What Is Good Academic Writing

Author : Helen Sword
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674069137
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stylish Academic Writing written by Helen Sword and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegant data and ideas deserve elegant expression, argues Helen Sword in this lively guide to academic writing. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions, and for specialists who want to write for a larger audience but are unsure where to begin, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books a pleasure to read—and to write. Dispelling the myth that you cannot get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose, Sword shows how much journal editors and readers welcome work that avoids excessive jargon and abstraction. Sword’s analysis of more than a thousand peer-reviewed articles across a wide range of fields documents a startling gap between how academics typically describe good writing and the turgid prose they regularly produce. Stylish Academic Writing showcases a range of scholars from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences who write with vividness and panache. Individual chapters take up specific elements of style, such as titles and headings, chapter openings, and structure, and close with examples of transferable techniques that any writer can master.

Author : Paul J. Silvia
Publisher : Amer Psychological Assn
ISBN 13 : 9781591477433
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write a Lot written by Paul J. Silvia and published by Amer Psychological Assn. This book was released on 2007-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. In this practical, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does not require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions. Drawing examples from his own field of psychology, he shows readers how to overcome motivational roadblocks and become prolific without sacrificing evenings, weekends, and vacations. After describing strategies for writing productively, the author gives detailed advice from the trenches on how to write, submit, revise, and resubmit articles, how to improve writing quality, and how to write and publish academic work.

Author : Mathukutty M Monippally
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
ISBN 13 : 9788132104414
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Writing written by Mathukutty M Monippally and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses key features of the methodology involved in business and management academic writing. Characterizing academic writing as part of research, science and the knowledge generation process, it focuses on its three main aspects: understanding existing research, documenting and sharing the results of the acquired knowledge, and acknowledging the use of other people's ideas and works in the documentation. Written in lucid language, the authors use various examples of good as well as defective writing to help students understand the concepts.

Author : Laurence Behrens
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sequence for Academic Writing written by Laurence Behrens and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This brief rhetoric focuses on the key academic writing strategies of summary, synthesis, analysis, and critique. Responding to the growing interest in academic writing, this popular guide focuses on the critical reading and writing strategies necessary to help students interpret and incorporate source material into their own papers. The text employs high-interest readings from a range of disciplines to allow students to practice their summary and synthesis skills, while numerous student papers model the kinds of academic texts students are expected to produce, no matter what their area of study. Individuals who want help with writing up researched or documented papers.

Author : Dorothy E. Zemach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783190425761
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Writing from Paragraph to Essay written by Dorothy E. Zemach and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dominic Wyse
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1526414775
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Good Writing Guide for Education Students written by Dominic Wyse and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical, down-to-earth guide is tailored for Education students and uses real examples of students’ work to explain what tutors look for and how to get there.

Author : Kara Selinger
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781719813259
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Academic Writing: Mastering the Fundamentals of Academic Writing to Deliver Outstanding Essays, Dissertations, and Papers and to Stand O written by Kara Selinger and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover How to Write a Winning Essay, Dissertation or Paper The information provided in this book gives students essential insights and skills on how to write an academic paper that stands out from the crowd. It covers all the basics that will help you become an excellent academic writer. It is a book worth reading for any student or professional writer who wishes to improve his or her academic writing skills. A Must Read On Academic Writing Clear, Simple and Easy to Digest Simply Organized Full of Practical Information and Advices Always to the Point A Reference for Students, International Students and Professionals What Does This Book Cover? Important Terms in Academic Writing Types of Academic Writing Common Types of Academic Papers and Structures Attributes of Good Academic Writing Mistakes to Avoid in Academic Writing Strategies for Academic Writing Overall Tips for Academic Writing

Author : Melinda Whong
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781350110410
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What is Good Academic Writing? written by Melinda Whong and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter provides an answer to the titular question by an EAP expert based on research which includes analysis of student writing and interviews with academics from around the world, as they are the people who determine what 'good writing' is in their discipline. Chapters look at established disciplines which have had less attention in the EAP and academic writing literature to date, including music, formal linguistics, and dentistry, as well as new and growing fields of study such as new media

Author : Sören Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789085940388
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Getting it Across written by Sören Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting it Across is a practical guide for researchers and graduate students who need to publish their findings. The focus of the book is on effective writing: using strong sentences, clear word choice, and effective structure to get the message across. The book includes over a hundred examples of actual written texts, mostly taken from the architecture and planning field. Using this "real text" approach and written in a light and accessible tone, the book addresses-in a very practical way-all the issues facing the academic writer: structure, grammar, word choice, and especially style. Apart from its many applied examples, the book includes complete explanations, exercises and a thorough answer key. This makes the book an ideal self-study and reference book, as well as a practical text book for academic writing courses in the social sciences.

Author : Nigel A. Caplan
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 047203796X
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Essential Actions for Academic Writing written by Nigel A. Caplan and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-03-09 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essential Actions for Academic Writers is a writing textbook for all novice academic students, undergraduate or graduate, to help them understand how to write effectively throughout their academic and professional careers. While these novice writers may use English as a second or additional language, this book is also intended for students who have done little writing in their prior education or who are not yet confident in their academic writing. Essential Actions combines genre research, proven pedagogical practices, and short readings to help students develop their rhetorical flexibility by exploring and practicing the key actions that will appear in academic assignments, such as explaining, summarizing, synthesizing, and arguing. Part I introduces students to rhetorical situation, genre, register, source use, and a framework for understanding how to approach any new writing task. The genre approach recognizes that all writing responds to a context that includes the writer's identity, the reader's expectations, the purpose of the text, and the conventions that shape it. Part II explores each essential action and provides examples of the genres and language that support it. Part III leads students in combining the actions in different genres and contexts, culminating in the project of writing a personal statement for a university or scholarship application.