{"product_id":"9780472034758","title":"Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike its predecessor, the third edition of A\u003ci\u003ecademic Writing for Graduate Students \u003c\/i\u003eexplains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features Language Focus sections that address linguistic elements as they affect the wider rhetorical objectives; and helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the many changes in the third edition:\u003cbr\u003e*newer, longer, and more authentic texts and examples\u003cbr\u003e*greater discipline variety in texts (added texts from hard sciences and engineering)\u003cbr\u003e*more in-depth treatment of research articles\u003cbr\u003e*greater emphasis on vocabulary issues\u003cbr\u003e*revised flow-of-ideas section\u003cbr\u003e*additional tasks that require students to do their own research\u003cbr\u003e*more corpus-informed content\u003cbr\u003e*binding that allows the book to lay flat when open.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Commentary (teacher's notes and key) (978-0-472-03506-9) has been revised expanded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108125249776,"sku":"9780472034758","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472034758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}