Success in Academic Writing

2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-36970-2
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Palgrave Study Skills

Success in Academic Writing helps students to develop confidence, technique and clarity of purpose as a writer in their discipline. Trevor Day takes the reader through the complete writing process from understanding the task through researching, reading and planning, to drafting and composing, reviewing and finalising their copy with many self-study exercises included throughout.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Day, Trevor

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- 1. The Nature and Process of Academic Writing.- 2. Understanding the Nature of an Assignment.- 3. Kinds of Writing.- 4. Researching an Assignment.- 5. Being a Purposeful Reader and Note-Taker.- 6. Planning Your and Structuring Your Writing.- 7. Composing.- 8. Words and Images.- 9. Citing, Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism.- 10. Reviewing and Editing Your Work.- 11. Using Technology to Help You.- 12. Moving Forward.- Glossary.- Answers.- Cited References and Further Reading.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

DR TREVOR DAY is an educational consultant, writing coach and facilitator, with a background in both science and social science. He is a Development Manager for the Royal Literary Fund and is a writing consultant for three UK universities.