Academic Writing And Genre

Download or read book Academic Writing written by Mary Kay Mulvaney and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 2005 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique interdisciplinary text and reader introduces students to the multiple genres of academic writing across the curriculum. Academic Writing is the first text to offer a discussion of academic genres and writing-to-learn and learning-to-write in college; an explanation of genre practices and conventions across the disciplines; annotated examples of student papers across the disciplines written in response to actual college assignments; instruction in research, writing from sources, and documentation; and thematic clusters of professional readings as engaging examples of published academic writing. Academic Writing will prepare students in all academic disciplines to succeed in today�s challenging world of writing--both in the classroom and in the workplace beyond.