Table Of ContentPart I. Reading: 1. Reading strategies; 2. Keeping a reading/writing journal; Part II. Readings and Writing Assignments: 3. Readings; 4. Discussion activities; 5. Guidelines for writing from experience; 6. Readings: field research; 7. Discussion activities: field research; 8. Guidelines for writing from field research; 9. Readings: essays; 10. Discussion activities: essays; 11. Guidelines for writing about essays; 12. Readings: fiction; 13. Discussion activities: fiction; 14. Guidelines for writing about fiction; 15: Readings: poetry; 16. Discussion activities: poetry; 17. Guidelines for compiling a poetry anthology; 18. Guidelines for exploring a research topic; 19. Guidelines for conducting library research; 20. Guidelines for composing a research eEssay; 21. Summarizing; 22. Paraphrasing; 23. Quoting; 24. Citing and documenting sources; Part III. The Editing Process: 25. Proofreading and editing; 26. Causes of error; 27. A handbook for correcting errors; 28. Manuscript form for final copy.
SynopsisThe readings in the Student's Book offer a wide range of choices in terms of subject, genre, culture, gender, point of view, length, style, and theme, and yet lend themselves well to comparison, both within and across genres. These selections represent a number of diverse fields, including fiction and poetry, anthropology, education, biology, psychology, and business. The text also offers a variety of writing assignments, including a field research project. It includes guidelines for summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, documenting sources, and editing., A cross-cultural reading/writing text. The readings in the Student's Book offer a wide range of choices in terms of subject, genre, culture, gender, point of view, length, style, and theme, and yet lend themselves well to comparison, both within and across genres. These selections represent a number of diverse fields, including fiction and poetry, anthropology, education, biology, psychology, and business. The text also offers a variety of writing assignments, including a field research project. It includes guidelines for summarizing, paraphrasing, quoting, documenting sources, and editing.