Academic writing : process and product / / Andrew P. Johnson
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| Autore: |
Johnson Andrew P (Andrew Paul)
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| Titolo: |
Academic writing : process and product / / Andrew P. Johnson
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 808/.042 |
| Soggetto topico: | Academic writing - Study and teaching (Higher) |
| Critical thinking | |
| College readers | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Preface; Introduction; I: The Process of Academic Writing; 1 The Super-Secret Academic Writing Process Revealed; 2 Research to Gather Data; 3 Predraft; 4 Draft and Revise; 5 Edit and Share; II: Some Particulars of Academic Writing; 6 The Basics of Academic Writing; 7 Use Objective, Precise Language; 8 Keeping It Simple; 9 Reducing Bias; 10 Avoiding Plagiarism; III: The Mechanics of Style for Academic Writing; 11 First and Last Paragraphs; 12 Paragraphs Are Our Friends; 13 Transition Words and Sentences; 14 Headings and Subheadings; 15 Grammar; 16 Punctuation; 17 Sentence Length |
| 18 Citations19 The Reference List; 20 Quotations; 21 Quantitative Data, Tables, Figures, and Graphs; IV: Using Research in Academic Writing; 22 The Basics Elements of Research; 23 Evaluating Research; 24 Describing Research; 25 The Annotated Bibliography and Research Proposal; 26 The Literature Review; V: Theses and Dissertations; 27 Secondary Research; 28 Primary Research; Conclusion; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book provides a foundation and framework to enhance your understanding of the various processes involved in academic writing. The term, academic writing, here refers to the types of writing used in college level writing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. However, this book was not written simply to help you pass another English class or to get you through the next writing intensive course (although it will certainly do that). At some point you will be out in the real world (hopefully). Thus, the purpose of this book is to enable you to be an effective writer and thinker |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Academic writing |
| ISBN: | 1-4758-2357-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910820752803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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