A Student's Writing Guide
出版时间:
2012-01
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780521729796
定价:
164.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
16开
纸张:
铜版纸
页数:
266页
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Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Findingit hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writingsometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve yourgrades? This text covers everything a student needs to know aboutwriting essays and papers in the humanities and social sciences.Starting from the common difficulties students face, it givespractical examples of all the stages necessary to produce a goodpiece of academic work: ? interpreting assignment topics ? drawingon your own experience and background ? reading analytically andtaking efficient notes ? developing your argument throughintroductions, middles and conclusions ? evaluating and usingonline resources ? understanding the conventions of academicculture ? honing your ideas into clear, vigorous English. This bookwill provide you with all the tools and insights you need to writeconfident, convincing essays and coursework papers. Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Reflection and Research: 2. Reflection: asking questionsand proposing answers
3. Interpretation: reading and taking notes
Part II. The Dynamics of an Essay: 4. Introductions
5. Middles
6. Endings
Part III. Language: 7. You, your language and your material
8. Analytical language 1: sentences
9. Analytical language 2: rhetorical strategies
10. Cohesion and texture
11. Conventions of academic writing
Appendices
Index.
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内容简介:
Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Findingit hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writingsometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve yourgrades? This text covers everything a student needs to know aboutwriting essays and papers in the humanities and social sciences.Starting from the common difficulties students face, it givespractical examples of all the stages necessary to produce a goodpiece of academic work: ? interpreting assignment topics ? drawingon your own experience and background ? reading analytically andtaking efficient notes ? developing your argument throughintroductions, middles and conclusions ? evaluating and usingonline resources ? understanding the conventions of academicculture ? honing your ideas into clear, vigorous English. This bookwill provide you with all the tools and insights you need to writeconfident, convincing essays and coursework papers.
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目录:
Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Reflection and Research: 2. Reflection: asking questionsand proposing answers
3. Interpretation: reading and taking notes
Part II. The Dynamics of an Essay: 4. Introductions
5. Middles
6. Endings
Part III. Language: 7. You, your language and your material
8. Analytical language 1: sentences
9. Analytical language 2: rhetorical strategies
10. Cohesion and texture
11. Conventions of academic writing
Appendices
Index.
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