academic-writing-part-1教學講解課件

Academicwriting(1)

ThewritingprocessDrStephenBostockFSEDAKeeleUniversity

InternationalPostgraduateStudents’InductionSummaryDifferentwaysofwritingWritingasaprocessPrewriting:readingandtalkingPlanningRevising&reviewingEditingAcademicwritingWritingisanessentialpartofmuchacademicwork,includingassessedwork.Theproductofotherstudyactivitieslikeresearch,note-making,reflection,goalsetting.TherearedifferentpurposesandtypesofwritingbutAllacademicwritingsharessomefeaturesandwritingprocesses.Yourownwritingprocess3Thereisnoblueprintthatworksforeveryone,everytime.ThediverwriterThepatchworkwriterThegrandplanwriterThearchitectwriter

(Creme&Lea,p.78)Howdoyouwrite?Howdoyoutypicallyorganizeyourwriting?Doyouusesomethinglikeoneofthosemethods?Describeitnow,inwriting.Whatdoyouthinkaretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthismethod?Writetwolistsnow.PracticewritinginEnglishWriteprivatelyinalearningjournal:TorecordimportantinformationTonoteideasthatyoucoulduselaterToDolistsWriteinsentencesto:ExpressreflectionsonthingsyoulearnandhowyoucouldapplythemPracticeparagraphsyoucanimprovelaterBuildasenseofyourselfasawriter.Thewritingprocess:amodel

basedonCoffin,chapter221.Prewriting1TofindsomethingtowriteaboutUnderstand,generateideasResearch,read,discussMethods:BrainstormingFreewritingPersonaljournalwritingTheacademicessay

ResearchthetopicReadtherightBooksPeriodicalsInternetWritingisnotisolatedFreewritingnow2.PlanningToclarify,focus,organizeMethodsinclude:ListGraphicorganizers:mindmap,clusteringOutlineview(essayplan).Clusterdiagram4

MindmapsOutline3.and4.DraftingandrevisionWhateveryourprocess,goodwritingtakesTimeWorkRevisions.Revisionscanbemadeonthewordprocessorscreenoronpaper.Leavetimeforrevisions.RevisionexampleElementsofwritingSummarizeParaphraseSynthesizeAnalyzeEvaluateSummarizeParaphraseSynthesizeAnalyzeEvaluateParaphraseorsummary?Paraphrase:

“Toexpressthemeaning…inotherwords”SummaryorAbstract:

“Containingthechiefpointsorsumorsubstanceofamatter”…“withimplicationofbrevity”

(ShorterOxfordEnglishDictionary)Exercise:asummaryReadthetextprovidedandwriteasummaryoflessthan100words.Donotincludeanyoftheoriginalsentencesorphrases.5.PeerreviewPeerreviewisanessentialpartofprofessionalacademiclife.Anonymouspeerreviewsarenecessaryforjournalpublicationandsomebooks.Reviewby“criticalfriends”iscommon.SupporttherevisionSwappiecesofwritinginpairs.Writeonthereviewformtogivehelpfuladvicetotheauthorontheirsummary.Handbackthewritingwiththereviewform.“Inyourownwords”3Degreesareawardedtoindividualstudentsfordemonstratingtheirownknowledgeofasubject,notjustre-usingexistingknowledge.Butyouneedtoreadwhat“authorities”thinkandcompareyourviewswithfriendsandcolleagues.Usea“criticalfriend”.Bea“criticalfriend”.Thenwriteinyourownwordsbutcitingwhereyouusesomeoneelse’sideasandquotingwhenyouusesomeoneelse’swords.ReviseyoursummaryReadthereviewform.Takenoteofitscommentsandaddresseachone.RewriteyoursummaryonanewsheetAddyournameatthetopandhanditinattheendofthesession.TomorrowWewillgivegeneralfeedback.Youwillwriteareflectiononyoursummaryandwritingstyle.6.EditingEditing,proofreading&polishingaretocorrectthesurfacefeaturesofthetext.AppearanceFormatting,fonts,footnotes,footersLinguisticaccuracySpelling,punctuationSources,references,acknowledgementsCitationscorrect,referencescompleteVisualclarity-formattingYoumaybegivenformatguidelines.Ifnot,askatutorforadvice.E.g.whatspacing?Whatmargins?Titlepage:studentnumber,title,date,module,course;possiblywordlength.Font:useArial11point,unlessspecifiedotherwise;headings&sub-headingsarealittlelarger;boldoritalicusesparingly.Footer:pagenumbers,otherinformation?ReferencesDerekSoles,2003,Writinganacademicessay,

StudymatesCoffin,C.etal.TeachingAcademicWriting2003London:RoutledgeInyourownwordsisawebdocumentbyM