Unit 1 Introduction to Academic Writing 1.1 Definition of Academic Writing 1.2 Types of Academic Writing 1.3 Key Characteristics of Academic Writing Unit 2 Paragraph Writing 2.1 Structure of a Paragraph 2.2 Main Features of an Effective Paragraph 2.3 Paragraph Development Unit 3 Essay Writing 3.1 Preparation for Writing an Essay 3.2 Structure of an Essay 3.3 Common Methods of Writing Introductory Paragraph 3.4 Body Paragraphs Writing 3.5 Common Methods of Writing a Concluding Paragraph 3.6 Revising an Essay Unit 4 Table and Graph Writing 4.1 Table Writing 4.2 Graph Writing 4.3 Steps of Table and Graph Writing 4.4 Useful Expressions Unit 5 Research Paper Writing 5.1 Structure of a Research Paper 5.2 Relationship among Title, Abstract, Keywords and the Main Content of a Research Paper 5.3 Titles of Research Papers 5.4 Abstracts and Keywords of a Research Paper 5.5 Introduction of a Research Paper 5.6 Methodology of a Research Paper 5.7 Results of a Research Paper 5.8 Discussion of a Research Paper 5.9 Conclusion of a Research Paper 5.10 Avoiding Plagiarism 5.11 Citations and References 5.12 Styles of References Keys to Exercises