Books
Books on Academic Writing (in Japanese)
- ① 木下是雄『理科系の作文技術』中公新書、1981年．
- This is one of the most popular books on academic writing in Japan.
- ② 石黒圭『論文・レポートの基本』日本実業出版社、2012年．
- This is a comprehensive and more recent overview of the rules of academic writing.
- ③ 佐渡島紗織・坂本麻裕子・大野真澄『レポート・論文をさらによくする「書き直し」ガイド』、2015年．
- The focus of this book is revising and rewriting academic manuscripts. It also covers the topic of rewriting across many academic fields.
- ④ 中谷安男『大学生のためのアカデミック英文ライティング』大修館書店、2016年．
- This explains the basic elements of academic writing in an easy-to-read fashion.
- ⑤ 市古みどり・上岡真紀子・保坂睦『資料検索入門 －レポート・論文を書くために』慶應義塾大学出版会、2014年．
- The approach of the book is to teach writing as a process. This is a very popular book among students.
- ⑥ 桑田てるみ編『学生のレポート・論文作成トレーニング スキルを学ぶ21のワーク』実教出版、2015年．
- This is a workbook designed to improve academic writing skills. If you would like to learn academic writing on your own, this is strongly recommended.