Demystifying Academic Writing

The second edition of Demystifying Academic Writing describes major genres of academic writing, typical rhetorical moves associated with each genre, essential skills required to write the genres, and linguistic resources and strategies for performing these moves and skills.

Zhihui Fang is Professor of Education at the University of Florida, USA. He has published widely in the areas of language and literacy education, English teacher education, and functional linguistics in education.

Section I: Unpacking Academic Writing 1. Introduction to Academic Writing 2. The Building Blocks of Meaning 3. Discursive Features of Academic Writing Section II: Skills and Strategies for Academic Writing 4. From Establishing Context to Evaluating Sources 5. From Defining Concept to Expressing Surprise 6. From Entertaining Opposition to Engineering Flow Section III: Writing Academic Genres 7. Writing a Reading Response 8. Writing a Book Review 9. Writing a Literature Review 10. Writing an Argumentative Essay 11. Writing an Empirical Research Article 12. Writing a Grant Proposal Section IV: Maximizing Success in Writing and Publishing 13. Building Capacity for Academic Writing 14. Writing for Scholarly Publication. Appendix A: Survey of Academic Writing Needs. Appendix B: Personal Review Checklist for Academic Writing