Task 3: A Review Academic Writing: A handbook for International Students

A Review Academic Writing: A handbook for International Students

    

     Bailey’s (2006) Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students is a self-study book, which is intended to aid and guide learners when performing written tasks at university.  According to the author, his work caters to the different needs learners may have at the moment of facing the challenge of writing academic pieces of narrative.

     Divided into for main sections, Bailey’s (2006) work begins with a detailed introduction in which the author clearly states the aim of his book. The first section: The Writing Process, supplies learners with activities that range from note taking to proof-reading. The following section called Elements of Writing deal with all the necessary elements that should be taken into account to meet the demands of academic writing, such as cohesion and style. The third section: Accuracy in Writing provides practice in areas of language in which from the author’s perspective learners have difficulties. The last section entitled Writing Models, offers samples of different pieces of writing such as letters, Cv’s and essays.

     In addition to the four sections that are at the same time sub-divided into sixty units, there is also a section devoted to tests in which students can check their own progress. At the end of the book, students are able to find the answers for the tasks as well as the sources consulted that enabled the author to design the activities.

     All in all, Bailey’s (2006)  work definitely contains many of the tools international students may need so as to face the challenge of writing academically. This well-organized handbook is a practical supplementary resource from which students can undoubtedly profit. All the aspects covered by Academic Writing by Stephen Bailey (2006) make it highly recommendable to all those learners who are taking their firsts steps into academic writing.

References:

Bailey, S. (2006). Academic Writing: A handbook for International Students (2nd ed.).Retrieved October 2012 ,from Taylor & Francis elibrary:http://npu.edu.ua/!ebook/book/djvu/A/iif_kgpm_t27.pdf.