Are you struggling to meet your coursework deadlines? Finding
it hard to get to grips with your essay topics? Does your writing
sometimes lack structure and style? Would you like to improve your
grades? This text covers everything a student needs to know about
writing essays and papers in the humanities and social sciences.
Starting from the common difficulties students face, it gives
practical examples of all the stages necessary to produce a good
piece of academic work: ? interpreting assignment topics ? drawing
on your own experience and background ? reading analytically and
taking efficient notes ? developing your argument through
introductions, middles and conclusions ? evaluating and using
online resources ? understanding the conventions of academic
culture ? honing your ideas into clear, vigorous English. This book
will provide you with all the tools and insights you need to write
confident, convincing essays and coursework papers.
目錄:
Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Reflection and Research: 2. Reflection: asking questions
and proposing answers
3. Interpretation: reading and taking notes
Part II. The Dynamics of an Essay: 4. Introductions
5. Middles
6. Endings
Part III. Language: 7. You, your language and your material
8. Analytical language 1: sentences
9. Analytical language 2: rhetorical strategies
10. Cohesion and texture
11. Conventions of academic writing
Appendices
Index.