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Thesis and dissertation writing in a second language : a handbook for students and their supervisors

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Abingdon : Routledge, 2020Edition: 2ndDescription: xii, 236 p. 23.5 cmISBN:
  • 9781138048706
Subject(s): NLM classification:
  • LB 2369.
Summary: Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-native speaker students and their supervisors working on writing a thesis or dissertation in English. Considering the purposes of thesis and dissertation of writing alongside writer/reader relationships, this book uses accessible language and practical examples to discuss issues that are crucial to successful thesis and dissertation writing. This edition offers: - Insights into the experience of being a doctoral writer, issues of writer identity and writing with authority - Typical language and discourse features of theses and dissertations - Advice on the structure and organisation of key sections - Suggestions for online resources which support writing - Extracts from completed theses and dissertations - Guidance on understanding examiner expectations - Advice on publishing from a PhD Suitable for students from all disciplines, Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is essential reading for non-native speaker students looking to complete a thesis or dissertation in English. Brian Paltridge is a Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia. Sue Starfield is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia.
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Fully updated and packed with new material, the second edition of Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is the ideal guide for non-native speaker students and their supervisors working on writing a thesis or dissertation in English.

Considering the purposes of thesis and dissertation of writing alongside writer/reader relationships, this book uses accessible language and practical examples to discuss issues that are crucial to successful thesis and dissertation writing. This edition offers:

- Insights into the experience of being a doctoral writer, issues of writer identity and writing with authority
- Typical language and discourse features of theses and dissertations
- Advice on the structure and organisation of key sections
- Suggestions for online resources which support writing
- Extracts from completed theses and dissertations
- Guidance on understanding examiner expectations
- Advice on publishing from a PhD

Suitable for students from all disciplines, Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language is essential reading for non-native speaker students looking to complete a thesis or dissertation in English.

Brian Paltridge is a Professor of TESOL at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Sue Starfield is a Professor in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

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