Previous edition: Los Angeles: SAGE, 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1: Basic Conventions Of Academic WritingChapter 2: Basic Grammatical ConceptsChapter 3: Putting Sentences TogetherChapter 4: Putting Paragraphs TogetherChapter 5: Critical ThinkingChapter 6: ReferencingChapter 7: Conciseness And ClarityChapter 8: Common Mistakes and How to Deal with ThemChapter 9: Proofreading Effectively

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