This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.).
The exercises in this new edition are organized into twelve chapters on:
punctuation and spellingword orderwriting short sentences and paragraphslink words - connecting phrases and sentences togetherbeing concise and removing redundancyambiguity and political correctnessparaphrasing and avoiding plagiarismdefining, comparing, evaluating and highlightinganticipating possible objections, indicating level of certainty, discussing limitations, hedging, future workusing Large Language Models for writing papers, emails and presentation scripts
Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options. In those exercises where extended writing is required, model answers are given.
The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes.
The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:
English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research Papers
English for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises
English for Academic Research: Teacher’s Guide
Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.
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1. Punctuation and Spelling.- 2. Word Order.- 3. Writing Short Sentences and Paragraphs.- 4. Link Words: Connecting Phrases and Sentences Together.- 5. Being Concise and Removing Redundancy.- 6. Ambiguity and Political Correctness.- 7. Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism.- 8. Defining, Comparing, Evaluating, and Highlighting.- 9. Anticipating Possible Objections, Indicating Level of Certainty, Discussing Limitations, Hedging, Future Work.- 10. Writing Each Section of a Paper.- 11. Using AI as an aid for writing papers.- 12. Using Large Language Models for writing emails and presentation scripts.- Acknowledgements.- About the Author.- Editing Service for non-native researchers / Mentorship for EAP and EFL teachers.- Index.
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This book is based on a study of referees' reports and letters from journal editors on reasons why papers written by non-native researchers are rejected due to problems with English (long sentences, redundancy, poor structure etc.).
The exercises in this new edition are organized into twelve chapters on:
punctuation and spelling word order writing short sentences and paragraphs link words - connecting phrases and sentences together being concise and removing redundancy ambiguity and political correctness paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarismdefining, comparing, evaluating and highlightinganticipating possible objections, indicating level of certainty, discussing limitations, hedging, future workusing Large Language Models for writing papers, emails and presentation scripts Some exercises require no actual writing but simply choosing between various options. In those exercises where extended writing is required, model answers are given.
The exercises can also be integrated into English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and English for Special Purposes (ESP) courses at universities and research institutes.
The book can be used in conjunction with the other exercise books in the series and is cross-referenced to:
English for Research: Usage, Style, and Grammar English for Writing Research PapersEnglish for Academic Research: Grammar Exercises English for Academic Research: Teacher’s Guide
Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.
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Contains examples from around 5000 real-life papers Covers crucial skills in academic life, such as writing to journal editors and applying to research posts Has a clear, easy-to-use layout
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ISBN
9783031531736
Publisert
2024-05-24
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
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Springer International Publishing AG
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
Popular/general, P, XX, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
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Biographical note
Adrian Wallwork edits scientific papers and teaches English for Academic Purposes (EAP) to PhD students. In addition to his many books for Springer, he has written course books for Oxford University Press and discussion books for Cambridge University Press.