Inside Track to Successful Academic Writing

✍ Scribed by Andy Gillett, Angela Hammond, Mary Martala

• Publisher: Longman
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 361
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

 

Successful Academic Writing guides students through the whole process of academic writing, developing their ability to communicate ideas and research fluently and successfully. From understanding the task and planning essays or assignments, right through to utilising feedback, it will ensure students are able to get much more out of the writing process.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Successful Academic Writing
Brief Contents
Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Understanding the Task
Introduction
Academic writing
Genres of writing
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria
The assignment title
Basic structures
Other types of academic writing
Summary
References
Overcoming the Blank Page
Introduction
Understanding the assignment title
Approaching your lecturer
Starting to write
Summary
References
Planning your Work
Introduction
The landscape of an assignment
Assessment criteria
What to include
Your existing knowledge of the subject
Research
Time management
Summary
Carrying out the Research
Introduction
Why do you need to do any research?
What research do you need to do?
How should you do the research?
When should you do the research?
Where should you do the research?
Who should you research?
Summary
References
Further reading
Reading and note-taking
Introduction
Effective reading strategies
Reading and note-taking
Summary
References
Features of Academic Writing
Introduction
Academic style
Critical writing
Referencing
Developing paragraphs
Writing plans
Writing drafts
Summary
References
Writing Descriptively
Introduction
Defining
Describing things
Describing processes
Including charts and diagrams
Classifying/categorising
Reporting
Summary
References
Writing Critically
Introduction
Providing reasons and explanations
Arguing a point of view
Evaluating a point of view
Comparing and contrasting
Providing support
Drawing conclusions
Summary
References
Personal and Reflective Writing
Introduction
Levels of reflection
The language of reflection
Judging the quality of reflective writing
Reflection on your studies
Personal development
Learning journals
Summary
References
Working with other People’s Ideas and Voices
Introduction
Including sources in your work
Summarising
Paraphrasing
Synthesising
Writing a list of references
What is plagiarism and how can it be avoided?
Summary
References
Finding your own Voice
Introduction
Understanding different voices
Expressing your voice
Evaluating statements
Example of a writer’s voice
Summary
References
Genre and Discipline Specific Writing
Introduction
Essays
Research proposals
Literature reviews
Writing a report
Experimental/research reports
Book reviews
Writing an abstract
Case studies
Reflection
Summary
References
Presenting your Work
Introduction
Using word processors effectively
Writing by hand
Adapting text for different purposes
Summary
Working with Feedback
Introduction
The purpose of feedback
Formative and summative assessment and feedback
Making sense of lecturers’ feedback
Contacting your lecturer
Consequences of ignoring or not understanding feedback
Summary
References
Editing your Work
Introduction
The process of editing
Structure
Relevance
Communication
Bias
Economy
Ownership
Referencing
Summary
References
A Last Word
Feedback on activities
Index