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The mature student's guide to writing /

By: Rose, Jean, 1942-.
Series: Palgrave study skills.Publisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xii, 327 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780230297876 (pbk); 9780230297876:; 0230297870 (pbk).Subject(s): Academic writing -- Adult students | Academic writing | English language -- Usage -- StyleDDC classification: 808.06637
Contents:
Acknowledgements-- Who is this book for? -- How to use this boo -- If you think you might be dyslexic -- Part one : the big picture. 1 : taking notes. 2 : writing an essay. 3 : quoting and referencing -- Part two : writing for different purposes. 4 : style. 5 : summaries. 6 : letters and emails. 7 : creative writing. 8 : reports. 9 : articles. 10 : oral presentations. 11 : exam essays. 12 : the proposal for your undrgraduate dissertation -- Part three : the nuts and bolts of good writing. 13 : verbs and other parts of speech. 14 : writing clear sentences. 15 : punctuation. 16 : getting conversation on paper -- Part four : moving on. 17 : your CV. 18 : your letters and statements for job applications -- Appendix 1 : spelling strategies -- Appendix 2 : common confusions -- Answers -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: This text is a compendium of information on basic grammar, punctuation and a wide variety of written forms. The author makes no assumptions in terms of readers' prior knowledge, so everything is explained in full.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements-- Who is this book for? -- How to use this boo -- If you think you might be dyslexic -- Part one : the big picture. 1 : taking notes. 2 : writing an essay. 3 : quoting and referencing -- Part two : writing for different purposes. 4 : style. 5 : summaries. 6 : letters and emails. 7 : creative writing. 8 : reports. 9 : articles. 10 : oral presentations. 11 : exam essays. 12 : the proposal for your undrgraduate dissertation -- Part three : the nuts and bolts of good writing. 13 : verbs and other parts of speech. 14 : writing clear sentences. 15 : punctuation. 16 : getting conversation on paper -- Part four : moving on. 17 : your CV. 18 : your letters and statements for job applications -- Appendix 1 : spelling strategies -- Appendix 2 : common confusions -- Answers -- Bibliography -- Index.

This text is a compendium of information on basic grammar, punctuation and a wide variety of written forms. The author makes no assumptions in terms of readers' prior knowledge, so everything is explained in full.

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