Language learning: writing skills

A Kansas Notable BookBrian Daldorph first entered the Douglas County Jail classroom in Lawrence, Kansas, to teach a writing class on Christmas Eve 2001.

Boost your confidence and grades with this step-by-step guide to tackling university writing assignments.

This fifth edition has been revised to reflect the impact of digital technology on authorship and publishing.

This fifth edition has been revised to reflect the impact of digital technology on authorship and publishing.

Boost your confidence and grades with this step-by-step guide to tackling university writing assignments.

This is a definitive guide to scientific writing for students and researchers.

There are more outlets than ever for writers to spread their messages and share their work, more opportunities to speak out and be seen.

The professional's quick-reference handbook for writing business and technical reports Professionals in business, government, and technical fields often need help in organizing and writing reports for associates, clients, and managers.

Improve your writing skills at your own pace How do you target a specific audience in writing?

Step-by-step guidance on how to write effective grants that get the funding you need.

The EPA investigation of a 1994 chemical plant tragedy concluded that "e;the explosion resulted from a lack of written safe operating procedures "e; While good written procedures can't guarantee zero accidents, they can reduce the number of accidents caused by human error.

This comprehensive and practical book covers the basics of grammar as well as the broad brush issues such as writing a grant application and selling to your potential audience.

Writing at University offers guidance on how to develop the writing you have to do at university along with a greater understanding of what is involved in this complex activity.

The stories we tell about ourselves are guided by cultural patterns and enduring elements.

The last 25 years have witnessed extraordinary growth in the academic specialization variously described as composition studies or rhetoric and composition.

How to Edit Technical Documents is the most concise and clearly presented discussion of the editor's role and responsibilities to the writer, the reader, and the publishing processincluding changes that result from technological advances in editing.

From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mysteriesfrom character development and plot to procedurals and thrillers';this is a writing guide that readers and writers will turn to again and again' (Booklist, starred review).

This book guides students through the process of planning, researching, and writing the final version of theses and dissertations.

Writing assessment programs help place entering and mid-career students in composition courses at the appropriate level, monitor the progress of those students, and assist in placing them in writing courses throughout their undergraduate careers.

Over a million copies soldClear writing is the key to clear thinking.

Write in English like a native speaker!

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Provides immediate help for anyone preparing a biomedical paper by givin specific advice on organizing the components of the paper, effective writing techniques, writing an effective results sections, documentation issues, sentence structure and much more.

Power Sales Writing is a brisk, no-nonsense guide to writing sales messages guaranteed to grab and hold a prospect's attention.

Clear and persuasive writing holds the key to career success and advancement.

No writer's or editor's desk is complete without a battered, page-bent copy of the AP Stylebook.

Over 300 time-saving model business letters!

You know there is a novel locked inside of you—chock-full of conflict, humor, irony, enthralling events and fascinating characters.

If you have the passion and energy to write fiction, but have trouble finding an idea and getting started, this is the perfect book for you.

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.

Writing advice from a New York Times–bestselling author who “knows how the publishing industry works .

The method that's helped thousands in the U.

Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

With Beginning Japanese Phrases Language Practice Pad you can master essential Japanese phrases in just minutes a day!

From Audrey McClelland, founder of momgenerations.

Multiple award-winner Roger Rosenblatt has received glowing critical acclaim for his exceptional literary worksfrom the hilarious novels Lapham Rising and Beet to his poignant, heartbreaking, ultimately inspiring memoir Making Toast.

Essential Portuguese Grammar will help you get more out of your study of Portuguese.

Master Greek script with this straightforward guide from Teach Yourself - the No.

The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.

Who is really controlling the pen?

More than merely a writing text, The Imaginative Argument offers writers instruction on how to use their imaginations to improve their prose.

An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun.

The most intensive ACT English, Reading, and Writing prep you can get-with drills, strategies, and 15 full-length practice tests with explanations to help boost your ACT score!

Collins Cambridge IGCSE(TM) English as a Second Language Third Edition has been fully updated to support the revised Cambridge IGCSE(TM) and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFor examination from 2024Written and edited by experienced English as a Second Language authors and examinersProvides learner support for the Cambridge IGCSE(TM) and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Coverage of each of the four skills of listening, reading, speaking and writingSupportive write-in resource for use in the classroom, as homework, or for self-studyEngaging content to practise and consolidate language skills, grammar and vocabularyThe third edition includes a new section on synonyms to consolidate and expand vocabulary and a new section with speaking skills adviceThis resource is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to provide learner support for the syllabus for examination from 2024.

Collins Cambridge IGCSE(TM) English as a Second Language Third Edition has been fully updated to support the revised Cambridge IGCSE(TM) and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFor examination from 2024Written and edited by experienced English as a Second Language authors and examinersIn-depth coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE(TM) and IGCSE (9-1) English as a Second Language syllabuses (0510/0511/0991/0993) for examination from 2024Equal coverage of each of the four skills of listening, reading, speaking and writingFun and creative projects at the end of each chapterTopic-based chapters provide engaging content so that language is developed through real-world contextsRich variety of texts and audio to help students develop their reading and listening skillsProvides extensive support and advice to help students prepare for assessmentThis resource is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2024.

An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientistsThe Scientist's Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily.