Writing At University: A Guide For Students - Softcover

Creme, Phyllis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0335221165 ISBN 13: 9780335221165

Verlag: Open University Press, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Writing at University offers guidance on how to develop the writing you have to do at university along with a greater understanding of what is involved in this complex activity. Writing is seen as a tool for learning as well as a product to be assessed. The importance of what you yourself can bring as a writer to your academic writing is stressed throughout the book.
The book looks at an array of writing projects, including essays, reports and dissertations, and analyzes what is expected of each form of assignment. The authors provide examples of student writing and reflections on writing by both tutors and students.
This edition includes new sections on:

Making an argument and persuading your reader
Using sources creatively
Avoiding plagiarism
Writing online
Further sources of information about academic writing Writing at University is an essential resource for all college and university students, including postgraduates, who wish to develop their academic writing. It will also be an invaluable aid for tutors in supporting their students.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Phyllis Creme is a senior teaching fellow in the Centre of the Advancement for Learning and Teaching at University College London. She teaches and researches on the Academic Communications Programme working with both students and tutors.

Mary R. Lea is a senior lecturer at the Open University in the Institute of Educational Technology. She has extensive experience of both supporting students with their writing and researching in the field of writing and learning.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Open University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0335221165
• ISBN 13: 9780335221165
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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