Academic+Writing+for+Research+Students

Academic+Writing

Academic Writing for Research Students

Academic+Writing

Instructors: Prof. Jun Zhou & Christopher Tebbe

Academic+Writing

A Short Biography

B.A. 1988 Sichuan Teachers College M.A. 1994 Southwest Normal University Ph.D. 2004 King s College London

Academic+Writing

Current Research Interests

Language Education (applied linguistics & Language Testing)

Sociolinguistics

Academic+Writing

Email: jun.zhou@http://www.77cn.com.cn

Academic+Writing

Academic WritingQQ Group No.

362595997YOU ARE INVITED!

Academic+Writing

About This Course Academic Writing for Research Students

Academic+Writing

Books Recommended Biggam, John. Succeeding with your Master’s Dissertation -- A step-by-step handbook. Open University Press, 2008. Bailey, Stephen. Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students, Taylor & Francis, 2006.(Online support available at: http://www.77cn.com.cn/textbooks/bailey/)

Academic+Writing

Books recommended Swales, J.M., and C.B. Feak. Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills. University of Michigan Press, 2004. Hogue, A. First Steps in Academic Writing (2nd ed.). Pearson Longman, 2008.

Academic+Writing

Course Assessment Participation

Assignments A course paper between 2500 and 4000 words on self-assigned topics.

Academic+Writing

What s Involved?

Academic+Writing

Major issues with academic writing

Academic+Writing

Part I Challenges of Academic Writing Grammar Issues in Academic Writing

Writing a Research Literature Review Ethical Issues Effective Reference Management

Effective Management of Long Word Document Abstract for Academic Writing Writing a Research Proposal

Academic+Writing

Part II Accuracy in Academic Writing Data Analysis and Data Commentary Gender-Neutral Language in Academic Writing

Epistemological and Methodological Considerations in Academic WritingWriting a Conclusion for Your Research

Academic+Writing

Academic Writing for Research Students

Academic+Writing

Why do we write?