The Subtle Art of Being Understood
The Subtle Art of Being Understood

Author(s): Markus Öbrink
Subject(s): Education, Foreign languages learning, Applied Linguistics, Language acquisition, Higher Education , Educational Psychology, Philology
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: English language; written language
Summary/Abstract: Writing clearly is not easy, especially not in a foreign tongue. The aim of this self-study book is to help students of English as a second language at university level how to write in a clear and effective way. Step by step it explains why we often fail and what we can do about it. The book provides a mass of hands-on advice and useful examples to show how to compose texts that will deliver. Since it is mainly is aimed at students, many of the examples come from the academic world. But the ideas presented can just as well be used in any other situation, and there is a number of examples of other genres in the book. The hope is that it will help you to improve your writing skills and become more successful.

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