Renu Gupta received a PhD in language education from Stanford University. She has taught academic writing at universities in the US, Singapore and Japan and worked on e-learning in the corporate sector
Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Introduction 1. The Big Picture Introduction Which Text is Better? Two Types of Texts Academic Texts Exercises 2. Approaches to Writing Introduction Ways of Writing Balanced Versus Weighted Essays Exercises 3. The Writing Process Introduction Brainstorming and Outlining Gathering Information Sorting the Material Exercises Answers 4. Writing a Paragraph Introduction Exercises Answers 5. Simple Paragraph Types Introduction Enumeration Exemplification Exercises Answers 6. More Complex Paragraphs Introduction Sequence Comparison of Items Exercises Answers 7. Describing Cause-Effect and Visuals Introduction Exercises Answers 8. The Language of Reports and Research Papers Introduction Exercises Answers 9. Writing Reports Introduction Types of Reports Format of a Report Assessment Reports Writing a Report Exercises Answers 10. Writing a Short Research Paper Introduction Understanding the Text Data Collection Writing the Paper Appendix: Sample Research Paper 11. More on the Research Paper Introduction Overview of a Research Paper Sections of a Research Paper Exercises Appendices 12. Presenting Your Ideas Introduction Exercises Answers Appendix: Sample Feedback form 13. Beyond Grammar or Editing for Style Introduction The Basic Sentence Verbs Nouns Ending a Sentence Delayed Subjects: It, There, and What The Long and Winding Sentence Short Sentences Parallelism Exercises Answers 14. Working with Words Introduction Misleading Words One Word for Many Complicated Words Avoiding Metaphors Redundant Words Expressing the Degree of Certainty Capitalisation Sexist Language Exercises Answers