Little Pearson Handbook, The, Australian Edition, 4th edition

Published by Pearson (September 5, 2025) © 2018

  • Lester Faigley University of Texas at Austin
  • Michael Carey University of the Sunshine Coast
  • Gabriella Munoz
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Reflects the needs of Australasian students

Reviewed by a panel of experienced university lecturers The Little Pearson Handbook 4th Australasian edition covers the academic writing and research processes and has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of the most current Harvard, APA, MLA and CMS citation, documentation and style guidelines.

Dr Michael Carey and Gabriella Munoz have adapted and updated this edition specifically for the Australasian context. This ensures that the handbook reflects the needs of Australasian students across a range of academic disciplines, including education, business, nursing, science and healthcare.

In this student friendly adaptation, Australian English is used alongside many recent examples and cultural references from Australia, New Zealand, the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Plus, updated references to Australasian books, journals and research are featured throughout.

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  • Part One Composing
  • 1 Think as a Writer
  • 2 Review, View and Write with a Critical Eye
  • 3 Plan and Draft
  • 4 Revise, Edit and Proofread
  • 5 Write Arguments
  • 6 Write in Academic Genres
  • 7 Write for Online Courses
  • Part Two Planning Research and Finding Sources
  • 8 Plan Your Research
  • 9 Find Sources
  • 10 Evaluate Sources
  • 11 Plan Field Research
  • Part Three Incorporating and Documenting Sources
  • 12 Understand and Avoid Plagiarism
  • 13 Use Sources Effectively
  • 14 Harvard Documentation
  • 15 APA Documentation
  • 16 MLA Documentation
  • 17 CMS Documentation
  • Part 4 Effective Style and Language
  • 18 Write with Power
  • 19 Write Concisely
  • 20 Write with Emphasis
  • 21 Find the Right Words
  • Part 5 Understanding Grammar
  • 22 Fragments, Run-ons and Comma Splices
  • 23 Subject-Verb Agreement
  • 24 Verbs
  • 25 Pronouns
  • 26 Shifts
  • 27 Modifiers
  • 28 Grammar for Multilingual Writers
  • Part 6 Understanding Punctuation and Mechanics
  • 29 Commas
  • 30 Semicolons and Colons
  • 31 Dashes and Parentheses
  • 31 Apostrophes
  • 32 Quotation marks
  • 34 Other Punctuation Marks
  • 35 Capitalisation, Italics, Abbreviations and Numbers
  • Part 7 Tips for Success
  • 36 Oral Presentations
  • 37 Feedback
  • 38 Job Presentation Skills

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