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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Wallwork, Adrian
Titre(s) : English for academic research [Texte électronique] : writing exercises / Adrian Wallwork
Publication : New York : Springer, [2013]
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes index
This book 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 (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc). It draws on English-related
errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, around 3000 emails,
500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to
write and present research papers. The exercises are organized into ten chapters on:
punctuation and spelling; word order; writing short sentences and paragraphs; link
words - connecting phrases and sentences together; being concise and removing redundancy;
ambiguity and political correctness; paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism; defining,
comparing, evaluating and highlighting; anticipating possible objections, indicating
level of certainty, discussion limitations, hedging, future work; writing each section
of a paper. Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various
options, thus facilitating self-study, e-reading and rapid progress. In those exercises
where extended writing is required, model answers are given. Exercise types are repeated
for different contexts, for example the importance of being concise is tested for
use in papers, referees' reports, and emails of various types. Such repetition of
similar types of exercises is designed to facilitate revision. The exercises can also
be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes
(ESP) courses at universities and research institutes. The book can be used in conjunction
with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to: English for
Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar, and: English for Writing Research Papers
Sujet(s) : Anglais (langue) -- Étude et enseignement
Anglais (langue) -- Langage scientifique et technique
Rédaction scientifique et technique
Thèses et écrits académiques
Anglais (langue) -- Rhétorique
Genre ou forme : Guides pratiques
Manuels pour allophones
Indice(s) Dewey :
808.042 (23e éd.) = Techniques d'écriture en anglais
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781461442981
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44664996m
Notice n° :
FRBNF44664996
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
