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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language - Brian Paltridge, Sue Starfield

Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language

A Handbook for Students and their Supervisors
Buch | Softcover
236 Seiten
2019 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-04870-6 (ISBN)
CHF 49,95 inkl. MwSt
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.
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.

Brian Paltridge is Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia. Sue Starfield is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

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

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 25 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 580 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Allgemeines / Lexika
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Bildungstheorie
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10 1-138-04870-4 / 1138048704
ISBN-13 978-1-138-04870-6 / 9781138048706
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