The Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing - Fifth Canadian Edition - Spiral

by Doug Babington (Author), Corey Frost (Author), Don Lepan (Author)

A new edition of the concise version of one of the most acclaimed writing handbooks, fully revised and updated to include the most recent changes to MLA and APA styles of citation.

Back Jacket

The Broadview Pocket Guide to Writing presents essential material from the full Broadview Guide to Writing. Included are key grammatical points, a glossary of usage, advice on various forms of academic writing, coverage of punctuation and writing mechanics, and helpful advice on how to research academic papers. MLA, APA, and Chicago styles of citation and documentation are covered, and each has been revised to include the latest updates. A companion website provides a wealth of interactive exercises, information on the CSE style of citation and documentation, and much more.

Features

• - Extensive treatment of research methods and argument
• - Wide-ranging treatment of writing styles in different academic disciplines
• - Printed in two colours and coil-bound for ease of use, yet reasonably priced, with fewer bells and whistles than any leading competitor--and more of what students need to know
• - Companion student website featuring a wide range of interactive exercises

• - Fully updated coverage of MLA, APA, Chicago, and CSE styles
• - Expanded treatment of bias-free language--issues of gender, race, class, religion, sexual orientation, disability, etc.
• - All-new material on personal and informal writing
• - Revised and expanded section on email etiquette and related topics
• - New instructor's website providing sample syllabi and lesson plans, as well as additional grammar exercises

Author Biography

Doug Babington, an Emeritus Professor in the English Department at Queen's University, was for many years Director of the Writing Centre there. Corey Frost, formerly Coordinator of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program at Brooklyn College, is now a professor in the English Department at New Jersey City University. Don LePan's other books include The Broadview Pocket Glossary of Literary Terms, How to Be Good With Words, and two novels, Animals and Rising Stories. Maureen Okun is a professor in both the English and the Liberal Studies Departments at Vancouver Island University; her books include Sir Thomas Malory: Le Morte Darthur: Selections and The Broadview Pocket Guide to Citation and Documentation. Nora Ruddock is a Developmental Editor at Broadview Press and co-author of The Broadview Pocket Guide to Citation and Documentation 2e. Karen Weingarten is a professor in the Department of English at Queens College, City University of New York; a former co-Coordinator of the Introductory English program, she is also the author of Abortion in the American Imagination.