English for Writing Research Papers

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wallwork, Adrian (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Θέματα: Education.; Science.; Language and education.; Lifelong learning.; Adult education.; Language Education.; Lifelong Learning/Adult Education.; Science, general.

Publishing your research in an international journal is key to your success in academia. This guide is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English usage. It draws on Engl...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction.- Part 1. Writing Skills.- Chapter 1. Planning and Preparation
• Chapter 2. Word Order.- Chapter 3. Breaking Up Long Sentences
• Chapter 4. Structuring Paragraphs and Sentences
• Chapter 5. Being Concise and Removing Redundancy
• Chapter 6. Avoiding ambiguity and vagueness
• Chapter 7. Clarifying Who Did What
• Chapter 8. Highlighting Your Findings
• Chapter 9. Hedging and Criticising
• Chapter 10. Paraphrashing and Plagiarism
• Part 2. Sections of a Paper
• Chapter 11. Titles
• Chapter 12. Abstracts
• Chapter 13
• Introduction
• Chapter 14
• Review of the Literature
• Chapter 15
• Methods
• Chapter 16. Results
• Chapter 17. Discussion
• Chapter 18. Conclusions
• Chapter 19. Useful Phrases
• Chapter 20. The Final Check
• Links and References
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Contact the Author
• Index.