Jeanne Godfrey

The Student Phrase Book (eBook, ePUB)

Vocabulary for Writing at University

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The second edition of this concise phrase book is an essential tool for all students who want to communicate their ideas, arguments and evaluations clearly and precisely. Featuring over 2,000 words common to most academic disciplines, it will help students to expand their vocabulary, understand how these words are used and spot mistakes in their own academic writing. Units present the words in full sentences, enabling users to see exactly how they are used, and also include additional information on context, connotation and collocations.

This is an ideal reference guide for students of all disciplines and levels who are required to complete written assignments as part of their course. It is also a valuable resource for students looking to fine tune their vocabulary for job searches, interviews and writing for professional purposes.

New to this Edition:
- Now contains practice exercises so readers can test their understanding as they goRefreshed, more reader-friendly text design

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350315587
• Artikelnr.: 62718733

Autorenporträt

Jeanne Godfrey lectures at the University of Leeds UK. She has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes and set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK university.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction TOPIC
AIM AND ARGUMENT 1. Topic 2. Aim and scope 3. Proposition and argument DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATION 4. Brief definitions 5. Classification and characteristics METHODOLOGY
METHOD AND FINDINGS 6. Methodology
model and method 7. Data
findings
problems and anomalies AMOUNT
LEVEL AND PROPORTION 8. Amount
level
proportion and distribution 9. Adequate and inadequate amounts CONTEXT
NORMS
RISK AND THREAT 10. Context
occurrence
norms and deviation 11. Advantage
disadvantage
risk and threat COMMUNICATION
UNDERSTANDING AND POSITION 12. Communication
expression
signification and portrayal 13. Knowledge
understanding
way of thinking and belief 14. Position
point of view
impartiality and bias 15. Time
sequence
duration and frequency 16. Change
movement
trend and tendency ENCOURAGEMENT
ALLOWANCE AND PREVENTION 17. Encouragement and improvement
discouragement and deterioration 18. Allowance
prevention
exclusion and elimination ORIGIN
CAUSE
EFFECT AND LOGICAL RELATIONSHIP 19. Origin
cause and effect 20. Connection
compatibility
reciprocity and lack of relationship COMPARISON
SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE21. Comparison
similarity
equivalence
convergence and balance 22. Difference
differentiation
diversity and divergence ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS
23. Analysis of evidence and identification of argument flaws 24. Grouping of authors' ideas and identification of common themes EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE AND ARGUMENTS 25. Authors' evaluations of each other 26. Your positive evaluation of evidence and arguments 27. Your negative evaluation of evidence and arguments 28. Your agreement
disagreement
and counterarguments IMPORTANCE
IMPLICATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 29. Linking evidence to theory and practice 30. Importance
significance and dominance 31. Influence and impact CONCLUSIONS
CLARIFICATION AND FUTURE ACTION 32. Conclusions
implications and new ideas 33. Qualifying conclusions and degrees of certainty 34. Summary
clarification and restatement of position 35. Recommendations
advice and solutions APPENDICES Latin abbreviations and phrases Word class: a brief explanation Index: word table Index: alphabetical