This textbook is designed for non-native English speakers who need to
write scientific and engineering research articles, technical reports,
engineering thesis, academic books, and other technical documents in
English. The author focuses on formal academic writing in a professional
language and frame. The book is written in standard English and provides
useful guidelines on development of thoughts, organization of ideas,
construction of paragraphs and sentences, and choices of precise words.
It also pays attention to details such as visual creation, punctuation,
and format. Informal writing is excluded from the scope of this
practical guideline.