A critical and engaging launchpad for undergraduate and graduate learners seeking to enhance their written communication. This accessible guide illuminates the fundamentals of grammar, style, and formatting essential for producing clear, professional academic writing. The guide also stresses the use of unbiased and gender-neutral language.
Dona J. Young's The Writing Workshop: Grammar, Style, and Formatting for Academic Writing serves as a critical and engaging launchpad for undergraduate and graduate learners seeking to enhance their written communication. This accessible guide illuminates the fundamentals of grammar, style, and formatting essential for producing clear, professional academic writing. The guide also stresses the use of unbiased and gender-neutral language.
Structured in 12 comprehensive workshops, the guide begins by instructing learners how to use online writing to build professional relationships, and then segues into strategies for overcoming writer's block. It simplifies the use of commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes, and clarifies the importance of pronoun usage and viewpoint. Readers gain valuable insights into using unbiased language, employing the active voice, and crafting parallel structures. The book concludes with a focus on conciseness, tone, possessives, capitalization, and the differences between MLA and APA formats. These essential topics not only enhance writing fluency but also adhere to the high standards of academic discourse. Interspersed throughout each chapter are exercises to give learners the practice they need to apply the principles in their own writing.
The Writing Workshop is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in academic writing, research methodology, and any curriculum emphasizing written communication and critical thinking skills. As students delve into this rich resource, they develop and refine the skills necessary for academic and professional success, making the book an indispensable addition to their scholarly toolkit.
Dona J. Young teaches professional writing at Indiana University Northwest and also designs and facilitates corporate training programs. She has been a speaker at numerous conferences and conducted training programs throughout the country. She holds a B.A. from Northern Illinois University and an M.A. from The University of Chicago. Young also earned a certificate from the Teacher Education Program at The Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, focusing on the emotional aspects of learning.
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