English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises

English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises
by: Adrian Wallwork (Author)
Publisher: Springer
Edition: 2nd ed. 2024
Publication Date: 2024/5/27
Language: English
Print Length: 242 pages
ISBN-10: 3031531671
ISBN-13: 9783031531675
Book Description
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. 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 modalscountable and uncountable nounsgenitiveinfinitive vs -ing formnumbers, acronyms, abbreviationsrelative clauses and which vs that tenses (e.g. simple present, simple past, present perfect)word orderThis new edition includes exercises on using Large Language Models for generating and correcting emails, plus a separate chapter on using automatic translation.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.The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research Papers English for Academic Correspondence and SocializingAdrian 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.
About the Author
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. 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 modalscountable and uncountable nounsgenitiveinfinitive vs -ing formnumbers, acronyms, abbreviationsrelative clauses and which vs that tenses (e.g. simple present, simple past, present perfect)word orderThis new edition includes exercises on using Large Language Models for generating and correcting emails, plus a separate chapter on using automatic translation.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.The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research Papers English for Academic Correspondence and SocializingAdrian 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. Read more