English for Writing Research Papers [Paperback]
Author: Adrian Wallwork | Language: English | ISBN: 1441979212 | Format: PDF, EPUB
English for Writing Research Papers
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Publishing your research in an international journal is key to your success in academia. This guide 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 usage. It draws on English-related errors from around 5000 papers written by non-native authors, 500 abstracts by PhD students, and over 1000 hours of teaching researchers how to write and present research papers.
With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with examples taken from published and unpublished papers, you will learn how to:
With easy-to-follow rules and tips, and with examples taken from published and unpublished papers, you will learn how to:
- prepare and structure a manuscript
- increase readability and reduce the number of mistakes you make in English by writing concisely, with no redundancy and no ambiguity
- plan and organize your paper, and structure each paragraph and each sentence so that the reader can easily follow the logical build-up towards various conclusions
- write a title and an abstract that will attract attention and be read
- decide what to include in the various parts of the paper (Introduction, Methodology, Discussion etc)
- select from over 700 useful phrases
- highlight your claims and contribution
- avoid plagiarism and make it 100% clear whether you are referring to your own work or someone else's
- choose the correct tenses and style (active or passive)
- Paperback: 325 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 2011 edition (April 3, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1441979212
- ISBN-13: 978-1441979216
- Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
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“English for Writing Research Papers” took me back through the journey of trying to learn to write my own papers in English, a journey that is still ongoing. As a young Ph.D. student, I made almost every mistake the author exemplified in his book. I am now able to write my own papers, but most of my learning has been on the job. I wish I had come across this book 15 years ago! It would certainly have made my learning, and the job of my advisor, a lot easier.
I particularly like chapters 3-7, where Adrian touches on a number of issues that seem to escape providers of professional editing services, as well as well-intentioned, yet busy native speakers who try to edit poorly written papers. Chapter 3 explains why we should break up long sentences, and offers many examples on how to do it; chapter 4 offers tips on how to structure a paragraph to highlight a message; chapter 5, by far my favorite, counsels the writer to prune his/her text for the sake of clarity, conciseness, and above all, mercy for the reader; chapter 6 teaches how to avoid ambiguity and vagueness, and chapter 7, very much needed in the world of academic writing, is a lesson on how to make clear who did what when reviewing the literature, and comparing one’s own results with the results of others.
The book also discusses some cultural differences affecting science writing. I can totally relate to them. In my country of origin, for example, verbose texts with long and complicated sentences and unusual words are the norm in scientific papers. This style of writing is proof that the scientist is sophisticated and erudite. Now that many Brazilian researchers have started seeking wider recognition by publishing in international journals, this aspect of our culture has become a real barrier to publication.
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