Research Now: Contemporary Writing in the Disciplines is designed to help students make the transition into academic discourse. It gathers exciting current scholarship from across the disciplines in a concise collection of research-oriented academic prose. Most of the readings first appeared in academic journals, but there are other forms of research writing as well, including a book chapter by a senior scholar and a proposal by a graduate student. The selections were written by researchers from around the world working in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

The introduction gives a helpful overview of academic genres, research methods, and the path to academic publication. Each reading includes questions designed to provoke student engagement and discussion; a glossary and short guide to reading statistics are also included.

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Daniel Burgoyne is Professor of English at Vancouver Island University. Richard Gooding is an Instructor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia.

“All incoming university students should read this book. (Truth be told, all university instructors should, too!) It provides an eye-opening introduction to academic writing and, in the process, explains the disciplinary cultures that shape how we look, think, and write across the university campus. With just the right mixture of accessible theory, highly readable examples, and post-reading questions, Daniel Burgoyne and Richard Gooding introduce readers to the often-mysterious practices and dispositions of research writing. The result is sure to be twofold: students will more quickly join their disciplinary conversations, and they will develop an appreciation for the myriad ways in which knowledge is made through research writing.” — Anthony Paré, University of British Columbia