Writing academic prose in English is especially difficult for
nonnative speakers, largely because the standard vocabulary used in
this genre can be quite different from colloquial English. Expand
Your English: A Guide to Improving Your Academic Vocabulary is a
unique and invaluable guide that will enable the reader to overcome
this hurdle. It will become the favorite go-to reference book for
both beginners and intermediate learners struggling with the
complexities of English-language academic writing. Steve Hart
covers 1,000 vocabulary items that are essential for good academic
writing. The first section describes 200 key terms in detail,
grouping them into logical sets of 10. Through careful repetition,
the reader will find it easy to retain, retrieve, and reuse these
essential phrases. The second section explains a further 800 terms,
grouping them according to function, meaning, and the areas of an
essay where they are likely to be used. The expansive scope of
Expand Your English gives non-native speakers all the vocabulary
tools they need to master this difficult style of writing.
General
Imprint: |
Hong Kong University Press
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Country of origin: |
Hong Kong |
Release date: |
October 2017 |
Authors: |
Steve Hart
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Dimensions: |
227 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-9888390991 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
9888390996 |
Barcode: |
9789888390991 |
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