An approach to academic writing -- General-specific and specific-general texts -- Problem, process, and solution -- Data commentary -- Writing summaries -- Writing critiques -- Constructing a research paper I -- Constructing a research paper II -- Appendixes

Like its predecessor, the third edition of Academic Writing for Graduate Students explains understanding the intended audience, the purpose of the paper, and academic genres; includes the use of task-based methodology, analytic group discussion, and genre consciousness-raising; shows how to write summaries and critiques; features Language Focus sections that address linguistic elements as they affect the wider rhetorical objectives; and helps students position themselves as junior scholars in their academic communities.