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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language

A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-138-04870-6
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungstermin: 07.08.2019
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Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-native speaker students and their supervisors working on writing a thesis or dissertation in English.

Considering the purposes of thesis and dissertation of writing alongside writer/reader relationships, this book uses accessible language and practical examples to discuss issues that are crucial to successful thesis and dissertation writing. This edition offers:

- Insights into the experience of being a doctoral writer, issues of writer identity, and writing with authority

- Typical language and discourse features of theses and dissertations

- Advice on the structure and organisation of key sections

- Suggestions for online resources which support writing

- Extracts from completed theses and dissertations

- Guidance on understanding examiner expectations

- Advice on publishing from a PhD

Suitable for students from all disciplines, Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is essential reading for non-native speaker students looking to complete a thesis or dissertation in English.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781138048706
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-138-04870-6
  • Verlag: Routledge
  • Erscheinungstermin: 07.08.2019
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 2. Auflage 2019
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 386 g
  • Seiten: 248
  • Format (B x H x T): 156 x 234 x 14 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
  • Vorauflage: 978-0-415-37173-5
Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Acknowledgments; Author Biographies; List of tables, figures and boxes; 1 Introduction; 2 Becoming a researcher in a global world; 3 Issues in thesis and dissertation writing in English as a second language; 4 Writing a research proposal; 5 The overall shape of theses and dissertations; 6 Writing the introduction; 7 Writing the background chapters; 8 Writing the methodology chapter; 9 Writing the results chapter; 10 Writing discussions and conclusions; 11 Writing the abstract and acknowledgements sections; 12 Publishing from a thesis or dissertation; 13 Resources for thesis and dissertation writing; References; Index