Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation写作成功的论文

2006-12  

Pearson P T R  

Clark, Irene L.  

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Every year thousands of graduate students face the daunting--sometimes terrifying--challenge of writing a thesis or dissertation. But most of them have received ittle or no instruction on doing it well. This book shows them how in ways no other book does.It combines the practical guidance and theoretical understanding students need to complete their theses or dissertations with maximum insight and minimum stress.Drawing on her extensive research and experience advising hundreds of graduatestudents, Dr. Irene Clark presents a solid overview of the writing process. Clark shows how to apply innovative theories of process and genre and understand the writing process for what it is: your entrance into a conversation with the scholarly community that will determine your success or failure. This book offers useful strategies for each phase of the process, from choosing advisors and identifying topics through writing,revision, and review. Coverage includes.作者简介： Irene L.Clark is Professor of English, Director of Composition, and Director of the Master's Option in Rhetoric and Composition at California State University, Northridge. She previously taught at the University of Southern California (USC), where she also codirected the university's Writing Program and directed its Writing Center.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction: Writing a Thesis or Dissertation: An Overview of the Process1 Getting Started Difficulties Associated with Writing in Graduate School Differences Between a Thesis/Dissertation and a Seminar Paper The Necessity of Beginning Early An Exercise in Preliminary Thinking To Stimulate Thinking2 So What? Discovering Possibilities Beginnings Are Always Difficult Brainstorming Activities Keeping a Proposal Log Interacting with Text-Partners Keeping Track of Materials 3 The Proposal as an Argument: A Genre Approach to the Proposal The Writing Process Finding a Topic Joining the Conversation The Proposal as a Genre Components of the Proposal Title: The Student, the Essay, and Teacher Response: How Three Different Response Methods Facilitate Student Revision Choices The Proposal and Non-Native Speakers of English4 Mapping Texts: The Reading/Writing Connection The Challenge of "Navigating" Unfamiliar and Densely Populated Texts5 Writing and Revising Genre Expectations of the Thesis/Dissertation Create a Preliminary Template The Revision Process Global Versus Surface Revision Global Revision Revising for Organization and Structure Using a Function Outline Signposting the Organization of Your Ideas Revising by Considering Purpose and Audience Facilitating the Revision Process6 Writing the Literature Review7 Using Visual Materials8 The Advisor and Thesis/Dissertation Committee9 Working with Grammar and Style10 Practical Considerations

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