Writing Skills

In the years since the first edition of Controversies in Second Language Writing was published, there been little to no clear resolution of the con...

This volume was born to address the lack of classroom-oriented scholarship regarding U.S.-educated multilingual writers. Unlike prior volumes about...

This workbook accompanies the 2nd Edition of The ESL Writer’s Handbook (ISBN: 978-0-472-03707-0). The Workbook extends the topics covered in the Ha...

This textbook will help intermediate students gain advanced levels of proficiency in Urdu. By learning about the mechanics of word-building through...

This volume has been written as a response to the new types of communicative demands that the twenty-first century has brought to the workplace. To...

In offices across America, the Masters of Gobbledygook are hard at work. They're bombarding in-boxes with those long, confusing memos that colleagu...

Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-n...

Many books on writing tell you how to think more creatively, conjure up an idea, and how to express it clearly and elegantly. Many handbooks offer ...

Teach students how to practice writing skills independently – so learning sticks Simply Stations: Writing shows how to ensure that elementary st...

Argumentative Writing in a Second Language is a collection on teaching argumentative writing, offering multiple vantage points drawn from the contr...

An important contribution to the scholarship on student writing and composition theory, this book presents a new approach to writing instruction ba...

An important contribution to the scholarship on student writing and composition theory, this book presents a new approach to writing instruction ba...

This book offers a much needed alternative to the more traditional texts used to teach writing instruction. Grounded in history, the book clarifie...

This book offers a much needed alternative to the more traditional texts used to teach writing instruction. Grounded in history, the book clarifie...

"The most marvelously practical and engaging approach to come along in decades. It goes beyond the basics to take up very practical techniques that...

The definitive guide to writing for publication (and more)!Successfully translating thoughts and ideas into the printed word can seem daunting to ...

SKILL LEVEL: High Beginning/Low-intermediateVolume 2 consists of 25 units that present basewords with definitions, usage examples, and exercises. E...

The definitive guide to writing for publication (and more)!Successfully translating thoughts and ideas into the printed word can seem daunting to ...

Well-known journal editors and Communication scholars Alison Alexander and W. James Potter provide an insider′s guide to getting published in schol...

Volume 5 consists of 25 units that present basewords with definitions, usage examples, and exercises. Each unit focuses on a specific topic, carefu...

This is an indispensable companion for students studying sociology and related disciplines, such as politics and human geography, as well as course...

It is easy to be paralyzed by the possibilities and responsibilities of academic work or distracted into one fascinating alley after another withou...

This book provides a practical and richly informative introduction to feature writing and the broader context in which features journalists operate...

"It is all too easy to skip steps or assume that students already have certain skills. This book helps ensure that the proper steps are taken to al...

This accessible and wide-ranging book is an invaluable introductory guide through the choices to be made when deciding how to report research. Writ...

It is easy to be paralyzed by the possibilities and responsibilities of academic work or distracted into one fascinating alley after another withou...

With just these two books, students can learn a quarter of the two thousand characters designated for "daily use" by the Japanese government. Volum...

Winner of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) Author Award 2007! `This book lives up to its title, providing inspirational teaching ide...

Illuminating Fiction contains nineteen interviews with fiction-writing luminaries including Edward P. Jones, Julia Glass, Amy Bloom, Jill McCork...

Developing Writing Skills in Arabic is specifically designed for upper-intermediate to advanced students who need to write Arabic for personal, pro...

The second edition of this bestselling text, Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing, is a fully updated and expanded guide for teaching learners at a...

Addressing the lack of a specific book on core communication/presentation skills, the Handbook of Science Communication is written as a guide for s...

Vernacular Christian Rhetoric and Civil Discourse seeks to address the current gap in American public discourse between secular liberals and religi...

This concise handbook helps educators write for the rhetorical situations they will face as students of education, and as preservice and practicing...

Though it is foundational to the craft of writing, the concept of voice is a mystery to many authors, and teachers of writing do not have a good wo...

All the practice you need for a top score in the Cambridge English B1 Preliminary for Schools qualification. With the realistic test pape...

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models use...

Digital technologies and social media have changed the processes, products, and interactions of professional communication, reshaping how, when, wi...