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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language : A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paltridge, Brian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dissertations, Academic--Authorship.
- Dissertations, Academic.
- Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Academic writing.
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
- English language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 236 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- Summary:
- This fully updated edition is the guide for non-native speakers writing a thesis or dissertation in English. It explicitly unpacks academic writing, using accessible language and practical examples and discusses the issues that are crucial to success.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- Author biographies
- Acknowledgements
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-315-17002-7
- 1-351-69067-1
- 1-351-69066-3
- 9781315170022
- OCLC:
- 1110715113
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