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A short guide to academic writing

Author

Johnson, Andrew P. (Andrew Paul)

Title

A short guide to academic writing / Andrew P. Johnson.

Format

Book

Published

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2003.

Description

x, 126 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• I: The process of writing
• Writing groups
• Writing is a very messy process
• Reading critically
• Sources and notes
• Taking notes
• Writing with your unconscious
• II: Academic writing
• What is academic writing?
• Using objective and subjective language
• Writing and speech
• Writing as teaching
• Creating structure
• Less is more
• III: The particulars of academic writing
• The introductory paragraph
• Paragraphs
• Transition words and sentences
• Grammar and punctuation
• Sentences
• Citations
• Quotations
• Quantifying reality
• The literature review
• IV: Science and research
• Understanding science and research
• Describing empirical research
• Writing using 3-D
• V: Final products
• Theses and dissertations
• Journal articles.

Subject headings

English language--Rhetoric. Academic writing.

ISBN

0761825037 (alk. paper) 9780761825036 (pbk. : alk. paper)