This indispensable guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It separates fact from fiction and takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically, using sources, developing your own voice, having a clear structure and style and editing drafts. This book is an essential resource for students making the transition to university-level study and a valuable reference point for all students doing academic study in English. It is suitable for students of all…mehr
This indispensable guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It separates fact from fiction and takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically, using sources, developing your own voice, having a clear structure and style and editing drafts.
This book is an essential resource for students making the transition to university-level study and a valuable reference point for all students doing academic study in English. It is suitable for students of all disciplines, from education and business through to social work and psychology.
Die Herstellerinformationen sind derzeit nicht verfügbar.
Autorenporträt
Jeanne Godfrey is a lecturer, consultant and author in English language, particularly its use by university students and staff. She also works in the areas of teaching methodology, student learning and university course quality and design.
Jeanne has taught and managed in higher education for over twenty years and set up one of the first student writing centres in a UK university. She is the author of How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays, Reading and Making Notes, The Student Phrase Book and The Business Student's Phrase Book.
Through her teaching and publications, Jeanne helps students express themselves in their work, develop in their fields and write with confidence and success.
Inhaltsangabe
PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Myths and Facts About Academic Writing.- 2. What Academic Writing Looks Like.- 3. Your Writing Context and Purpose.- 4. The Five Essential Elements of Writing.- Summary.- PART II: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 1: WRITE CRITICALLY.- 5. What Critical Writing Is.- 6. What Critical Writing Looks Like.- 7. Common Errors in Critical Writing.- Summary.- PART III: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 2: USE YOUR SOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND CORRECTLY.- 8. Using Their Words Quotation.- 9. Using Your Words - Paraphrase and Source Summary.- 10. Using Verbs To Show That You Understand Your Sources.- 11. Referencing Styles and Techniques.- 12. How To Avoid Accidental Plagiarism.- Summary.- PART IV: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 3: LET YOUR OWN VOICE SHINE THROUGH.- 13. Making Your Own Voice Clear.- 14. Using Verbs To Show Your Own Position.- 15. Using I and We.- 16. Expressing Levels of Certainty and Caution.- Summary.- PART V: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 4: WRITE FOR YOUR READER.- 17. Having a Clear Overall Structure.- 18. Having Clear Paragraph Structure.- 19. Developing a Clear Writing Style.- 20. Using Words Precisely.- Summary.- PART VI: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 5: REWRITE LIKE AN EXPERT.- 21. The Process of Writing and Rewriting.- 22. Common Language Errors.- 23. A Checklist.- Summary.- Final Comments.
PART I: INTRODUCTION.- 1. Myths and Facts About Academic Writing.- 2. What Academic Writing Looks Like.- 3. Your Writing Context and Purpose.- 4. The Five Essential Elements of Writing.- Summary.- PART II: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 1: WRITE CRITICALLY.- 5. What Critical Writing Is.- 6. What Critical Writing Looks Like.- 7. Common Errors in Critical Writing.- Summary.- PART III: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 2: USE YOUR SOURCES EFFECTIVELY AND CORRECTLY.- 8. Using Their Words Quotation.- 9. Using Your Words - Paraphrase and Source Summary.- 10. Using Verbs To Show That You Understand Your Sources.- 11. Referencing Styles and Techniques.- 12. How To Avoid Accidental Plagiarism.- Summary.- PART IV: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 3: LET YOUR OWN VOICE SHINE THROUGH.- 13. Making Your Own Voice Clear.- 14. Using Verbs To Show Your Own Position.- 15. Using I and We.- 16. Expressing Levels of Certainty and Caution.- Summary.- PART V: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 4: WRITE FOR YOUR READER.- 17. Having a Clear Overall Structure.- 18. Having Clear Paragraph Structure.- 19. Developing a Clear Writing Style.- 20. Using Words Precisely.- Summary.- PART VI: ESSENTIAL ELEMENT 5: REWRITE LIKE AN EXPERT.- 21. The Process of Writing and Rewriting.- 22. Common Language Errors.- 23. A Checklist.- Summary.- Final Comments.
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Internetauftritt der buecher.de internetstores GmbH
Geschäftsführung: Monica Sawhney | Roland Kölbl | Günter Hilger
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Batheyer Straße 115 - 117, 58099 Hagen
Postanschrift: Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg
Amtsgericht Hagen HRB 13257
Steuernummer: 321/5800/1497
USt-IdNr: DE450055826