tailieunhanh - A Student’s Writing Guide

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. | Cambridge g 9780521729796 This page intentionally left blank A Student s Writing Guide 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. GORDON TAYLOR is Honorary Research Associate at Monash University before his retirement he was Associate Professor and Director of the Language and Learning Unit in the Faculty of Arts there. He was a pioneer in the development of content- and discipline-specific writing programmes for students in higher education. His many publications include The Student s Writing Guide for the Arts and Social Sciences 1989