Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for SupervisorsThe relationship of supervisor to student has traditionally been seen as one of apprenticeship, in which much learning is tacit, with the expectation that the student will become much like the tutor. The changing demographics of higher education in conjunction with imperatives of greater accountability and support for research students have rendered this scenario both less likely and less desirable and unfortunately many supervisors are challenged by the task of guiding non-native speaker students to completion. This handbook is the ideal guide for all supervisors working with undergraduate and postgraduate non-native speaker students writing a thesis or dissertation in English as it explicitly unpacks thesis writing, using language that is accessible to research supervisors from any discipline. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Working with secondlanguage speakers of English | 22 |
Chapter 3 Thesis writing in English as a second language | 43 |
Chapter 4 Writing a research proposal | 55 |
Chapter 5 The overall shape of theses and dissertations | 66 |
Chapter 6 Writing the Introduction | 82 |
Chapter 7 Writing the background chapters | 99 |
Chapter 8 Writing the Methodology chapter | 114 |
Chapter 9 Writing the Results chapter | 134 |
Chapter 10 Writing Discussions and Conclusions | 145 |
Chapter 11 Writing the Abstract and Acknowledgements | 155 |
Chapter 12 Resources for thesis and dissertation writing | 163 |
A sample research proposal | 168 |
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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Supervisors Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield No preview available - 2007 |
Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language: A Handbook for Supervisors Brian Paltridge,Sue Starfield No preview available - 2007 |