A Student's Writing Guide: How to Plan and Write Successful Essays

Gordon Taylor (Monash University, Victoria)

ISBN 10: 0521729793 / ISBN 13: 9780521729796

Edité par Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge, 2009

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. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR003640690

Synopsis :

Boost your confidence and grades with this step-by-step guide to tackling university writing assignments.

À propos de l?auteur: Gordon Taylor is Honorary Research Associate at Monash University, Victoria: before his retirement he was Associate Professor and Director of the Language and Learning Unit in the Faculty of Arts. 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).

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Titre : A Student's Writing Guide: How to Plan and ...
Éditeur : Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, Cambridge
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Good