Write Great Essays!

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-335-23727-2
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 269 g

Reihe: Student-Friendly Guides

This book remains the book of choice for students with essays to write! - How to read selectively - How to take notes effectively - How to understand the 'academic speak' in essay questions - How to structure your work - How to use and cite your sources accuratelyPeter Levin has comprehensively updated the book to incorporate student feedback and has included significantly more information on the kinds of material that are available online, and on coping with the attentions of the plagiarism police. The book clarifies all the key issues that students cite as blocks to the development of their writing skills and will help improve the grades of any student who takes the time to adopt the techniques offered. No student with essays to write should be without a copy!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Levin, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of tables
List of boxes
The strange world of the university - Read this first!
IntroductionPart one: Getting started

Part two: Reading purposes and strategies
Part three: Writing essays

Part four: Referencing styles
Part five: Plagiarism and collusionNotes and references
Books on speed reading
Acknowledgments

Über Autor(innen)

Levin, Peter
Dr Peter Levin is an educational developer at LSE. One of his roles is that of ‘teamwork tutor’ for students working on group projects. Prior to taking up his present position he lectured in social policy at LSE. He is author of Making Social Policy (Open University Press, 1997).