Becoming an Academic Writer : 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing

With its friendly, step-by-step format, Becoming an Academic Writer helps writers improve their writing by engaging in deep and deliberate practice—a type of practice adopted by expert performers in areas such as sports or music. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical, self-paced guide is flexibly organized so readers can either work their way through all of the exercises in order or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice building their skills. The Second Edition is enhanced by a new appendix on literature review, new feature boxes, and new chapter summaries.

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Chapter 1 Get Ready to Practice Part I Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer Chapter 2 Establish and Maintain the Write Habit Chapter 3 Practice Building Academic Vocabulary EXERCISE 37Describe the Research Design EXERCISE 38Describe the Sample EXERCISE 39Describe the Measures EXERCISE 40Describe Data Collection and Data Management Procedures EXERCISE 41Describe the Data Analysis Note References Chapter 9 Exercises for Writing the ResultsFindings Section EXERCISE 42Picture the Findings Chapter 4 Polish the Grammar Chapter 5 Get Feedback Chapter 6 Edit and Proofread Part II Practice Writing Sections of Journal Articles Research Reports and Grant Applications Chapter 7 Exercises for Writing Introductions Purpose Statements or Specific Aims Sections EXERCISE 29Map EXERCISE 30Dump EXERCISE 31Craft the Purpose Statement EXERCISE 32Develop the Rationale EXERCISE 33Present the Literature Review EXERCISE 34Lay Out the Theoretical Framework EXERCISE 35Check Notes Checklist for Introductions Electronic Sources References Chapter 8 Exercises for Writing the Methods Section EXERCISE 36Practice Describing EXERCISE 43Describe the Most Important Findings Checklist for ResultsFindings Sections EXERCISE 44Summarize the Least Important Findings Note Electronic Source References Chapter 10 Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section EXERCISE 45Question the ResultsFindings Other Research Relevant Theory EXERCISE 48Guide Your Reader Into the Future EXERCISE 49Confess Limitations Chapter 11 Exercise for Writing Abstracts How to Stop Making the Literature Review an Excuse for Not Writing Appendix B Additional Resources Author Index Subject Index

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Patricia Goodson is professor of health education in the Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University (TAMU). She obtained a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics (from Universidade Estadual de Campinas) and a master’s in Philosophy of Education (from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas) in Brazil; a master’s in General Theological Studies (from Covenant Theological Seminary) and a PhD in Health Education (from the University of Texas at Austin) in the United States. At TAMU, she has taught mostly graduate-level courses such as Health Behavior Theory, Health Research Methods, Health Program Evaluation, Health Education Ethics, and Advanced Health Behavior Theory. In 2007, while acting as associate dean for Graduate Program Development, she created and implemented a college-wide writing support service for graduate students, based on the POWER model described in this book. Currently, as director of the College of Education and Human Development’s Writing Initiative (POWER Services), she offers Basic and Advanced Writing Studios for graduate students in the college, on a regular basis, and occasionally teaches writing workshops for faculty at Texas A&M and other universities. Dr. Goodson has won several department-, college-, and university- level awards for her teaching and research. In 2012 she was awarded the title of Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence at Texas A&M University—one of the highest teaching awards at that university. Also in 2012, she became the university’s sole nominee for the Piper Professor Award, a state-level recognition for teaching. While she considers mentoring graduate students the most fulfilling part of her career, a couple of research interests vie for her attention. Her research focuses on topics such as sexual health of adults and adolescents, the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and public health genomics. She has published extensively in high-impact journals, has reviewed for several prestigious publications, and has served as book review editor for The Journal of Sex Research. One of her intellectual passions is theory, and her “other” book presents a critique of health education’s current use of theory in both research and practice.

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Название Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing
Автор Patricia Goodson
Издание: 2
Издатель SAGE Publications, 2016
ISBN 1483376265, 9781483376264
Количество страниц Всего страниц: 296
  
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