{"product_id":"9783031531705","title":"English for Academic Research","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnglish for Academic Research\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWallwork, Adrian\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.). It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, around 3000 emails, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1500 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exercises are organized into thirteen chapters on: adjectives and adverbs (e.g. \u003cem\u003eactual \u003c\/em\u003evs \u003cem\u003ecurrent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003edifferent\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003eseveral\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003econtinually\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003econtinuously\u003c\/em\u003e), link words (e.g. \u003cem\u003eon the contrary\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003eon the other hand\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003edespite\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003enevertheless\u003c\/em\u003e), nouns (e.g. \u003cem\u003edanger\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003ehazard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003emeasure\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003emeasurement\u003c\/em\u003e), prepositions (e.g. \u003cem\u003eamong\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003ebetween\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ein \u003c\/em\u003evs \u003cem\u003einto\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ewith\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003ewithin\u003c\/em\u003e), verbs (e.g. \u003cem\u003echeck \u003c\/em\u003evs \u003cem\u003econtrol\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ecompose\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003ecomprise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003earise\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003eraise\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eexclude\u003c\/em\u003e vs \u003cem\u003erule\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eout\u003c\/em\u003e), false friends and synonyms, spelling, useful phrases, inclusive vocabulary, emails, using Large Language Models for correcting, paraphrasing, and translating. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNearly all exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options, thus facilitating self-study, e-reading and rapid progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnglish for Academic Research: Writing Exercises\u003cbr\u003e\nEnglish for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2024-05-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031531705\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-53171-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 261\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44395495948428,"sku":"9783031531705","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031531705.jpg?v=1777997322","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783031531705","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}