The Rosetta Stone of science : writing for publication in English / Petey Young.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Petey.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technical writing.

Communication of technical information.

English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Elsevier, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Rosetta Stone of Science is a useful and practical guide to presenting scientific research in the English language. It is written specifically for scientists who would like to improve the effectiveness with which they use the English language and improve their communicative skills in order to become published and develop more confidence in presenting their work at international conferences. Part 1 of the book covers the style preferred by today's leading journals, discusses how to prepare models for writing research papers, and provides advice for writing abstracts, propos

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part I: Writing Research Articles for Publication; Chapter 2: The Art of Creating a Model to Help You Write; Chapter 3: The Art of Editing What You Write; Chapter 4: The Art of Dancing with Change; Chapter 5: The Art of Writing Abstracts, Proposals, and Letters; Part II: Presenting at International Conferences; Chapter 6: The Art of Preparing Slides; Chapter 7: The Art of Using Your Voice; Chapter 8: The Art of Body Language and Presenting Smoothly; Chapter 9: The Art of Napping at Conferences

SourcesAfterword

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-280-75180-0

9786610751808

0-08-046932-9

OCLC:

85862229