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Useful references - general

Monash resources

• Language and Learning Online
  
  
  Interactive tutorials, sample essays and reports with lecturer comments and guidance, reference materials and other resources on academic skills and language.
• Language and Learning Online writing
  
  
  Interactive exercises, sample essays and reports with lecture comments and guidance.
• Faculty of Business and Economics: Q Manual
  
  
  Information on all aspects of Bus/Eco writing and referencing using the Harvard system
• Library online tutorials
  
  
  Information, tutorials and examples on many aspects of research and referencing. Try the 'How to...' section
• Plagiarism
  
  
  What is plagiarism? Links to the Monash University policy on plagiarism and an interactive quiz on plagiarism

Research and writing

• Anderson, J & Poole, M 1994, Thesis and assignment writing, 2nd edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Queensland.
• Woodward, JA 1997, Writing research papers: investigating resources in cyberspace, NTC Publishing Group, Chicago.

General communication

• Dwyer, J 1993, The business communication handbook, 3rd edn, Prentice Hall, Australia .
• Huckin, TN & Olsen, LA 1991, Technical writing and professional communication for non-native speakers of English, International edition, 2nd edn, McGraw-Hill International Editions, USA.
• Putnis, P & Petelin, R 1999, Professional communication: principles and applications, 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, Australia.

Dictionaries

• Concise Oxford Dictionary
• Shorter Oxford English Dictionary
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
• Macquarie Dictionary
• Roget's Thesaurus

Study skills

• Ballard, B & Clanchy, J 1984, Study abroad: A manual for Asian students, Longman, Malaysia .
  
  
  Excellent section on preparing students for the demands of a "western" system of education. Also contains a useful list of references.
• Marshall, L & Rowland, F 1993, A guide to learning independently, Longman Cheshire, Melbourne.
• Smith, M & Smith, G 1991, A study skills handbook: For students studying in English, OUP, Melbourne.
• Online learning skills resources James Cook University
  
  
  Learning resources on a range of study skills
• Unilearning website
  
  
  Comprehensive information on study skills from several universities
• Purdue University's Online writing lab
  
  
  A collection of resources covering many aspects of English language, grammar, writing, and research

Grammar references

• Darling, C 2001, Guide to grammar and writing , Capital Community Technical College, Connecticut, USA
• Jordan, RR 1990, Academic writing course, Collins Study Skills in English, Collins ELT.
  
  
  Good appendices on grammar and punctuation
• Murphy, R 1992, English grammar in use, CUP, Cambridge.
  
  
• Swan, M 1989, Practical English usage, OUP, Oxford.
  
  

Style guides

Commonwealth of Australia 2002, Style manual for authors, editors and printers, 6th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Australia.

English as a second language resources

• Capital Community Technical College - Darling's guide to grammar and writing
  
  
• Virtual Language Centre Hong Kong
  
  
• Randall's ESL Cyber listening lab