Includes bibliographical reference and index.

The Nature of Academic Writing -- The Basics of Paragraph Writing -- Writing an Essay : Structure and Outline -- Unity and Coherence in Essay Writing -- Patterns of Organization in Essay Writing : Process, Extended Definition, and Argumentative Essays -- Patterns of Organization in Essay Writing : Problem-solution, cause-effect, and comparison-contrast essays -- Writing a research paper.

English for Academic Writing is intended to give basic essential guidelines of English for academic writing to upper-intermediate and advanced students of English, particularly students at the graduate level in English, Linguistics, and other related fields. The book is mainly designed to serve as a handbook for students who would like to improve English academic writing skills on their own. Also, teachers of academic writing may take some relevant units to be part of their materials for a course in English for academic writing. -- from publisher website.