The International Student’s Guide to Writing a Research Paper is a reference text for undergraduate students and those in ESL or bridge courses who are writing a research paper for the first time. This book is partly an update of Writing a Research Paper (by Lionel Menasche, 1998) and partly a companion to The ESL Writer’s Handbook. Each section of the book includes a discrete task called a Building Block, which requires students to apply the skills learned toward the development of their own paper. This step-by-step approach allows students to construct knowledge as they become more familiar with the process, making writing a research paper a less intimidating task. Special features: This guide uses simple direct language for those for whom writing a research paper is new. Most example writing is from international students in an ESL program or first-year writing class, including two sample papers—one in APA and one in MLA. A section on responding to instructor feedback to provide students with the tools to read and understand comments and use them to improve the first draft. A subsection dedicated to constructing clear and cohesive paragraphs and sentences. The guide includes citation and style examples in MLA 8th edition.
| ISBN: | 9780472036431 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2017 |
| Author: | Janine Carlock, Maeve Eberhardt, Jaime Horst, Peter Kolenich |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Pitt Series in English as a Second Language |
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Reference works Writing and editing guides Creative writing and creative writing guides Language learning: writing skills Study and learning skills: general Writing and editing guides Reference works |