Acknowledgements Introduction for Tutors and Lecturers Introduction for Students Academic Writing Quiz Part 1 The Writing Process 1.1 Writing Basics 1.2 Understanding Essay Questions and the Planning Process 1.3 Reading: Finding Suitable Sources 1.4 Reading: Developing Critical Approaches 1.5 Finding Key Points and Note-making 1.6 Avoiding Plagiarism Progress Check A 1.7 References and Quotations 1.8 Summarising and Paraphrasing 1.9 Contrasting Sources 1.10 Organising Paragraphs 1.11 Introductions and Conclusions 1.12 Editing and Proofreading Progress Check B　 Part 2 Writing Types 2.1 Argument and Discussion 2.2 Cause and Effect 2.3 Problems and Solutions 2.4 Case Studies 2.5 Literature reviews 2.6 Writing Longer Papers 2.7 Reports 2.8 Reflective Writing Progress Check C Part 3 Writing Tools 3.1 Cohesion 3.2 Comparison 3.3 Definitions 3.4 Examples 3.5 Generalisations 3.6 Numbers and Visual Information 3.7 Punctuation 3.8 Style Progress Check D Part 4 Lexis 4.1 Approaches to Vocabulary 4.2 Academic Vocabulary: Nouns and Adjectives 4.3 Academic Vocabulary: Verbs and Adverbs 4.4 Prefixes and Suffixes 4.5 Synonyms Progress Check E Answers Written British and American English: A short guide Glossary Index