Writing Styles & Techniques: For Advanced Students of English

The Gap in English EducationThere is a fatal flaw with most English education - writing is presented as secondary to speaking and understanding. In order to see a language from its foundation, you must engage with reading and especially writing at a high level. In fact, speaking and writing are twin sisters - two halves of the same necessary mode of language production.A Mathematical, Practical Approach to WritingThis book addresses this gap in two ways. First, by breaking all of the writing structures down into mathematical formulas which may be replicated and emulated. Second, the chapters explain why every sentence is structured the way it is. These two features in tandem should provide you with enough theory and practice to write in English at a high level. Who This Book is ForWriting Styles & Techniques for Advanced Students of English is aimed at anyone who may want to master the language. You may be an ESL student deep into a program who needs the final push into fluency. You may be a motivated self-learner who wants to write alongside the great thinkers in the current academic lingua franca. You may even be a teacher who wants to incorporate some of this methodology into your own curriculum.You can pass any exam (such as the IELTS, TOEFL, or similar English proficiency exams), express yourself about any topic, and feel more comfortable communicating in this global language. All you need is a willingness to achieve beyond your current station.What's Inside: - Every necessary writing style: 10+ structures across 9 chapters, including Five-Paragraph Essays, Persuasive Writing, Argumentative Writing, Cause & Effect, Opinion Writing, and more- Comprehensive examples: 20+ sample essays and articles to instruct and inspire- Get your pen moving: 40+ practical exercises across every single chapter to put the teachings into action and the theory into practice- Learn words and terms as you go: 50+ page comprehensive glossary with 350+ entries, each with example sentences- Grammar mastery sprinkled in: Detailed grammatical explanations for thesis statements, logical fallacies, conditionals, and more- All the skills you need: Additional chapters on reading strategies, rhetoric/syntax, journalistic writing, and fused essays which combine various writing styles