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Writing American Style: An ESL/EFL Handbook

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WRITING AMERICAN STYLE pulls together careful planning of the writer's own ideas, collecting of materials and especially of computer-based information, and writing both the particular take on the topic and the all-important evidence through outlining, drafting, revising and editing. The title takes in writers who did not grow up speaking English, but native speakers would benefit tremendously too: the author writes clearly and logically, with plenty of examples throughout and with appendix samples of the essay and the research paper, complete with MLA style for identifying sources. He takes the terror away from writing: it all comes down to building on little steps, from sentences to paragraphs, essays and major research work. Sydney L. Langosch's book applies what readers learn from Edward Corbett's THE LITTLE ENGLISH HANDBOOK, Teresa Glazier's THE LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ENGLISH, Gary Hoffman's ADIOS, STRUNK AND WHITE, and John Langan's ENGLISH SKILLS.

Ecrire a l'americain, ca veut dire repondre a des questions importantes. D'abord comment savez-vous avoir tout compris? Vous parlez a votre facon. Ensuite comment justifiez-vous votre avis? Vous recueillez les derniers renseignements, surtout de l'Internet. Enfin comment savez-vous avoir tout fait? Vous faites des esquisses et des brouillons, pour corriger et rediger, jusqu'a ce que la bibliographie et le travail tombent d'accord avec le style MLA. Chapeaux!