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How to use your reading in your essays [electronic book] / Jeanne Godfrey.

By: Godfrey, Jeanne [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Palgrave study skills: Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Second edition.Description: online resource (viii, 162 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137294685 (paperback); 9781137299802 (e-book).Subject(s): Academic writingAdditional physical formats: Print version:.: How to use your reading in your essayDDC classification: 808.0223 Online resources: Access eBook Also available in print form.
Contents:
Introduction: an example and overview of how reading is used in an essay -- Using your reading -- Useful vocabulary -- Checking and correcting your work.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Reading is part and parcel of academic writing, and knowing which sources to include in assignments and go about this process can be challenging. That's where this handy guide comes in. With over twenty years' experience in the field, Jeanne Godfrey is no stranger to essay writing. Taking students step-by-step through the process, from choosing their sources to checking their work, she helps students to develop the skills and confidence they need to use their reading effectively in their essays. Concise and practical, it breaks down the 'why' and 'how' of using reading in academic writing and contains valuable guidance on paraphrasing, comparing the views of different authors and commenting on sources.

This book is ideal for students of all disciplines, and can be used by college students, undergraduates and postgraduates.

Includes indexes.

Introduction: an example and overview of how reading is used in an essay -- Using your reading -- Useful vocabulary -- Checking and correcting your work.

CIT Module DESI 8013 - Core Reading

Also available in print form.

Electronic reproduction.: EBSCO/GOBI. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: an example and overview of how reading is used in an essay (p. 1)
  • Part A Using your reading (p. 5)
  • Introduction to Part A: key points for reading at university (p. 7)
  • A1 How do you decide what to read? (p. 9)
  • A2 How do you understand and question what you read? (p. 17)
  • A3 What should you write down? (p. 24)
  • A4 Why and how should you quote? (p. 30)
  • A5 Why and how should you paraphrase? (p. 37)
  • A6 Why and how should you summarise? (p. 45)
  • A7 Putting it all together in your essay (p. 52)
  • Part B Useful vocabulary (p. 59)
  • Introduction to Part B: key points for developing your vocabulary (p. 61)
  • B1 Introducing sources and using verbs precisely (p. 65)
  • B2 Describing the views of different authors (p. 70)
  • B3 Comparing the views of different authors and showing how they cite and evaluate each other (p. 74)
  • B4 Commenting positively on a source (p. 80)
  • B5 Commenting negatively on a source (p. 86)
  • B6 Techniques for re-expressing sources (p. 94)
  • B7 Vocabulary and writing style (p. 97)
  • Part C Checking and correcting your work (p. 101)
  • Introduction to Part C: key points for checking your work (p. 103)
  • C1 Common mistakes with in-essay references (p. 105)
  • C2 Ten grammatical areas that cause problems (p. 107)
  • C3 Correcting other common types of error (p. 120)
  • Appendices (p. 123)
  • Appendix 1 Answers to practice exercises (p. 125)
  • Appendix 2 Definitions of terms used in How to Use your Reading in your Essays (p. 142)
  • Appendix 3 Complete student essay on business ethics (p. 144)
  • Appendix 4 Referencing styles (p. 149)
  • Appendix 5 Abbreviations and labels used in dictionary entries (p. 152)
  • Appendix 6 A brief explanation of word class (p. 154)
  • Vocabulary index (p. 158)
  • Subject index (p. 159)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jeanne Godfrey has been teaching and managing in the field of English language and academic writing for over twenty years and has been Chair of the British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. She set up one of the first academic writing centres in a UK University and has also been a Principal Lecturer in Learning and Teaching. She is also the author of The Student Phrase Book, Reading and Making Notes and Writing for University.