, and co-editor of Plurilingualism in Teaching and Learning and Language and Culture: Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity.

Inhalt

1. What Every Writer Should Know About Language 2. Only Connect 3. Product and Process Approaches to Writing 4. Audience and Purpose 5. Towards Active Voice 6. Using Figurative Language 7. Seeking and Providing Meaningful Feedback 8. The Power of Revising 9. In a Nutshell: Ten Thoughts to Take Away