Adrian Wallwork ... 176 pages -
Publisher: Springer; (September, 2012) ...
Language: English -
ISBN-10: 1461442885 -
ISBN-13: 978-1461442882.
This 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
grammar. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers
written by non-native authors, several hundred emails, 500 abstracts by
PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write
and present research papers.
The exercises include the following areas: active vs passive, use of we * articles (a/an, the, zero) and quantifiers (some, any, few etc) * conditionals and modals * countable and uncountable nouns * genitive * infinitive vs -ing form * numbers, acronyms, abbreviations * relative clauses and which vs that * tenses (e.g. simple present, simple past, present perfect) * word order.
Exercise
types are repeated for different contexts. For example, the difference
between the simple present, present perfect and simple past is tested
for use in papers, referees' reports, and emails of various types. Such
repetition of similar types of exercises is perfect for revision
purposes.
English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises is designed for self-study and there is a key to all exercises. Most
exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various
options, thus facilitating e-reading and rapid progress. The
exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes
(EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and
research institutes.
