Different Types of Writing and Their Purposes

1. Telling
2. Picturing
3. Instructing
4. Informing
5. Persuading
6. Mixing Purposes

Commitment to an Idea: Hedging

Case Study

1. Recognizing the Parts
2. Reading and Analyzing the Parts
3. Learning the Language of the Parts
4. Writing a Case Study

Essay Writing: The Academic Essay

1. About the Academic Essay
2. Structure of the Academic Essay
3. Writing the Central Idea
4. Essay Introductions
5. The Body of the Academic Essay ¾ The Paragraph
      - Enumeration
      - Classification
      - Comparison and/or Contrast
      - Generalisation-Example
      - Cause and Consequence
      - Question and Answer
      - Claim and Counter-Claim
       Strawman
6. Making Your Writing Interesting
7. Conclusions of Essays

Referencing Skills

1. Avoiding Plagiarism
2. Techniques for Citing Others (Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing)
3. Bibliographies and Reference Lists
4. Style Guide

Academic Report Writing

1. About the Academic Report
2. Structure of the Report
3. Report Introductions:
      - The Terms of Reference
      - The Language of Report Introductions
      - Terms of Reference
4. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations
      - Findings
      - Conclusions
      - Recommendations
      - Verb Tenses
      - Recognizing Conclusions and Recommendations
      - Degree of Commitment in a Recommendation
5. Summary

Appendix A: Language Pattern Dictionaries

Language Pattern Dictionary: Case Study
Language Pattern Dictionary: Academic Essay
Language Pattern Dictionary: Academic Report

Appendix B: Answers to Exercises