The Condensed Handbook complements a student writer's dictionary, thesaurus, and grammar reference book. It would be suitable as a text for an advanced ESL writing course.
The Condensed Handbook is concise and easily navigated; is accessible, with clear and direct explanatory language; and limits its focus to the grammatical and style aspects of writing and reference material.
Included as special features in the Condensed Handbook are:
- The explanatory language is appropriate for ESL students, in contrast to the more complex and idiomatic language of other English handbooks.
- The level of detail is more manageable for ESL students, compared to what is in other English handbooks.
- Many of the examples of paragraphs and exercise sentences were written by ESL students; this encourages users of this Handbook to realize that they too can also become effective writers.
- Additional samples of MLA and APA reference entries.
The Full Handbook (978-0-472-03403-1) and Workbook (978-0-472-03404-8) are also available.
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